New phases of a child’s development call for you to don a new parental costume to fit the occasion (and maybe embarrass your kid less).
growing up
First Grade, Here We Come
As you said at your kindergarten graduation “’N’ is for next year. First grade, here we come.” All I can think is next year is almost here.
Summer Plans Cause Clash Between Dad, Teen Daughter
When teen daughter has summer plans only to sleep in, dad starts to question whether he failed her by not have mid-year adventures planned.
Reflections on Our Fathers, Our Differences, Our Similarities
For Father’s Day 2016, we asked our members to reflect on the similarities and differences between how they parent and how their our own fathers did.
When You Become the Aging Parent
Now 45 years old and with two tween boys, one dad looks at his becoming an aging parent and the modern dad’s midlife crisis.
Knock, Knock: Conversations with My Teenage Daughter
Most conversations with teenage post-millennial daughter start with me knocking on her bedroom door. It usually doesn’t get better from there. Until it does.