Teach your children that they are valued.

My kids are successful because I raised them so that they would not be like me. I don’t mean in … Continue reading Teach your children that they are valued.

The Poop

Yesterday my 21 year old daughter shoveled up an entire big brown grocery bag full of dog poop. I didn’t … Continue reading The Poop

The main message of this blog aside from don’t be a dick is to be a deliberate parent. Since 2012 I’ve … Continue reading Deliberate Parenting

When my kids were small there was always that one classmate, or friend, or friend’s child, who had no filters. … Continue reading Use Your Filters

Playing the Game – Can’t leave anything to Chance Some say life is a game. I don’t believe that is a … Continue reading Playing the Game – Can’t leave anything to Chance

I often hear the expression “the road less traveled.” I’ve taken that road. I’ve taken side roads off of that … Continue reading The Road More Or Less Traveled

Half a dozen teens ate Tide Pods. About half a million people tweeted about it. Twenty million believed that half … Continue reading Teens

Strange but true: I trust my children. I raised them that way. It all goes by so fast… way … Continue reading Parenting Choices: Allowing your children to have their dreams