Growing up, I always knew I wanted to be a dad. Most kids I ran around with wanted to be an astronaut or a football player, but not me. I had bigger dreams. I wanted to be a dad. I looked forward to it becoming a reality one day. I dreamt about what kind of… Continue reading How to Find the Right Routine as a Solo Parent
If you’re like most people, the calm—sometimes too calm—days of Covid have slowly been replaced by the full—sometimes too full—days of normal life. With school and sports just around the corner, we’re bound to get even busier. Enter: the seven hacks we all need to keep calm in the middle of calendar chaos. Give these… Continue reading 7 Family Calendar and Scheduling Hacks
Technology—it’s a blessing and a curse for many parents. What can provide ten minutes of entertainment for a crying toddler, and the resulting quiet that comes with it, can eventually turn harmful to an iPad-addicted ten-year-old. And, these days, it’s not a matter of if your kid will be using technology in school. It’s simply… Continue reading Setting and Keeping Technology Boundaries
By: Mark Drury As a dad and as someone who has always loved efficiency, I am constantly looking for ways to cut down on the chaos and clutter of our life with three kids. It’s definitely not easy to go from man-to-man coverage to a zone defense, but my wife and I are doing… Continue reading The Morning Rhythm Checklist
First, let’s start with a slow clap. If you’re a parent, and you managed to survive (what I PRAY is) the worst of the pandemic, you deserve a trophy. In fact, you deserve a nap, dessert, and a trophy. Because as novel as the quarantine felt when it started out, it sure wore on most… Continue reading 3 Ways to Ease Back Into In-Person Events Again
Last year, everything changed. The pandemic’s arrival altered life as we knew it, forcing us to pare down to the essentials while businesses, churches, and schools shuttered their doors indefinitely. The uncertainty left us fearful, and the constant vigilance of keeping everyone safe and healthy while maintaining work, our homes, our kids’ academic success, and… Continue reading 6 Conversations to Have With Your Kid at the Start of the New School Year