If you walk into my house during dinner or during a movie night, you can tell my parenting style from where I sit. And there is a reason I sit where I do. The house I grew up in was arranged like most houses during the 1970s and '80s. Our living room showcased the hierarchy of the home. A couch and a loveseat lined up along the walls opposite one another while my father’s recliner received a direct view of the television. If you were seated on the couch or loveseat, you had to turn your head or body to watch TV. My father’s chair always seemed silly to me, even though my sister and I … [Read more...]
‘ZagZig Parenting’ When Mom, Dad Switch Traditional Family Roles
Joining us for a talk about gender role reversal in parenting as the Modern Dads Podcast interviews Kori Reed and Mike Becker, the husband and wife team who have written ZagZig Parenting: (Mis)Adventures of a Career-Driven Mom and a Stay-at-Home Dad. ZagZig Parenting takes readers along for the journey as a thoroughly contemporary married couple switch traditional parenting roles with her being the bread-winners and him being the caretaker of children. They share their differences, struggles, mistakes and failures -- all with a comic touch -- in ZagZig. They even include let their children … [Read more...]
10 Ways Working in a Restaurant Prepares You for Parenthood
Being a parent is a tough gig. But one profession in particular can prepare you for it: the restaurant industry. Here are 10 similarities between parenting and working in a bar or restaurant: 10. Everyone Thinks it's an Easy Gig Ever hear someone criticize a server or bartender with something along the lines of: that job is so easy, a monkey could do it, amirite? Of course, most of these critics have never worked in food services before even though they're convinced they could. As a parent, you're also going to get unsolicited advice and criticism from people who really have no … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- …
- 16
- Next Page »