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Is There an Old Normal to Go Back to After this New One?

October 7, 2020 by Andrew Knott Leave a Comment

new normal at home person in gas mask surrounded by toilet paper

I sit in front of my laptop at my kitchen table most weekdays now, writing radio advertisements while my 6-year-old sits beside me on another laptop learning math in Spanish. Like many things in 2020, that sentence would’ve made very little sense to me a year ago. Yet here we are. My son sits in his chair, knees pulled up to his chest, watching the screen. His teacher talks about prisma rectangulares and triangulos. I don’t understand much more than the names of shapes, numbers and colors, and I don’t think my son really does either. But it’s the beginning of his second year in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: at-home parenting, work-life balance Tagged With: COVID19, fears, safety

Location Tracking Your Teenager: Avoid These 4 Mistakes

September 18, 2019 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

teen girls on cell phone obvious to their parents doing location tracking

We live in a world where everyone voluntarily carries a powerful tracking device with us everywhere we go -- a cell phone. Most of us wouldn’t dream of giving it up. We love that “getting lost” has become a thing of the past. We enjoy being able to tag our location in travel photos with a single tap. We’ve gotten used to the luxury of taking an Uber any time of the day or night. There’s no doubt location tracking has incredible benefits. But in the realm of parenting it can also create tension, resentment, depression, and some downright nasty arguments. Teenagers can feel controlled, spied … [Read more...]

Filed Under: gear, relationships, teens / tweens Tagged With: Andy Earle, cell phones, safety, technology

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

Install, Use Child Car Seats the Right Way for Safety’s Sake

September 24, 2018 by Kevin McKeever Leave a Comment

child car seat safety - installing a Britax car seat

Installing child car seats suck but there's no denying how important properly using these devices is to saving lives and minimizing injuries during an accident. Using a booster seat or regular seat belt when your child gets older is just as vital. These are the messages we at City Dads Group want to reinforce with all our moms and dads as we start National Child Passenger Safety Week 2018. Vehicle crashes are a leading cause of death for children in the United States. An average of two children under age 13 were killed per day in 2016 while riding in a vehicle, according to national … [Read more...]

Filed Under: education, health Tagged With: car seats, Child Passenger Safety Week, safety

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