Wife and I are debating whether to push our kids to youth group and church camp or give them space to explore their own faith journey. Don't want to be too strict but also don't want to just hope they figure it out on their own. What's worked for your family?
My 9 year old comes home and goes straight to his room to play Roblox with his friends. Says all his friends are on there and if he doesn't play he'll miss out. I've been limiting him to an hour after homework but he's constantly asking for more time. Part of me thinks he's just being a normal kid a...
Been struggling with this. I want my kids to have a real relationship with God, not just go through the motions at dinner. My 7yr old asked me last week why we pray if God already knows what we need. Instead of giving him the Sunday School answer, I actually had to sit with that question. We talked ...
Kid's 10 and asking for a phone like everyone else in his class supposedly has. I'm skeptical that EVERYONE has one but also don't want him to feel left out. Wife says 12, I'm thinking 13. But then he'll need it for safety stuff eventually. What age did you guys give yours a phone and what kind of r...
5 years ago I was making 6 figures, never home before 8pm, kids barely knew me. Got laid off and honestly? Best thing that happened. Took a job that pays half but I'm home by 5:30. Miss the money and the prestige a bit, not gonna lie. But I gained actual relationships with my kids. My 6yo runs to th...
She's only 7 and in her third soccer season. Been working on her footwork all summer in the yard. During the game today she actually got the ball and put it in the net. The look on her face when she realized what happened was everything. I got it on video. That's gonna be a permanent reminder of whe...
Was being impatient with him about something small and he goes 'Daddy you're being grumpy like you told me not to be.' Kid called me out on my own lesson and I had to respect it. Apologized to him, explained I was having a rough day. He accepted it and we moved on. Teaching moments go both ways I gu...
My daughter is 4 months old and today I got her down for a nap without my wife's help and she actually stayed asleep. Probably sounds silly but man I felt like a superhero. All these early weeks of second guessing myself and watching my wife do everything perfectly, and now I'm figuring out her cues...
My son gets one hour on weekends, nothing on school nights except maybe 20 mins of educational stuff on fridays. All my friends think I'm insane. Their kids are on tablets constantly. But honestly his behavior is so much better when he's not glued to a screen. He's actually bored sometimes which sou...
We thought YouTube Kids would be safer and educational. Started with like 30 mins a day of actual learning content. Now three months later he's watching garbage toy unboxing videos for hours if we let him. The algorithm just keeps feeding him stuff. We tried limiting it but now we get complete meltd...
Before I had kids I was fit but it was all vanity. Beach bod for dating, gym as social thing. Then my daughter was born and suddenly I wasn't thinking about how I looked. I was thinking about living long enough to walk her down the aisle, being able to keep up with my boys without getting winded, be...
About 3 months ago we started doing family worship on Wednesday nights. Nothing crazy, just 20 minutes of worship music, we take turns picking a verse to talk about, and we pray together. My kids actually ask for it now. Last week my 10yo asked why we can't do it every night. I don't know if it's fi...
Started showing my 9yo and 12yo The Office last month and we're hooked. They get most of the humor and it's become our thing. Every evening after dinner we watch an episode together. Might be the best parenting decision I've made in a while honestly.
We've been separated for a month and my wife and I finally agreed on custody terms. Now we have to sit down and tell them together. My kids are 6 and 9. I'm terrified of messing this up. We both agreed to tell them that we love them and this isn't their fault and that we'll both still be their paren...
Got my man cave fairly dialed in upstairs but thinking about creating an actual sports viewing spot downstairs for the guys to watch games. Nothing crazy, just a good couch, good TV, cooler, and maybe a small fridge. Wife already knows this is happening so at least I got buy in. Anyone have tips for...