As my wife and gear up for our kids going back to school we have been thinking a bit more about this question. How to teach our younger kids the basics they will need when they go school? We have 5... (Continue reading)
In less that a month it will be the end of that magical time for kids – summer vacation is winding down. As we start getting out those school supply lists and start school shopping fro both supplies and clothes. ... (Continue reading)
The web has always been a great resource for my family when we are curious about the world around us. When the kids have a question about something it is where we turn, often mid discussion, to help answer the... (Continue reading)
Facebook is now a big part of society. It has been around for a few years now and has changed the way we interact with friends and keep connected. It is also a big way for our kids to connect... (Continue reading)
Reading to our kids has been something my wife and I have been on-and-off good at, but something that is of great benefit to our kids. We have always done it just before bed and I really feel that this... (Continue reading)
So, I am sitting at a picnic table up in the mountains getting eaten by mosquitoes near the offices of Camp Morrison, a BSA summer camp, in the middle of Idaho. I am up here for just part of the... (Continue reading)
With 5 kids getting kids to bed has been a daily part of my life for the past 10 years. I have also tried several different methods to get them to bed, and seen different results for each kid. So I... (Continue reading)
I think this is the one art of dadliness that comes the most natural. How often are the mothers of our children saying they are not only raising the kids…but the dad also. It definitely describes me. I really like... (Continue reading)
When it comes to birthday parties, do we really need to spend a lot of money to make our kids happy? I don’t think so, in fact I think the best parties are the ones where you are creative and... (Continue reading)
As the father of 5 kids I have learned a few useful things over the years. Some of them I was taught, some I figured out on my own; some I learned by doing it the wrong way first. So... (Continue reading)