A student at my new job put me on to this video, and lo and behold, some of this stuff works. I will tell you that they aren’t permanent measures to stop a child from screaming; if your baby needs changing or feeding, they won’t work.
But if the baby is just fussy, try some of [...]
…well, maybe the situation isn’t quite so bleak, but there is new perspective about parenting that got me thinking as a new dad, and should catch your fancy as well.
How do parents unwittingly encourage kids to lie?
AM: A lot of the time, you as a parent already know that your kid has done something wrong. [...]
I’ve been a father now for five days, and off top, I can say it is the most honorable and tiring thing I’ve ever done in my life. But I’ve learned some things in between the love, tears and dirty diapers that I didn’t know going into fatherhood. Here’s five.
My wife and I welcomed our son into the world yesterday morning. And apart from the nine hours I spent at home last night before coming back to the hospital, I haven’t been able to leave him without wondering what he’s doing, and what his mother is doing.
We know that are life is soon to [...]
Everybody in this world has tools. We have tools to heal, and tools to destroy. The reason why they call marriage “work” is because from the moment you decide to make someone your spouse, you are using these tools to your benefit, or to your detriment.
In other words, you are a master craftsman at your [...]
Just two weeks left until the projected birth day for our child. And the way my wife is feeling, I don’t think we’ll make it that long.
In the months leading up to this point, most of the conversation between my wife and I has been about preparation. How are we going to appoint the baby’s [...]
I’ve had a bunch of names over the course of my life other than Jarrett Carter. For a while, I went heavily by ’son,’ ‘brother’ and ‘cousin.’
But as I moved up in age, the time around my immediate family became less frequent and the names became a little more distant. ‘Baby’ and ’sweetheart’ became the [...]
