No One Said It Would Be Easy (Being a Parent)

Funny parenting photo

There are so many clichés around parenting that I could literally fill a book. I like “no one said it would be easy” for parenting and many things. In fact, most of the best things in life aren’t “easy.” They may be fun, but they are often not easy. Dennis Prager has often talked about this very fact when he speaks on happiness and differentiates between what makes us happy and what is simply fun.

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Confronting Teen Suicide at #DadChat

Laura

Read the transcript from this important discussion on Teen Suicide!

#DadChat is often fun and frothy. But, life is often not, which is why we choose to take on difficult topics on a regular basis. This Thursday, November 14, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET we are taking on Teen Suicide. Heather Solos has agreed to talk about the recent suicide of her sister – Laura (pictured above) – in order to help everyone understand the far-reaching effects of this tragedy.

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Rescue Me: Over-Protective, Helicopter Parents

Helicopter Mom

In this era of Helicopter Parents and more government entitlements and “babysitting,” it’s no wonder our children aka young adults, are less and less able to take care of themselves. Pampered, spoiled, entitled, dependent, are some of the words that come to mind when I think about older teens and young people in college and recent graduates. Why is this the case? Like most social issues, it isn’t black or white, but a combination of factors, which I’ll try to illuminate from this dad’s point of view.

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