No One Said It Would Be Easy (Being a Parent)
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. Helicopter Parents, #Obamacare, and Teen SuicideThursday, November 14, 2013 Featured guests: Pastor Drew Sams for “Spiritual Talk.” Special Guest, Heather Solos, talking about suicide. Today’s radio show is inspired by this week’s “A Dad’s Point-of-View” column, Rescue Me: Over-Protective, Helicopter Parents. Beauty and the Beast: A Skiing VideoSki season is coming. In fact, Mammoth Mountain is already over. Here are clips from skiing at Mammoth a couple year’s back. We are doing the park (me jumping), Cornice, Scottie’s, West Bowl, and more…Music by Arnie Sallan Confronting Teen Suicide at #DadChat
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. Rescue Me: Over-Protective, Helicopter Parents
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. Learning from Failure: ObamacareThursday, November 7, 2013 Featured guests: Pastor Drew Sams for “Spiritual Talk.” Dr. Jennifer Weberman (The Parenting Playground) for “Therapy Talk.” Today’s radio show is inspired by this week’s “A Dad’s Point-of-View” column, Failure is Your Greatest Teacher. In the MoodThis is a short mish-mash of scenes – a whopping 58 seconds and 4 scenes – enjoy the music int he last scene. I sure did when I was running and it came on! Bruce’s Birthday #DadChat and #ParentChoice My second son at 13 months! It’s yours truly’s birthday November 8 but we’re going to start the party early with Parent Choice at #DadChat Thursday, November 7 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET. That means we all talk about whatever is on our minds! |
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