My boy watches everything I do. How I treat his mother. How I handle conflict. How I treat people who can't do anything for me. I believe that's the most important teaching I can give him. Not lectures but living it out. Being a man of principle and character. That's the real education.

No training wheels. No hands hovering. Watched from the porch as he pedaled down the street and turned the corner. Longest 3 minutes of my life but when he came back around with the biggest grin I've ever seen, I knew that was one of those moments I'll never forget. He immediately wanted to do it ag...

For real though. Three days in the woods, no wifi, campfire meals, hiking, sleeping in a tent. I was ready for constant whining but they actually loved it. My oldest even said it was the best weekend ever. Already planning the next trip. This is what parenting is supposed to feel like.

She was scared of the dark and had a nightmare. Came into our room around 2am crying. I held her for like ten minutes and told her I'd keep her safe. She settled down and went back to sleep. Next morning she said 'Thanks for being my hero daddy.' Man I needed to hear that. Been a rough week at work.

Been teaching him that a handshake and your word mean more than any contract. When he said he'd help his neighbor with yard work, I made sure he followed through even when his friends wanted him to go to the movies. He's only 12 but he needs to understand that integrity is everything. A man is only ...

My 7 year old does homework and then wants to play some game on the iPad for like 30 minutes before dinner. Teacher says he's doing fine in school, not falling behind or anything. Wife thinks it's too much screen time but I figure one game session isn't the worst thing. What do other parents think i...

OK maybe that's dramatic but seriously this game has a grip on my 10 year old. He's been asking to play constantly, crying when we take the switch away, not doing chores or homework without a fight. I limited him to weekends only last month and the attitude got so bad we gave in. Anyone else dealing...

Need something I can use on my kids' tablets and phones. Screen time limits, blocking inappropriate sites, maybe tracking location for my younger ones. I want something that's not too invasive but I also need peace of mind. What are you guys using in 2024? Free options would be nice but I'll pay if ...

My 12 year old has been asking for a gaming PC for months. All his friends have one and he says he feels left out at school. I'm worried about screen time and him getting into something too intense. He's been good about homework and his grades are solid. Is this a slippery slope or am I being too pa...

Feel like I'm constantly swimming upstream trying to raise my kids with Christian values when everything around us is pushing the opposite direction. School, friends, social media, TV, everything. I'm not trying to shield them completely because they need to function in the world, but I want them gr...

My 9yo just stared at me and said 'Dad that joke has no reaction.' I see what he did there. He's already better at this than I am.

My ex and I have been doing every other week for the past year and it's working okay logistically but man, the drop offs and pick ups are rough. The kids cry sometimes, I cry sometimes, it's just hard. We're civil with each other which helps but I feel like there's gotta be a better way to transitio...

After a rough two years of every other week, I was able to get more time. New schedule is 5 days with me, 2 days with their mom. It was hard to go through the process, had to document a lot of stuff, but the judge saw that the kids were thriving better with more stability from my side. Not trying to...

So I decided to tackle this crazy project where we built a treehouse in our backyard. Spent like 3 weekends researching load bearing, got some reclaimed wood from a demolition site, and basically followed a YouTube series religiously. My 8 year old was the foreman which meant he mostly complained ab...

My son is 2 weeks old and I haven't slept more than 2 hours straight in days. Wife is breastfeeding so I'm trying to help everywhere else but I'm running on fumes. When does this get better? Everyone says 'sleep when the baby sleeps' but that's impossible. I'm at work tired, home tired, and now I'm ...