Who Are Your Kids When You’re Not There?
Integrity: making the right decisions when no one’s looking When I think about the values to teach your children, I used…
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Could Your Kid Manage Without You?
Parenting is partly about preparing our children for a life where, eventually, they won’t need us for every little thing. As…
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Dad Guilty? Does it ever leave?
Parents may live apart because of military deployment, divorce, immigration, or relocation. In my case, it was immigration, but the truth…
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I Owe My Kids a Second Home
Airports have a strange way of making time feel dishonest. The days leading up to a visit drag, but long-distance parenting…
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The One Thing That Matters More Than “More Calls”
What happens when you feel like your child’s world is moving without you and connections are getting scarcer? “Make more calls,” but…
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How to Experience Mexico City Like a Local
Looking back, the last-minute move to Ensenada with my family, right in the middle of the pandemic in December 2020, felt…
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The Pause Routine for Dads Handling Big Emotions
I used to cast all the blame on my children for ruining a nicely planned day by backtalking at brekky (breakfast)…
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12 Best Parenting Books For Every Stage 2026
Most of us don’t need more advice. We need something that actually works and has proven results when things get sticky….
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How Much is Too Much Screen Time?
How much screen time is too much for kids? It’s a question often asked— even my wife and I have disagreements…
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How Parents Can Move the Needle on Speech Delays
Therapy Matters, but Parenting Never Clocks Out… When we first started dealing with Ezra’s speech delay, I naturally looked to professionals…
