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#17: Online Games for Children and my 4 Fears – Good Overprotective Parenting

Life seemed a bit simpler when I was a child when it came to playing games.  I grew up playing Chutes and Ladders with my grandma.  I played solitaire with my mother and by myself for hours.  Remember the card game “War”?  I would play that game for hours with …

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#15: Parents Making their Kids Hold Signs as Punishment. What’s Really Going on?

I am a father that is very much in favor of disciplining my children.  Children need discipline for a variety of reasons but the obvious one is to let them know there are consequences for their actions.  When I was younger I was provided with quite a bit of discipline.  …

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#14: Things I Miss and Will Miss as My Children Get Older

As I have reached and traveled through my 30’s time has sped up.  My parents used to say how fast time flies by and they weren’t kidding.  It’s as if I didn’t notice until I had children and once I did I starting wondering how I could slow time down.  All parents reflect on …

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#13: Sports Parenting – Hoping I Can Keep it Together

Parents are in the news several times a year for becoming too involved with their child when it comes to their child’s sporting events.  If your child is involved in sports you have probably watched an overzealous parent yelling at someone.  My parents weren’t one of those types of parents.  If they …

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#12: Connecting with my Children and a cool Gadget for Dads

I am always looking for ways to bond with my kids.  Whether it be through hobbies, helping with homework, family trips, or reading before bed time.  Truthfully I can’t believe how blessed I am as a husband and father. Last week my kids started organized soccer.   To be truthful, the …

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#11: Overprotective Parents and Snow Plow Parents – Is the Opposite Better?

It’s funny that every day I seem to see something in the news on in a blog that has to do with a parent being an over achiever.  Yes that’s right, an over achiever.  The hot words or phrases in the news continue to be how helicopter parents, over protective …

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#10: IPhone App for Parents and Children – Dragon Box

Learning advanced math doesn’t have to be boring or something you have to  learn until your teenage years.  At least not anymore.  I caught wind of this relatively new (at least to me) iPhone and iPad application called Dragon Box.  The name of this game sounds like it would be related to …

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