by Wintergreen Your child’s birth is the gateway through which you, your child and its mother must journey in order to become a family or add to your family. The quality of the birth experience influences the quality of your relationship with your family. It can...
by Joe Kelly The start of the new school year can be a nerve-wracking time for our kids and stepkids. Here are 10 tips to help smooth the way. (Pronouns alternate between genders.) 1. Listen to what’s happening. If she’s stressed or upset about cliques, teams, new...
The book The Invisible Gorilla uses research on how the mind works to challenge our ideas about attention, perception and reasoning. And it’s relevant for us as fathers. The book’s main idea is that we think we see ourselves and the world accurately, but...
by John McPherson Jr. A big stumbling block for fathers today is discipline. Some choose to avoid it altogether, while others struggle with what is appropriate. What do you do from day to day, moment to moment? One of the things I’ve noticed over the last twenty...
Sam Jones is one of our most active master trainers. He’s also a championship-level fencer, not to mention being a committed father. During the summer of 2010, Sam was busy with his 19-year-old son, Stephen, (see photo) traveling and competing in a sport they...
