This blog has been sitting in the draft folder for over a week. I needed some time to think about what I've written. I've rewritten parts of it because as always, we worry about being criticized. Many adults find it hard to talk seriously about sex to their children or other adults, so I felt the need to be honest and not piss everyone off. The rule of thumb that I … [Read more...] about When and How to Talk to Your Kids about Sex
Parenting
The Twenty Four Hour Father
My son changed the heading of our blog to 20 4 Hour Father and I thought maybe I should talk about that. I think about both my children often during the day even though they are now grown. But when they were kids my wife and I often talked about them and what we should or should not do in raising them. At night, when I couldn’t sleep, I’d think about something they’d done or … [Read more...] about The Twenty Four Hour Father
Giving Your Kids Unconditional Love
Refer to the Seven Most Important Fathering Skills for previous blogs. Unconditional love should have been in my list of seven most important fathering skills, but in life, new ideas (or old ideas in this case) come along and surprise us. It was while watching my son and daughter-in-law working with their children (4 and 18 months) that I remembered how important this skill … [Read more...] about Giving Your Kids Unconditional Love
The Seven Most Important Fathering Skills I Learned in My 36 Years as a Father
Stephen asked me to start our first post by listing what I think are the seven (7) fathering skills I thought were the most import skills I learned in my 36 years as a father, teacher, and coach. Here's my list of seven … [Read more...] about The Seven Most Important Fathering Skills I Learned in My 36 Years as a Father
Children Should Be the Most Important Person(s) in Your Life
The statement sounds good in principle and is, except that to do what is best for your children, you must also take the time to be good to your spouse. Don't forget, it takes a village to raise a child. So while children need to be the most important person(s) in our lives, we must make sure to take our wives out to dinner or do something special for just the two of you at … [Read more...] about Children Should Be the Most Important Person(s) in Your Life