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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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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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Convos With My 2-Year-Old: Episode 2

The relationship between authority and the rest of us boils down to one important question: Who is naked? Convos With My 2-Year-Old nails it. Again. — Matthew Clarke and David Milchard are back with...

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Our Dining Room Forum

Family traditions can happen anywhere. B.K. Mullen’s started at the table. — Everyone has their traditions, whether it was passed down through the family or recently created. We brought this up on our...

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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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