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Two-fer Tuesday: Cosleeping and Homemade Music

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For this week’s Two-fer, I’ve got a couple of posts you might want to not only read, but to bookmark for future reference and to pass on to your friends.
The first one is about cosleeping (and why babies should not sleep alone), and the second is a great one for homeschoolers and DIY folks who [...]

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Two-fer Tuesday: Circumcising Your Daughter, and the Optimal Number of Kids

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Because there are so many other writers, both dads and moms, writing about great parenting topics each week, I thought I’d start sharing two links to ‘must-read’ articles each Tuesday (hence the name Two-fer Tuesday).
This week, we’ll take a look at what it would be like to consider circumcision for your daughter, and then we’ll [...]

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Tiny Commitments: A Daily Dad Schedule

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Over the last couple of months, I’ve been noticing the tendency in myself to easily make time for a quick phone call or email during my day if it’s work related, but a reluctance to be able to fit in some of the more important things every day, such as really connecting with my wife [...]

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All Work and No Play Makes Dad a Glum Chum

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“Dad is sad.
Very, very sad.
He had a bad day.
What a day dad had!” – Dr. Seuss
Sometimes I feel that way – and then I feel bad for letting it affect how I interact with my kids. If I’m stressed, they can see it. If I’m burned out, it shows.
We forget sometimes, that with the responsibilities [...]

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Why Dads Need to Dig in the Dirt

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Dads need to dig in the dirt, to plant trees, to find worms, and to grow low-hanging fruit for their kids. Here’s why.
There’s a really nice dad in my neighborhood. A dad who has the time of day for his kids; he speaks gently – it’s obvious how much he loves and respects them. I’m [...]

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Spanking: Socialized Child Abuse or Discipline?

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The discussions among parents about how we bring up our children tend to be pretty polarized, in my experience. There are those who use the term discipline to describe what they do, and others will propose that we can teach our kids better through showing them the way by our example – by not acting [...]

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Natural Fatherhood: My Credo

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I’ve had a number of dads (and moms) ask me why I choose to use the term ‘natural fatherhood’, as opposed to just fatherhood or parenting. One of the first things I bring up is the idea of natural parenting – a parenting style that fits closely with my personal ideals.
Everyone defines it a bit [...]

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10 Tips for Positive Parenting

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Sometimes, parenting skills can be learned from the most unlikely places. Like business, for example.
I’ve had my own business, managed businesses for others, and worked for a number of employers, both good and bad. The following positive parenting tips all come from lessons I’ve learned during those experiences, and I hope you’ll find something [...]

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Personal Development for Parents: Our Worst Enemy

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Personal development and self improvement are topics that really resonate with me, because I struggled for many years with trying to be what everyone else wanted me to be, and I always felt somewhat inferior as a result. Becoming a parent brought those feelings to the surface, and has forced me to constantly take personal [...]

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It’s Not Called Permissive Parenting

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The world is full of followers, but you’re not one of them. – JL Glass

I once attended a seminar taught by JL Glass (he’s a very funny, charismatic speaker), and he mentioned that he tells his kids that. It got me to thinking about all of the messages we give our children, both verbally and [...]

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