With Valentine’s Day coming up, our teenagers may well be planning some events with their friends, girlfriends, boyfriends or others. Sometimes dads wonder if they should be concerned about their kids’ crushes. What attitudes should a caring dad have about crushes and what should he do if he is concerned?
Dealing with Crushes in Your Child
When one becomes a single dad and sets up house, organizing the home is often outside a dad’s experience. Getting your kitchen ready for production can be a particular challenge. Here are the keys for organizing the kitchen.
More and more states are offering more options for educating our children. Charter schools provide a real choice and are typically either lower cost than private schools and often the same costs as public schools. But how does a dad choose among the charter school options?
Parenting experts tell us that it is important to praise your children regularly, and that praise effects behavior patterns more than discipline does. Here are some tips and ideas about effectively praising your child.
Recently in our community, a young mother died from complications from a rare heart ailment brought on by pregnancy and delivery. Bambi Thomas was awaiting a heart transplant when she died of an aneurysm. Now Danny is left to raise baby Ellie alone. Find out more about Bambi and Danny and about postpartum cardiomyopathy and how dads and moms can help.
Where does Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama stand on fatherhood? What formed his thoughts and attitudes? What kind of father has he been to his own children. Learn more about Barack Obama’s life as a son, father and now a presidential candidate.
Even the term "parent-teacher conference" can raise anxiety in the heart of any dad, particularly when your own mom and dad came home from such conferences with a need to "lay down the law." Learn how to make the most of these conferences for your children.
Looking for ways to save energy at home? It is not only a way to save money, but also to reduce our own family’s carbon footprint. Here are some easy and inexpensive ways to save energy and thus reduce your family’s impact on the environment.
With recent revelations about child sexual abuse among some clergy and some notable celebrities, many fathers are seeking ways of protecting their children. Find answers to your questions about teaching your children how to be safe from sexual abuse.
