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Posted by Aaron Brinker + on Apr 30, 2013

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...

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Posted by Aaron Brinker + on Apr 21, 2013

Is 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...

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Posted by Aaron Brinker + on Apr 18, 2013

5 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...

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Posted by Aaron Brinker + on Apr 15, 2013

5 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...

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Posted by Aaron Brinker + on Apr 13, 2013

Should 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...

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Posted by Aaron Brinker + on Apr 12, 2013

5 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...

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Posted by Aaron Brinker + on Apr 9, 2013

The 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...

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Posted by Aaron Brinker + on Apr 7, 2013

5 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...

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Fatherhood

Are Freedom and Liberty At Risk?

Posted by Aaron Brinker + on 4-30-13

Is It Easier or Harder Being A Kid Today?

Posted by Aaron Brinker + on 4-21-13

5 Signs That A Child Is At Risk For Juvenile Delinquency

Posted by Aaron Brinker + on 4-18-13

Should A Child Do Household Chores?

Posted by Aaron Brinker + on 4-13-13

5 Benefits of Playing Games With Your Child

Posted by Aaron Brinker + on 4-12-13

The Evolving Roles of Fatherhood

Posted by Aaron Brinker + on 4-9-13

HUMOR

10 Things to Think About Fatherhood

Posted by Aaron Brinker + on 4-11-13

Are Superheroes Part Of Childhood?

Posted by Aaron Brinker + on 2-10-13

5 Things I Never Want To Hear When Potty Training

Posted by Aaron Brinker + on 2-5-13

About Me

Howdy! Welcome to my page! I am Aaron and I am Xander’s dad (A.K.A Dada). I am a fun, loving, cowboy boot wearing stay-at-home dad! I think that explains me in a nutshell. I have a degree in Social Work and I was the person that every parent dreads seeing. No, I wasn’t the Social Worker that collects taxes. I was the one that was called when something bad happened to a child. I got to try to help figure out what happened exactly. It wasn’t a glamorous job. Honestly, it could be a really depressing job a lot of the times. I saw humanity at it’s worst. I have learned a lot in my life and wanted to be able to share it with others. My site is all about learning to laugh at yourself and the things around you. I want to make every moment count with my son. Parents are the first real motivators in a child's life so we have to take the time to be the teachers they deserve.