Making the Most of Visitation
Many divorced fathers are faced with the reality of visitation- an often negotiated, mediated and all too brief time they are able to spend with ...
Staying Connected with the Kids from Long Distance
Julie and I are leaving shortly for a trip to Chicago to visit our son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter for a week. Living several states away ...
Making Joint Custody Work
Five Keys to Succeeding at Joint Custody Divorcing fathers in the United States are seeing more and more the availability of joint custody with their ...
Keep Close To Home As a Divorced Dad
Why Divorced Dads and Moms Shouldn’t Move A recent study by researchers at Arizona State University documents what many fathers have always known intuitively: that ...
Top 7 Keys for Success as a Divorced Dad
There is maybe no more difficult challenge to a father than finding himself a divorced dad and no longer living with the kids. It is ...
HOW DO YOU COOK FOR A VEGETARIAN CHILD?
What should you do if your child comes to you and says, “I’m not eating meat anymore. I’m not going to eat anything with a ...
3 Games You Can Play In The Kitchen With Your Kid To Trick Them Into Helping
Teaching your kids how to cook is always a useful life skill but can also be a way to encourage their love for food and ...
How to motivate your child toward responsible behavior.
How to motivate your child toward responsible behavior. You might not see it as a problem until you start to burn out. Understand that over–functioning ...
Learned Helplessness: Are You Doing Too Much for Your Child?
Learned Helplessness: Are You Doing Too Much for Your Child? By Debbie Pincus, MS LMHC Your teen leaves his dirty clothes all over the house. ...
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THE “GOOD MOMS DON’T” LIST
My name is Rachel, and I have a list. It’s called Good Moms Don’t. You have one, too. In full disclosure, I will share my ...
HERE’S WHERE MY SPARE TIME REALLY GOES AS A SAHM
“Where does the time go?” The mother of all clichéd parenting conundrums. I ask myself this whopper every evening when I slide into home base ...
“The Power of an Educated Girl,”
First Lady Michelle Obama spoke in Harlem on Tuesday at “The Power of an Educated Girl,” a discussion panel hosted by Glamour. Mrs. Obama spoke ...
FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA HAS THE BEST ADVICE FOR GIRLS WE’VE EVER HEARD
If Michelle Obama wasn’t already your spirit animal, she’s about to become it. The First Lady is not just a frequent shopper at Target, but ...
How the world’s most successful women get more by working less
While achieving work-life balance is tricky, a new book finds that high-earning women are actually using their time creatively and well — and that they’re ...
The Best Answer to That Nosy ‘When Are You Having Kids?’ Question
“Hallelujah!” “Amen,” and declarations of straight-up “I love you” are just a few of the passionate responses a woman has been getting to her “friendly ...
HILARIOUS “BEST TEACHER GIFT EVER” GOES VIRAL
A photo of what’s being dubbed the “Best Teacher Gift Ever” has more than three million views on Imgur since it was posted Wednesday on ...
WHY PARENTS SHOULD TREAT KIDS AS ADULTS
What are some unique, effective ways to discipline a child? Stop treating your kid like a child. No, really. I’m serious. Our son started talking ...
20 TIMES I WAS HAPPY TO BE A MOM OF BOYS
IMAGE COURTESY OF AMANDA RODRIGUEZ Being a boy mom has sort of become a huge part of who I am. I was such a girly ...
THE THREE WORDS I’M SAYING TO MY KIDS MORE
As I work with adults looking to help them change the direction of their lives, I sometimes wonder how can we as parents do better ...
SUMAC CITRUS AVO TOMATO SALAD
SUMAC CITRUS AVO TOMATO SALAD I’ve recently discovered the ingredient sumac and can’t get enough of the stuff! If you love to experiment ...