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Help Kids with Autism Cope with Change with These Tips

August 3, 2020 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

fresh start new routine schedule planner

EDITOR'S NOTE: City Dads Group is working with longtime partner Dove Men+Care to create “how to” videos for the grooming products company’s “Dads Care” campaign. We will be featuring the videos and scripts our members appear in. This one features Aaron Sheldon of our Columbus (Ohio) Dads Group, with a little help from his son, Harry, both shown above, talking about how to help kids with autism cope with a change in routine. I've spent the past few years sharing how Harry and I explore our everyday world, and, lately, how our world has changed since Harry's Autism diagnosis. Thanks to an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parenting advice, parenting styles Tagged With: coping, Dove Men+Care, special needs, tips, video

Finding Zen of Fatherhood with a Hellhound on a Your Trail

June 16, 2020 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

running at daybreak through trees park

Running is my time to think about everything and, eventually, nothing. Finding Zen in those moments makes my early mornings stuffing lunch sacks through my late nights up with a sick kid, all worth while. It’s not that I run out of things to think about -- it's getting to that place where I am thinking solely about the NOW. How do my knees feel? Is that left calf loosing up or is it still tight and messing with my stride? Look, that lime green light seems to bounce off the pool of water next to the trail! I tend to be a reflective person by nature. Looking back and learning from my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: holidays, parenting styles Tagged With: anger, behavior, Father's Day, running

Which Father Mows Best? The 3 Types of Yard Dads

June 10, 2020 by Vincent O'Keefe Leave a Comment

yard dads balance lawnmower skills with fatherhood

Help! I just bought a lawn edger. I blame the pandemic, which has resulted in so many of us spending more time at home and in our yard. I’m requesting help because I’ve always associated lawn power tools with old-timey dads. Specifically, one of my childhood neighbor dads who would regularly spend hours perfecting his yard with a host of noisy contraptions. Am I becoming that dad? But I’m a new-timey dad who spent many years as an at-home caregiver! Maybe that doesn’t matter when it comes to yard work. Granted, I have seen a growing number of moms who mow their lawn. But dads seem to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: gear, growing up, parenting styles Tagged With: chores, gender roles, humor, summer

Awkward Reflections of Self in Child Require Understanding, Acceptance

June 8, 2020 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

man sitting on log in forest reflecting thinking

How is it that I get on my own nerves? In my case, I'm socially awkward. As a child, I’d always be the quiet one, not sure how or when to interact with others. Seventy percent of my interactions with people were, to my estimation, “weird.” Then, I’d spend the day or week thinking of how I could have been wittier, or more responsive. Better listener, responder, etc. I have these memories going back to elementary school. It took me many years to come to grips with this and accept I had a closed personality. Many more years to learn compensating techniques. And awkwardness is still … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parenting styles, play, toddlers Tagged With: introvert, social life

‘I’m Sorry’ Teaches Your Kids You Promise to Do Better By Them

May 11, 2020 by Brandon Billinger Leave a Comment

Woman hugs child in apology, apologize say i'm sorry

“PLEASE GET YOUR SHOES ON! I’ve asked you five times, and if you don’t get them on RIGHT NOW, I’m leaving you home alone by yourself!” It seems those words come out of my mouth once, maybe twice a week while we go through the morning routine. Throw in a "damn" here and there, and it might be more accurate. At some point in one's parenting career, we all experience these feelings. Before you start to call the authorities, no -- I would never leave my son home alone. It’s one of those empty promises we offer our children so that they do what we are asking of them. If you don’t do this too, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parenting advice, parenting styles, relationships Tagged With: anger, emotions, sorry

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