No one does well with resolutions and I am, of course, no different. I have a trail of half-completed post drafts to attest to the strength of my willpower. Nevertheless, this year I am attempting resolutions yet again, but I’ve…

The rate at which the sexual assaults of men in positions of power are coming to light seems to be increasing. Victims coming forth with their stories are giving strength to other victims, and modern methods of communication both offer…

There is a certain art to deciding just what will happen to your kid(s) when they get in trouble. It’s difficult to get right but if your hope is to have your kids listen to you and to respond to…

It’s been a long time. There are reasons. I am busy with the boys. I am also lazy with some things and easily distracted always. I also was not inspired. I don’t mean that I was waiting to be struck by…

I’m going to try and take another tack for this post about tantrums. The others all lost steam for me, perhaps because I wrote them in too close a proximity to an actual tantrum. They ended up feeling like a…

I’ve referenced it recently, but Joshua got sick not too long ago. As I was carrying him around, he was resting his head on my shoulder and began to throw up all over the place. I like to think I’m…

Joshua loves to ask the same question over and over again. Dozens of times. Over many days. I’m not sure why it is. He has an excellent memory and will regularly bring up small details about events that happened as…

So Joshua is a generally well-behaved kid. He’s prone to have either full-blown or miniature tantrums on a sort of regular basis, but that’s almost always either because he needs more sleep or is having something he expected changed on…

We had a strange afternoon with Joshua the other day. He had a great morning — good listening, good mood, all that stuff. He had a great day at school — got a sticker for both his morning and afternoon…