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Husbands are Not Big Kids
It is very common, unfortunately, to make jokes about dads occupying the role of the biggest kid in the house; i.e. the biggest kid mom…
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Seeing Eye-to-Eye
Yesterday we talked about our somewhat strange advice to rarely look your children in the eye. The power differential between a parent and child is so pronounced that, if we ever want them to open up and share their struggles, we …
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Rarely look ‘em in the eye
Among all the pieces of parenting advice I’ve ever given, the one that raises the most eyebrows (ahem) is…
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Think or Sink
We all know the story of Thomas Edison’s perseverance in creating the lightbulb. He never failed, he just discovered 10,000 ways to not make…
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You are/are not an animal
Learning to represent yourself well, especially in difficult conversations, is among…
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Wisdom vs. Knowledge
A teacher can share her intelligence with you. You can attend school or read books to accumulate a vast body of knowledge. The internet gives…
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What Do You Want, A Medal?
This famous quote has been used countless times — mostly by parents laboring through the aggravation of their teen’s adolescence. The fact that it’s attributed to…
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Seeing Your Children as Adults
This quote by the legendary comedienne Lucille Ball is true on a couple of different levels. On one hand, she seems to be talking about the phenomenon…
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New Ideas
New ideas are not usually popular ideas, especially in the field of human relationships. Perhaps this is because adopting a new parenting or marriage philosophy, for instance, can mean…
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Helping Your Kids Make Friends
“The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.” (Voltaire) Watching our kids struggle with friendships is one of the hardest parts of parenting. That’s why I specifically address the topic in each of the editions of our new Choose Your Own Adulthood Online Platform. I cannot urge you strongly enough to check […]