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No tags for this post.Are Freedom and Liberty At Risk?
Shades of Gray A small child has a remarkable way of looking at the world. Most small children can only see the world as black and white. They are incapable of seeing things as shades of gray. Children need adults to try and teach them the best way to interpret and understand the world. Unfortunately, as a parent, no matter how hard we try, we can not answer all their questions. As a parenting blogger, this particular post has taken me over two weeks to write. It was not because I did not want to write it, but because I...
read moreIs It Easier or Harder Being A Kid Today?
Have you ever thought about how easy it is being a kid today? It is a question that parents and children silently think about, “is life easier or harder for a kid today.“ If you asked a parent, “Is it easier being a kid today, than when you were a kid” many parents would respond with a resounding, “yes“, but just because an adult thinks a kid has life easy does not necessarily make it true. Making A Modern Kid Being a kid in the 21st century does give a child...
read more5 Signs That A Child Is At Risk For Juvenile Delinquency
According to the latest United States census data there are 76 million children between the ages of 0 and 17. It’s easy for most parents to classify a person under the age of 18 as an adolescent, child or toddler rather than a juvenile. The word juvenile has a negative connotation for many people. When a person sees the word juvenile they might think of childish, delinquents or delinquency. However, a juvenile is the correct terminology for anyone under the age of 18. A juvenile delinquent is a person under...
read more5 Myths About Infertility
At some point in a person’s life, it is not uncommon to think about having children. They want to know what it’s like being a parent, taking care of a child and loving a child. They show little thought about how difficult conceiving a child is for many people. Infertility is something they do not want to think about. As a father, infertility is something I am well aware of (see 5 Things To Know If You Can’t Conceive A Child Easily). When my wife and I were trying to have a child we believed and heard...
read moreShould A Child Do Household Chores?
Everyone has off days. The type of day that begins with a person being late for work, missing a deadline and having a flat tire on the way home. When a person has a terrible day they want to come home to a stress free environment and relax. Unfortunately, most people come home to find more work or household chores. According to an American Time Use Study, the average American spends almost 12 hours a week doing household chores. You can correlate the amount of time a person spends on housework as equal to half a full day...
read more5 Benefits of Playing Games With Your Child
jmf9psky6u6 Childhood is one of the few times in life where you are expected to have fun. A child’s laughter can become contagious and make any adult feel the need to join in the childhood fun. Childhood Fun One of the easiest ways for an adult to feel like a kid again is to play a game with a child. It doesn’t matter if it is hide-and-seek or monopoly, playing games is a childhood ritual. As a father, I enjoy playing games with my 4 year-old son. I realize that my son is...
read more10 Things to Think About Fatherhood
Follow my blog with Bloglovin Language is full of words that all mean the same thing, father. It does not matter if a child says dad, daddy or pop. All of the words lead back to a man who takes the time to care about a child and take part in fatherhood. Examining Fatherhood Last year, I wrote an article entitled Fatherhood where I examined the letter “F” of the word fatherhood. Since, I am participating in the A to Z Blog Challenge I thought it was time to look at the letter...
read moreThe Evolving Roles of Fatherhood
{EAV:884b346515185bae} The Evolving Father It’s not hard to see that parenting responsibilities for fathers is constantly evolving. The parenting role as a father has been evolving for decades. The 1950′s defined fatherhood as men that were not involved and stoic towards parenting. A normal father would work outside of the home, and the mother did everything else. Television was a constant reminder of the roles each gender should play, e.g., Leave It To Beaver or Father Knows Best. ...
read more5 Tips On Making Effective Decisions
Life is full of decisions Life was easy when we were children. A child is only responsible for their own actions. They are not required to make difficult decisions. Adults/parents help children learn how to make responsible choices. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put away childish things. 1 Corinthians 13:11 Auto-pilot is Easy Unfortunately, many adults/parents have difficulty in decisiveness. It...
read more5 Things To Know If You Can’t Conceive A Child Easily
Normally, when a young couple is trying to a conceive a child it takes 4 to 5 months for conception to occur. Women that are under the age of 25 will have a 1 in 4 chance of becoming pregnant.The older a woman becomes the more it is unlikely that she will conceive a child without fertility intervention. Difficult Times Most people know that it takes nine months to have a child, but rarely do they think about the difficulties that some couples have when they are trying to conceive a child. If a couple...
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