I’m sitting at my kitchen table, cleaning up breakfast dishes when I see it, my daughter’s math notebook. There’s a sinking feeling in my stomach. You see, she’s at school right now. She left her homework at home. She can be disorganized at times, and she also gets very afraid and nervous if she doesn’t…
Ready or not, here comes Halloween! There are hundreds of articles out there with tips guaranteeing a successful night of trick-or-treating for your kids, but nothing for the parents…until now. If your children are young, you’ll need to go trick-or-treating with them. Before leaving the house, set out an empty basket on your front porch…
Indianapolis is home to the world’s largest children’s museum. If you aren’t prepared, the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis can be an enjoyable, but overwhelming experience. Don’t worry, I’m here to help…sort of. First of all, proper nutrition is needed long before your big day at the Museum even begins… No, I’m not talking about for…
It would be easy for me to say, “Kids these days, they have it so much easier than we did growing up.” And, boy would I be wrong. It is true that kids today can watch any show they want instantly with On Demand TV, while we had to wait all week to see our…
When you hit a baseball, there is a certain spot on the bat, the sweet spot, that makes better contact with the ball, making it go farther and hitting it harder than if you were to hit the same pitch further up or down on the bat. Right now, my wife and I are in…
“No screens on school nights.” It’s the newest rule around our house. Before you think I turned into the sinister dad that banned dancing in Footloose, hear me out. Screen time isn’t evil; it just needs to be used in moderation. Our family started out allowing two 15 minute sessions of screen time per day. All…
A participation trophy? Isn’t that what everyone says is wrong with kids today?
