It's family game night so you decide to take a trip to Target and check out the board game aisle. Except that aisle has so many new games you don't know what to pick. What about the games we all grew...
Category: Dad Wisdom
I love my kids. I really do. But sometimes I get tired of dealing with complaints of, "Daaaad, I'm bored!". I'm all for helping them out when I can, and I think there is value in them learning how to...
We've all been there. The kids are home from school and complain they're bored. While I'm all for coming up with ways to keep your kids busy (I made a whole website on the subject), this is also a...
A couple of years ago, I had the opportunity to spend a month with my family in Santa Fe, NM. We were traveling for my wife's work, and I had the summer "off" (I'm a college professor). I was...
Getting Your Child to Practice Music: 20 Tips for Motivation
Remember the time your kid came home to tell you they wanted to learn an instrument? They were super excited and may have even begged you to let them try. You may have even had special conversations...
A while back, your child decided they want to learn a musical instrument. You may not know much about music, but they seemed eager, so you went with it. Their teacher gave you a laundry list of...