Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison taught me two parenting mantras that I try to practice daily: light up and know when to stop.
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Dads Modeling Good Male Behavior Can Improve Their Kids’ Future
Modeling good male behavior may feel like an easy out for combating social ills. Angry tweets are far sexier. But the real work starts at home.
Goodbye is What Good Parenting Should Eventually Lead to
I’ve heard parenting described as a vocation where the goal is to work yourself out of a job. That means an inevitable goodbye has arrived.
‘Could I Be Doing More?’ Question Vexes Busy Modern Parents
We can always do more as parents. But the real question we sometimes need to ask ourselves is this: SHOULD I be doing more?
Life After Being At-Home Dad Gets Squirrelly for This Guy
My life after the kids started school was supposed bonbons and Oprah. Instead I’m buying and returning things at Costco just for the human interaction.
At-Home Parent Promise Kept, Struggle to Let Them Go Begins
When I became an at-home parent, it felt like I had $1 million in the bank. So I spent it freely. With my last child starting school, the account is empty.