[Adapted from "The Nature Principle"] Boredom has its benefits. So does solitude, that lost art in the age of wall-to-wall media. To occasionally be alone — not lonely, but alone — is an important part of parenting and of marriage. One time, my wife Kathy rented a room at the beach, and spent a weekend…
Your biggest role as a father is to make sure your kids have a healthy and happy childhood. A child who is used to an active and healthy lifestyle is more likely to lead a healthy, balanced life as an adult. As the frightening statistics of childhood obesity show, children are exposed to diseases which…
So you’ve met a woman. Maybe it was in a bar, or maybe it was in some self-development class, but either way you have felt a connection, a knowing, a sense that this lady is someone you could see yourself spending your life with. Only there’s something you don’t know; something she hasn’t mentioned. You…
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…
February 1-7, 2012 is National Women’s Heart Week There is emerging awareness and concern today, as more women now die from coronary disease in this country each year than do men. In fact, when women show up with their first heart attack, 52 percent of them die from sudden cardiac death. Men, 42 percent. This…
How ’bout a couple of cookies for breakfast, son? No? How ’bout a Twinkie? Oh, you’d rather have some cereal? That’s a great choice – much more nutritious than eating dessert for breakfast! Not so fast, dad. That breakfast cereal could actually have more sugar in it than junk food, according to a new study…
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…
Father is considered to be the head of a family and every child looks forward to be like his father some day. Earlier fathers had little interaction with their children, but now this mindset is changing. Now it has been seen that fathers are equally interested in the upbringing and interests of their children. They…
When we call children sensitive, what is it that we really mean? Many of us use the word sensitive to describe a person whose emotional reactions are stronger than the average person’s. Sadly, this word can get in the way of understanding an important truth about why your child has the emotional reactions they do….
Sometimes, the very things which define us as being adults, such as reliability and consistency and stability, work against us. We come to a place where we think we know all we need to know, and we end up failing to notice many of the details in the world around us anymore. And that can…
Asthma is a disorder caused by inflammation in the airways that lead to the lungs. This inflammation causes airways to tighten and narrow, which blocks air from flowing freely to the lungs, making it hard to breathe. Childhood asthma isn’t different than asthma in adults but children do face unique challenges. Asthma in children is…
