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Training Your Kids (And 3 Things That Are Worthy Of Praise)

I am NOT suggesting that being a parent and raising our kids is anything at all like training a dog. Really, I am NOT.  However… I once hired a dog trainer who focused almost exclusively on training a...

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10 Milestones In Your Child’s Path To Independence

It is Independence Day but I find myself considering “independence” in more ways than the birth of our nation. Having recently gone through both a High School and a College graduation with my kids,...

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5 Tips For A Successful Summer Camp Visiting Day

Are you enjoying some quiet time with your spouse while the kids are away at camp?  If so, you are also probably getting ready for the infamous “visiting day,” when parents invade the camp grounds to...

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Loving the Little Moments

I had just finished sending off a freshly completed picture book manuscript to an author friend for review and was feeling pretty good. The family was still sleeping, and I had the kitchen to myself....

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Stop Picking Up Their Clothes!

Trust me, it’s hopeless.  Do you dread walking into your kid’s room?  Are you tired of picking up socks, clothes and toys off of the floor?  Do you beg and bribe your kids to clean their rooms?  Well,...

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The Man (Dad) In The Mirror

Lately I have been reflecting on reflections, literally and figuratively.  Perhaps it is the melancholy that I normally associate with the fast approaching Holiday Season, or maybe it is symptomatic of...

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10 Things I Miss Now That My Kids Are Older…

"When the kids were kids..." It is Saturday afternoon and I am all alone. Olivia, my daughter and the youngest at 19 is at work at Panera Bread.  My middle Son, Ethan, is in Boston, battling the...

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Spend Your Money On Memories

We just got back from the family vacation to the Great Smokey Mountains, and it has given me time to reflect on the whole family vacation experience.  I wrote a number of weeks ago about the whole saga...

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I Looked Up Cute In The Dictionary and This Is What I Found…

The title of this post says it all. A a dad of daughter who is now 19, while she will always be a cutie in my eyes, I can fondly remember when she was the age of these incredibly cute (and talented)...

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My NBA Education, or, What I Learned From My 12-Year Old

My dad ran up and down the sidelines cheering me on and yelling at the top of his lungs.  He didn’t know much of anything about soccer, but that didn’t stop him from being my fan.  That taught me a...

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