Boston Blizzard of 2013 (PHOTOS)
How my 5-year-old son responds to the blizzard: What my 2-year-old son does: What our car looks like:
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How to Effectively Use the 2nd Person “We” (Parental Communication Tip #427)
You’ve heard of the royal We? It’s all too present in seminarian papers with just a single author: Careful consideration of the textual data leads us to conclude…. Or: We read with the majority of scholars in this case that…. And then there is simply, “We are not amused.” For some time now my wife … Continue reading How to Effectively Use the 2nd Person “We” (Parental Communication Tip #427)
The family bedtime rules
Not long ago we began instituting “the bedtime rules” for our two boys. The idea was to have a sequence of rules (steps, really) for the boys to follow once in bed that would provide consistency and direction each night. They were: 1. Put your head on your pillow. 2. Close your eyes. 3. Go … Continue reading The family bedtime rules
State of the Blog Address: Why I (continue to) blog
Sure, I picked a strange time to start this blog: just weeks before the birth of our third daughter. But I had good reason(s) to, as I enumerated here. Looking back on that blogging minifesto (you heard that word here first), not much of my reasoning for blogging has changed: It’s a creative outlet for me, a … Continue reading State of the Blog Address: Why I (continue to) blog
Some lessons from a beachside run
Okay, some lessons from three beachside runs, actually. Because I’ve had three wonderful ones in the last seven days, one at dusk/sunset, and the other two shortly after sunrise. As I ran along the beach a couple times this week, here were some things I thought about, in no particular order: The ocean is awesome. Duh. … Continue reading Some lessons from a beachside run
PlasmaCar, a.k.a., Rocketship, a.k.a. “A COOL, COOL CAR!!!”
This is the family car of choice. In our house it’s called “cool, cool car,” so named by our 2-year-old. We got him one for his birthday. (Its real name: PlasmaCar.) My wife got it for our 2-year-old after telling me she had scouted it out and that it was “toy of the year.” I’m … Continue reading PlasmaCar, a.k.a., Rocketship, a.k.a. “A COOL, COOL CAR!!!”
Family Friday: Annisquam Lighthouse and a long walk on the beach
Yesterday I came home from work and, not even taking the time to change out of my dress clothes, strapped on our baby girl and walked with her and my two boys to the beach. “Look out for the poop on top of the hill,” our now 5-year-old son reminded us. “Watch out… poop on … Continue reading Family Friday: Annisquam Lighthouse and a long walk on the beach
Talking to a four-year-old about sex?
How do you talk to a four and a half-year-old about sex? Before I had kids, I would have said… you don’t. But then my four-year-old son started asking about whence his younger brother (and now a younger sister) came. My wife, good science student that she is, opted for the straight-up biological explanation: There … Continue reading Talking to a four-year-old about sex?
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