by Jay Payleitner As my beloved Cubs surprisingly chase a playoff spot, my mind drifts back to a summer day at...
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Know When to Pick Your Battles, Dad
If you choose a battle, Dad, prepare yourself to fight that battle and win that battle.
Make Sure Your Kids Have Some Mad Skills
This week we're featuring a guest blog from Jay Payleitner—a best-selling author, speaker, and good friend of the...
Date Your Daughter (and Other Ways to Connect)
As daughters grow, it's common for the distance between fathers and daughters also to grow.
A Pep Talk for the Second Half
At the start of a new year, as some are making new resolutions (or at least thinking about making changes), here's a suggestion from author Bob Barnes that should be helpful for all dads who have kids in any level of school: Look at the New Year as a kind of "halftime."
Father-Child Fun with Knock-Knock Jokes
Looking back on 2010, I didn't laugh quite enough with my kids. How about you?
Opening our Eyes, Discovering Our Children
A short video reveals that there may be areas of our kids’ lives that we’re ignoring, even though they’re right in front of us.
Which of your kids is your favorite?
Remember The Smothers Brothers variety show? It was highly rated and filled with cutting-edge comedy. TV legend has it that the NBC execs were continually censoring jokes and bits that pushed the envelope of propriety. Thinking back, it was all very tame by today's standards. (The impact of television on the degradation of the culture is a discussion we can have some other time.)
Best Summer Tips for Dads
As you celebrate the summer and enjoy your family, here are some "top tips" for fathers. (We're letting the "Action Points" take over.) If you haven't yet thought through your summer plans — or if there's room for a few more — these ideas should help.