It is possible to raise kind, well-mannered children with no yelling, no spanking, and no time-outs. When I created the Privileges System three years ago, my daughter needed boundaries… fast. I always said, “I won’t have a brat,” but I had to admit that if I didn’t act soon, I would indeed have one. Now…
Your daughter hits thirteen and all that matters to her is boys, clothes and her favourite TV stars right? It’s a difficult pill to swallow but for most dads, this stage will come and you’ll have to learn to deal with stroppy huffs and moaning in the morning when you need to get to the…
There are many practical and logistical reasons for taking your kids with you to work. Perhaps they get out early from school one day and have nowhere else to go. Maybe it’s the summer and they’ve grown bored and antsy. Maybe you’re all meeting your wife there before going on an outing or perhaps you…
No one ever said that having kids is easy – and certainly not when it comes to their effect on your bank balance! From everything you’ll need to buy them when they’re babies – the cot, the pram, the bibs and babygros – to the cost of raising them as they grow up – food,…
How much is too much to give your children? Consider this: For everything you give your child, you are taking something away. This applies to buying your teenager a new car, giving them the down payment on a home, or leaving them $100,000 when you die. The typical parent, at all income levels, imbibes the…
For kids, moving can be a harrowing experience. Adults are able to associate moves with looking ahead to new opportunities, but kids may not have the same broadened view. While you’re packing up, buying a new home, hiring movers and loading everything away, you might be too busy to realize that your kids are in…
These days, preschool teachers to college professors know that children are becoming more and more materialistic. The typical “poor college student” who lives on Ramen noodles and garage sale clothes now has access to daddy’s credit card, which leads to a fashionable wardrobe and plenty of nights on the town. The problem with this type…
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U.S. children aged 2 to 11 spend an average of 117 hours per month watching television. I think that’s a staggering statistic, and one that bears repeating: kids in the U.S. aged 2 to 11 spend an average of 117 hours out of every month watching TV. That’s 29 hours per week! To put it…
Today is my son’s birthday. He’s eight. I wish I could throw him a party, or give him a gift, or even hold him in my arms and say “Happy birthday, little guy.” But for the last seven years, we’ve celebrated his birthday without him, as he died in his sleep at eleven months old….
