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Rules for Children May be Too Absolute for All Situations

September 16, 2019 by Kyle Eichenberger Leave a Comment

child with bike helmet rides bicycle uphill rules

Broadly speaking, it's good we teach kids a few basics of safety. Not every parent is equipped to responsibly handle potentially dangerous situations. So we create very general guidelines that apply to most. That's cool. And kids should be learning about things like unwanted touches from others. Though there was a discussion at the preschool drop-off about getting everybody onboard with using the same body part names as used in the school lessons. But we all handle these things a little differently. However, when the school sent home the "Never-Never Rules" that they'll be studying soon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: education, health Tagged With: bicycling, guns, safety, school, seat belts

Life in America: Active Shooters, Escape Plans and Lockdowns

August 14, 2019 by Whit Honea Leave a Comment

Life in America

“I could make the jump.” He was sitting across from me at a small bistro table sandwiched between walkway and railing. We were sharing a pretzel, one of us more than the other, and speaking of the things that people do while shopping for shorts on a Saturday. “I could jump to the escalator,” he reiterated against my disagreement. He mentioned his parkour training. He referenced his youth. “There are better options,” I said. We were in the same mall we always go to for back-to-school needs, having a new version of the same conversation we’ve had for years. The recent addition of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: education, health Tagged With: guns, mass shooting, safety

Dads with Daughters Dating Told to Put Down Their Guns

May 14, 2018 by Kevin McKeever Leave a Comment

Former NFL player Jay feeley posted this on Twitter with the caption: "Wishing my beautiful daughter and her date a great time at prom #BadBoys" dads with daughters

Former NFL kicker Jay Feely recently caused a social media firestorm by posting a "joke" photo of him holding a pistol while standing between his daughter and her prom date. Is this where we still are in 2018: dads with daughters threatening their child's friends, especially given the ongoing debate over gun control in the wake of mass shootings at our schools? On this latest edition of the Modern Dads Podcast, three dads of daughters read essays they have written bashing the well-worn trope of the overprotective father. Jason Greene, a NYC Dads Group member and longtime blog … [Read more...]

Filed Under: relationships Tagged With: dating, daughters, guns, Modern Dad Podcast, podcasts

Vanishing Illusion of Safety in Wake of Yet Another School Shooting

February 28, 2018 by Andrew Knott Leave a Comment

handgun pointed at you

She clings to the green monkey bar on our backyard play set with her little fingers. The nail on her right index finger is an angry purple-blue. The scar from a lost battle with the small iron trap door in the ground by our mailbox that conceals our water meter, which is as endlessly fascinating to a 1-year-old as it is hazardous to appendages. I stand below the bars, my hands resting on her hips. She presses the souls of her pink and black sneakers against my chest, smiles her heart-melting smile, and giggles as she pushes herself up. Her waist at bar level, leaning forward to peak over … [Read more...]

Filed Under: death, events Tagged With: guns, mass shooting, safety

Our Kids Can Mend the World We Wrought

September 7, 2016 by Whit Honea Leave a Comment

Donald Trump by Z. Honea

There are countless problems in the world. They can be found in Sudan, Syria, England, Brazil and Ethiopia, to name but a few. Everywhere there are terrifying acts of nature and unnatural acts of terror. They are here, in America, too: gender and racial inequality, a lack of common-sense gun laws, incurable disease (and the profiting from it), the demonization of poverty, a culture of violence, the celebration of ignorance, and a demagogue wearing hate as a brand who wants nothing more than his bully in the pulpit. The lists go on and on, all of them, and it can seem overwhelming. Some issues … [Read more...]

Filed Under: news, parenting advice Tagged With: environment, guns, mass shooting, politics, violence

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