Tag: Homeschooling

Staying Home and Feeling the Need to Run: Depression and Parenting Collide

Exploring the Newseum and the History of News with My Kids in D.C.

Interviews Podcasts

My Interview on the Life of Dad Show Podcast

Are You Preparing Your First Grader for College?

Parenting Travel

Homeschooling on the Road: A book inspires a trip to Wethersfield

My Reasons for Homeschooling: A Response to a New York Times Article

Musings Parenting

2014: One Good Dad in Review

Kiwi Crate: Product Review

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and His Fight Against Toxic Masculinity
My kids and I huddled together on the couch while one of my favorite Christmas specials, “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” played on the television. Watching Rudolph is as time-honored Christmas tradition in my house as putting up a tree. I can’t imagine a Christmas without watching Rudolph, Hermey, and Yukon Cornelius and all their […]
Gift Ideas For Runners
Being a new runner, I’ve gone through trial and error of what things I need to make running more tolerable. I mean more enjoyable. If you have a runner in your life that you would like to buy a gift for, here is my list of items that have helped turn me into a runner. […]
Gifts Parents Hate
How often do you watch your child unwrap a present and upon seeing the gift, look over at the buyer and think, “What were you thinking?” As a father to four kids, I have quadrupled those moments. Don’t get me wrong, I love it when adults close to me buy my kids gifts. It’s a […]
Bonding With My Sons Over NBA2K21
Last year, a major bonding moment occurred between my sons (ages 16 & 8) and I. My 16-year-old went to Best Buy and came back with NBA2K20. Other than FIFA, all of my son’s games are action-type games. Not really games that you can sit alongside and compete. So when he showed me the game […]
The Lake ‘N” Pines Motel in Cooperstown: The Perfect Place to Stay With Kids
When you’re vacationing with kids, the place where you sleep needs as much consideration as what you do while on vacation. Because I have 4 kids, not only do I need to find a place where all my kids can sleep comfortably, but I need a place that has onsite activities. The hotel/motel/B&B that we […]