Do you find yourself saying or thinking any of these things: “I’m worried that if I discipline my child, she will be upset with me and that will ruin our relationship.” “He doesn’t eat all his food during meal time, which results in my whole day trying to get him to eat his food.” ” …
It’s important to recognize your parenting style. With that recognition comes the ability to make adjustments to your parenting, so that your children will grow up to be happy responsible adults.
It can be a lot of fun to dress children up for formal family occasions. Once they’re dressed they can look so cute and handsome in their clothes. These formal occasions can range from christenings to weddings. Having our children looking their best can really add to the mood of special occasions. For a christening, …
Recently I wrote about how being healthy and fit makes you better parent. In my experience I find this to be true and that’s one of my motivations to be healthy and fit. Last November I decided to register for an ultramarathon. The particular race (Squaw Peak 50) that I signed up for I have …
My wife and I are now the parents of two – a toddler and an infant. Our new addition arrived at the beginning of February. My brother-in-law commented that having two means playing one-on-one defense with the kids. Once you have three it is zone defense from there on out. Since we can play one-on-one …
Over the last few months, my wife and I have been preparing for baby number two. As we prepared, we knew that it would be hard for our toddler to adjust to a new baby sibling. Especially since he has had our attention almost 100% of the time since he was born. To help our …
Recently, I wrote a blog post on how being healthy and fit is beneficial to being a parent. In that post I talked about being healthy and fit, making time for exercise, doing workouts you enjoy, and eating right. One way to stay health and fit is to train for a 5k race. As you …
One of the best ways to give children experiences is to travel as a family. One place to travel is the Florida Keys where children can experience driving the scenic Overseas Highway, snorkeling, kayaking, and seeing and interacting with marine life at aquariums. The Florida Keys are an archipelago located off the southern coast of Florida, which forms the southernmost …
My one year old son is a bit small to appreciate Disneyland. Sometime in the future though, when he’s old enough, my wife and I are planning to take him on a Disneyland vacation. In preparation to go, I’ve been doing a bit of research on how to do Disneyland right. Here are the top …
Since getting married I’ve been wanting to take my wife on a Hawaii vacation. Back in 2003 I lived in Hawaii as a student at Brigham Young University-Hawaii (BYU-H). So I’m familiar with the island of Oahu. But I’ve never been to Hawaii as a tourist. So I did a little bit of research to …