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Why Newborns Aren’t the Only People Who Need Routines
When we had our daughter, the only consistent advice we got was to establish a routine. Our daughter apparently wasn’t listening, but we persevered. As we developed our modified Ezzo-Sears parenting approach, the routine fell into line. Our daughter eventually … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Miscellaneous, Personal Growth
Tagged Atul Gawande, Checklists, Consistency, Darren Hardy, Parenting, Routines, Success
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I’m SO Much Smarter Than My Kids, But It Doesn’t Really Matter
I recently wrote a post about the need to be more patient when learning to communicate with anyone from preschoolers to spouses. I told a cute little story. I wrapped it up with a tidy list of tips on more … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Personal Growth
Tagged Communication, Confessions of a Dad, Fatherhood, Grace, Parenting, Patience, Preschoolers, Tantrums
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What Walkie Talkies Taught Me about Communication
I thought I was a good communicator, until I tried to teach my kids (3 yr old twin boys and 4 1/2 daughter) how to use walkie talkies. “OK, push the button and hold it down, then talk,” said I to … Continue reading
Not Only Dogs Get ‘Sent to the Farm’
Do you remember the last thing you gave up because you decided you had to grow up? Last week we gave our boys’ night-time pacifiers away to another baby–you know, like when you have to send an elder dog ‘to … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Milestones
Tagged Family, growing pains, Growing Up, Pacifiers, Parenting, Preschoolers
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4 Questions to Help Refocus Parenting
Disclaimer… Please keep in mind that when I write blog posts, I know full well that I’m not a parenting, productivity, marriage guru. As a matter of fact, I might just be the opposite: I’m a guy that struggles but … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Personal Growth, Uncategorized
Tagged Behavior, Disciplining, Focus, Parenting, Preschoolers, toddlers
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When Being a Dad is Difficult
“What to do when you hate being a father.” That’s a Google search phrase that led someone to my post from a few weeks ago: “Do You Hate Parenting?” When I saw that in my blog’s statistics report, my heart … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Miscellaneous, Personal Growth
Tagged Anxieity, Dad, Failure, Fatherhood, Parenting, Struggles, Twins
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Art and Resistance for the Everyman
I’ve been reading The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. The book encourages anybody doing anything worth doing to show up everyday and do the work. What is the thing that prevents us from showing up every day and doing … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous, Personal Growth
Tagged Art, Parenting, Procrastination, Resistance, Steven Pressfield, The War of Art
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Some Things Will Never Be Done
I have them in my life. You have them in your life. The stuff that you wish you could do for the last time. It’s the same stuff that if we had a few more pennies, we’d find someone to … Continue reading
Posted in Miscellaneous
Tagged Disciplines, Exercise, Faith, Family, Learning, Parenting, Productivity
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Thankful Thursday: Bedtime, Crock Pot Pulled Pork, and Margaret Atwood
I hope you’re as pleasantly surprised that it’s Thursday as I am. The short weeks after the holidays are almost better than the long weekends. All day I will be thinking it’s Wednesday, but I’ll be totally wrong about that. … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Drink, Thankful Thursday
Tagged Books, Margaret Atwood, Parenting, Recipe, Routines, Short Week
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Kid Construction
I was listening to a podcast the other day that touched briefly on parenting. I can’t for the life of me remember what it was because I was doing squats and lunges and am surprised I have any recollection of … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Personal Growth
Tagged Character, Character building, Family, Fatherhood, Learning, Life, Parenting
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