Today’s quick tip is for the overworked and underpaid parents. This tip is for those of us who get up each day and go to bed every night wondering if this is all there is to life. This tip is especially for those of us who wonder daily if we were we simply put on [Read More]
4 Plus Reasons Parents Should Let Children Watch More TV
I’m going to make a controversial yet revolutionary suggestion to parents about children and more TV. Are you ready? Parents, you and your child should watch more TV. That’s right I said it. Watch more TV. Really, I’m serious. I know most people would have you believe that Americans watch too much television. Oh no, [Read More]
Eight Things Great Parents Do: #5 - #8
In the previous post, I stated that I would tell you about eight things great parents do. In actuality, I only shared four of the things eight things great parents do. In this post, I will be sharing things five through eight. While I’m thinking about sharing, I just want to check to make sure that you [Read More]
Eight Things Great Parents Do: One to Four
Today, I’m going to tell you about eight things great parents do. In actuality, great parents do more than eight things but the darn bots that run blogs – and have virtually taken over the world for that matter – insist on short articles with numbers. So I’m only going to obey the computerized masters [Read More]
The Importance of Remembering Life Is a Process
Life is a process and yesterday I was reminded about life’s process. While I was sitting in the Brasilia airport waiting for a flight home, I observed something strange, yet familiar. What I observed in the airport, caused me to have a revelation. This revelation was not something that was unfamiliar to me. Quite the [Read More]
When You Think You Are Watching Your Kids, Your Kids Are Watching You!
Just a few days ago, while Naeem and I were in the midst of our Father-Son He Man Women Hater’s Expedition, I noticed something remarkably coincidental while we were independently taking photos of our journey. On several occasions when I thought that I had managed to covertly take pictures of him while he wasn’t looking, [Read More]
How to Keep Your Child Motivated to Succeed
Let me begin by admitting that the title, “How to Keep Your Child Motivated to Succeed” is a bit misleading. Well perhaps misleading is a bit strong. The fact of the matter is that explaining what I mean in this post is a bit of a challenge. The challenge in writing this post originates with [Read More]
How to Raise a Child with Good Manners
Raising a child who has good manners is simply about what you teach your child. Raising a well-mannered child is about a parent helping their child learn respectable habits. Raising children with good manners is not all that different from teaching a child to tie their shoes, brush their teeth or eat with dining utensils. [Read More]
Five Traits of a Good Youth Sports Coach
Over the past twelve to thirteen years I have been one of those youth sports parents. During the decade that my son has been involved in youth sports, I have had the fortune and in some cases the misfortune of meeting and examining all types of coaches. The most important thing that my time as [Read More]
Jesus, My Miami Heat, Eminem, Luck and You
Did you see it? Tell me you didn’t turn the game off. Don’t tell me you are one of the fair weather fans who gave up on my Miami Heat like too many of the so-called fans who left American Airlines Arena last Wednesday morning before the game ended. In case you missed it, my [Read More]
