What are the rules about keeping home a sick kid to miss school? We all have a different bar, and too many of us are sending our kids to school sick. Sorry.
Posts tagged parenting
11 Ways To Describe #KidsIn5Words
How would you describe #Kidsin5words? Here are some of the best answers Twitter served up for this trending hashtag.
Spoiler Alert: Kids Are Expensive
How much does it cost to raise a child? A lot. Kids are expensive. It’s a truism of life. Here’s how much it costs, and how much more it’s going to cost just to get them out of the nest.
Was Video of 2-Year-Old Rescuing Twin Pinned Under Dresser Fake?
Was the video of the toddler pinned under the dresser fake? Well, there’s circumstantial evidence pointing to it not being as real as we might have first thought.
We Need More Kids Winning Participation Ribbons
Participation ribbons are not very popular these days. People think “we all win something” attitudes are perpetuating a bubble wrapped childhood. Actually, it’s just the opposite.
Love Trumps Hate. Eventually.
Sometimes I write stories for you in this space, sometimes I write them for me. This one is for me. There will be enough love Trumps hate online today, I needed to share this so I can show my sons when they’re older how dark it was, how bright it will be,
It’s True, Parents Get Sick More Often Than Other Adults
Parents get sick more often than ‘regular’ people. It’s a scientific fact of life with kids. Here’s how to beat it back
The Worst Part About Being A Single Dad
I’ve had fun being a single dad for most of the past few weeks. I love spending time with the boys, but I’m starting to fall apart. Someone gets forgotten when only one parent is left to look after the kids.
It’s A Big Deal That This Isn’t A Big Deal
Being an engaged father isn’t a big deal, except it is. I have to highlight engaged fatherhood as the norm until it is. With so many stereotypes working against this tide, it’s a big deal to make it not a big deal.
How My Sons And I Survived (And Celebrated) A Week Without Mom
My sons and I just spent a week without mom. Much awesomeness happened.
When The Loudest One Wins, We All Lose
Boys will be boys? I don’t know if that’s the right way to describing the frightening scene I witnessed at my son’s soccer tryouts, but when the loudest ones win, we all lose.
The Three Word Parent Hack To End Sibling Rivalry Forever
This three word parent hack will end sibling rivalry in your home forever. Or it should, anyway.
The Reactions Of Olympic Parents Are Stealing The Games
It’s one thing to be an Olympic athlete, it’s another to be the parent sitting in the stands completely helpless. I love watching Olympic parents, because that’s an emotion I get.
My Kids Can’t Tie Their Shoes. Does That Make Me A Lazy Dad Or An Efficient One?
My kids still can’t tie their own shoes. In the sake of morning routine efficiency, we either do it for them or default to velcro. Does that make me a terrible parent?
13 Dad Truths, As Interpreted By LEGO Minifigs
Being a parent is always an exercise in ad libbing. But there are certain things that seem to always cycle around. Check out these Dad Truths as interpreted by LEGO Minifigs.
Are Dads Men? How Modern Fathers Are Changing The Face Of Masculinity
Are modern dads “men?” What it means to be masculine and ‘be a man’ is changing as fatherhood evolves. Here are 7 dads doing fatherhood differently, and right.