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Book Review: “The Parents’ Phrase Book”
“The advice I offer is merely suggestion; granted, it is really awesome suggestion, but the words you use are entirely up to you. You are the parent; I’m just some guy on the playground.” – Whit...
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Dads Talk Funny: How Having Kids Changes How You Speak
Adam Cherepski charts the many subtle and not-so-subtle ways that our language regresses once we become parents — If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk...
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When Parents Say That…We Kids Feel Like This
13yr old Xavier aims to clear up meanings lost in translation from parents to kids – Sometimes parents don’t realize how things they say to kids can be taken a different way than what they really...
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How-to Guide for Dads to Talk to Sons About Women [Video]
When it’s time for “that other talk,” these ideas could make it a little bit easier. Talking about the birds and the bees is pretty routine, if a little uncomfortable. But what about harder topics...
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Occasional Digging Required…
Grab your shovel…finding answers behind kid’s behavior requires work – It was mid-afternoon when his mood had turned suddenly foul, his behavior bordering on the improper. He was lashing out for no...
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Talk to Your Son About Consent – He Might Listen!
Adam Gilad talked to his teenage son about condoms, consent, and his sex life. Much to his surprise, his son heard him. —– When I was 15 I met a beautiful older woman – 16 – at a youth group weekend....
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How Do You Talk About Divorce?
Faced with friends ending their marriages, Bryan Alkire wonders about the best ways to remain supportive and explain the concept of divorce to his young children. — First, let me say that my wife and...
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A Dad’s Guidance on How to Help Kids With Autism Be Less Shy
Christopher Britton gives some incredible tips and insight on helping kids with Autism be more sociable and less shy. — Because autism is a developmental disability affecting a person’s thought...
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9 Things That Cause Communication Fails Between Dads and Their Kids
When Communication fails, use Communitalkisten. — Word: Communitalkisten Pronounced: (Commu-ni-taw-kiss-in) Definition: A combination of two actions to successfully use the art of communication when...
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5 Stupid Questions People Keep Asking My Kids
Torsten Klaus wonders why so many people have no clue how to talk to kids. I believe many parents have been in that situation before. You go for a nice walk into town or to the local park, and by...
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When a Dad Has THE Talk About Sex, But Doesn’t Make It About “Where Babies...
Gay Dad Rob Watson felt that he wanted to approach the sex talk with his sons in an alternative way. By discussing intimacy, rather than procreation, he found it was a different discussion. Here is...
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The 7 Best Things You Can Teach Your Kids About Sex
Jordan Gray says that sexual education should come from our parents. And these are the seven things they need to make sure they’re telling their children. —– Let’s get something straight… If you can...
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How to Tell if Your Kids Are Stressed and Burned Out and What You Can Do...
View image | gettyimages.com Give your children their best gift this holiday season: the ability to form empowering thoughts, which will serve them for the rest of their lives. — It’s December and the...
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How to Talk to Kids About Sexy Dolls Without Slut Shaming
Embed from Getty Images A lot of adults use the word “inappropriate” to avoid dealing with “sexy” head-on. But I think we empower our kids when we tell them what the real issue is instead of using...
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Overcoming Prejudice and Encouraging Diversity
Embed from Getty Images — Dear Mr. Dad: My daughter is in seventh grade has been coming home with stories about her classmates using the most bigoted and hateful language about other students and...
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Five Lies It’s OK to Tell Your Children
Shocking Revelation: The Good Men Project’s ethics editor lies to his kids. ___ One of my favorite childhood memories is of my Uncle Mike coming to our house for dinner. Uncle Mike was a...
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It’s Time to Talk to Your Kids About Drugs
— Some conversations are harder than others when it comes to parenting. One of the toughest conversations? Drug use. While these discussions can be difficult, they will help you build a solid...
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What to Tell Your Kids When You’re Deep in Debt
— This article was written by Lauire Blank on Debt Discipline. We started our debt-free journey with LOTS of consumer debt. About as much as our gross income. Yep, we screwed up…..BIG TIME. I remember...
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Dad’s Last Dance With Mary Jane
“Dad, what does this song mean,” my daughter asked, and I immediately regretted my awesome choice in music. The car radio was blaring something that I have been mindlessly singing along too since I was...
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Zootopia’s Deep Meaning: How We Talk to Kids
Zootopia tackles topics that family films usually avoid: racism, sexism, fearmongering and drugs. But it never uses any of these words. We unpack how skillfully the film addresses adult topics in terms...
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