The first part of this article applies best to young preschoolers (ages two, three, and four); the questions in the second half will be helpful in parenting older children as well.
The scene: a middle-of-nowhere McDonald's where our family has stopped for a bathroom-and-snack break while ...
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Signs that a Man Is Not a First-Time Dad
1. He can wrestle a Pack and Play into submission in 5.6 seconds.
2. He doesn’t have to be asked to serve as the baby gear Sherpa when it’s time to leave a friend’s house. He automatically hunts down diaper bags, pacifiers, and all twenty-seven sippy cups, and starts schlepping them out to the ...
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Gifts My Father Gave Me
Whenever I speak, I love telling stories about my father, first because I adore him, and second because I am all too aware that a dad like mine is a gift that not everyone gets to enjoy. The relationship we have with our earthly father has a profound effect upon the way we view our heavenly Father. ...
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A Letter to My Child About Your Unfinished Baby Book
Dear darling,
I'm haunted by this nightmare where you come to me as an insecure preteen and ask, "Mom, can I see my baby book? I need some dates and things for a school project."
Choking back tears of shame, I dig out a dusty blue and yellow book. You pluck it from my guilty hands. A few souvenirs ...
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