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Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens

Archive for the ‘Dad to the Rescue’ Category

June 8th, 2007

How Well Do You Know Your Daughter

Thanks to Parenting Teen’s author Gayle, I now have another great resource site to fully explore - Dads & Daughters. The mission of the site is to help foster the relationship between Fathers and their Daughters.
In addition to many helpful articles and resources, there is a quiz that Dads can take - kind of like […]

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January 13th, 2007

What 7 a Day Looks Like - January 13

This is especially directed at new Moms. Be prepared. Over the next few months, colds are going to be passed around the classroom like there is no tomorrow! That’s why it is so important to eat the right foods. We are supposed to have 7 servings of fruits and vegetables but sometimes we forget. […]

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October 22nd, 2006

Man of the House

“Stay-at-home dad: It sounds like an idea for a sitcom. In fact, it was — last season’s Daddio on NBC. And, of course, it was the basis for Michael Keaton’s 1983 comedy, Mr. Mom. Yet there’s a sizable group of men — and their wives — who take the concept very seriously.
Although there are no […]

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October 17th, 2006

Single Fatherhood

” I take my three-year-old son, Myles, to the park at the corner of our street almost every day. People who frequent the park are used to seeing us — father and son in the sandbox, on the climber or chasing each other. Recently I was talking with one of the women who walks her […]

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September 26th, 2006

The Ego of Teens

Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstances.
Bruce Barton
It’s up to you as the parent to plant that seed inside your child at a young age and then by the time they are twenty something, they believe it to the point that they […]

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September 23rd, 2006

Teens Who Don’t Always Eat Right

I would imagine that there are very few teens who are overly concerned with nutrition, so it comes down to us to try to sneak it into their busy lives. While it might be a very good idea to introduce them to a multivitamin, this chart will help as well. In some areas, I was […]

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September 6th, 2006

What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage

What do you do when your husband completely sends you round the bend? Or perhaps you are the one who is doing the very same thing to him. What is the best way to handle the situation??
A. Ignore it and then bring it up he is in a good mood.
B. Explode each and every […]

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August 27th, 2006

10 steps to a happier mealtime with kids

Mealtimes with kids can be rough if you forget how to keep things under control. Most of the best tricks involve getting everybody focused on eating and talking calmly. Here are ten keys that we focus on when the kids start to get a little out of control at mealtime.
Be a Good Dad has come […]

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August 19th, 2006

Diaper Bags for Dad

I can’t believe that there are soooo many diaper bags to choose from these days. There certainly weren’t when my two were babies. But then does Dad really want to carry something pink or baby blue?? Probably not, so this one just might be something he could live with. I have to say… […]

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August 3rd, 2006

Food Shopping Makes Parents Weary

“Grocery stores and shopping trips can turn toddlers into little monsters. Here’s how to make this weekly outing less stressful and more enjoyable for both of you.”
I don’t know if my sisters and I were little monsters, but more often than not, Dad was put in charge of us while Mom shopped. I can still […]

By SP -- 4 comments

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