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.” ” …
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 …
What does our health and fitness have to do with parenting? Being a parent is challenging and requires energy. There can be sleepless nights with newborns. The weekly grind of getting kids to piano lessons or soccer practice. Making sure the kids get dinner every night. And the list goes on. All this requires daily …
Less than 24 hours after handing out the last of the Halloween candy I saw an add on TV for Black Friday deals. I thought, Noooooooo! I haven’t even digested all the Halloween candy I ate and we are already talking about Christmas. From a business prospective, I get the commercialization of Christmas. In my …
When I was growing up I hated reading books. Why would I want to read if I could be outside playing neighborhood football or watching TV. My struggle with reading stemmed from it not being easy for me. In essence reading felt like a chore rather then something that I enjoyed. Now that I am …
I remember when my son was born, the nurses were not just going about their business as they took his vitals. They were talking and interact with him. I found this interesting. He was only minutes old and you would think that talking to a newborn baby is pointless. Whether or not your newborn is …
If you’re a new father you’ve probably figured out that babies have needs. Also, those needs don’t go away when taking your baby out of the house. With that understanding, you will learn that going to the grocery store with your baby is not as simple as when you go alone. I was surprised with …
The first week after our first baby was born we thought he was the best baby. He didn’t cry a whole lot and he just slept and ate and that was about all he did. My wife and I thought, if this is how it will be for the next year or so then this …