Growing up, I didn’t get paid to do the dishes. My wife did, though. On the other hand, my allowance depended on my school grades! (it’s true!) We learn how to handle money from our parents! Obviously, we had to figure out how WE wanted to handle allowance. Is it like a “salary” for helping […]
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Things just pile up when you have kids. Right? Let’s talk about how to get rid of stuff… without TOO much drama! We live in a 1,100 sq. ft. city apartment – so keeping everything is not really an option for us! Teaching Them To Let Go We try to teach our kid a natural
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We’ve been blessed with a kid with lots of gumption. That really is a wonderful thing. I’m sure it will open many doors for him and help him push through when life gets tough. but… It sure is a bit challenging too, at times. (Especially when he doesn’t agree with us 😅) This article is
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It’s International Women’s Day. It may or may not be a thing in your circles, but… Let’s grab every chance we get to appreciate the females in our lives. Spouses AND DAUGHTERS! I think we all have some ideas on how to celebrate our spouses, but how do we best acknowledge our daughters? I asked
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Yesterday, my son was eager to tell me about something that happened at school, but I was distracted and not paying attention. I was actually just making a coffee! (Not even working or doing anything important!) I didn’t realize this was happening before my wife told me. My son started to open up and share
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A few years ago someone let me in on a secret (or at least it felt like that): “The trick to enjoying spending time with your kids is to get them interested in stuff YOU like to do.” So simple! But too often, I forget it and I feel like I HAVE to play with
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Even writing this article is a bit hard. Why is that? I think it’s often easier for us men to just jump to the conclusion and skip the process. I know I feel that way too many times. But, I’ve been thinking about how to let work be work and be PRESENT as a dad
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Paper planes are awesome and they work everywhere. Whether your kid is 2 or 10 years old! We’ve compiled a list of some easy builds (that work really well!) as well as some more advanced models. Let’s start with the basic jetfighter (Yep- we all started there!). The Jetfighter Here’s the most-common paper plane of
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Let’s face it, Lego is EXPENSIVE! giphy But did you know that Lego manuals can be found online? Now you can build the dream Lego sets from your childhood with your kids! Amazing, right? Kids love building together – especially when they can feel YOU love it too! Time to get them excited about
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If you’re anything like me you’re tired of hectic kids’ TV. Why are so many kids’ shows more hectic than the Jason Bourne movies? No wonder our kids are more impatient and easily bored than ever. Well, there’s hope. We gathered some FANTASTIC shows for kids that won’t get them stressed out. With babies, you
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