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Parenting by Pete
- Dads, you are the standard by which all men are to be judged
- Punish for every infraction
- It Might ‘Take a Village’ but Raising Your Kid is Your Responsibility
- Tip #41: Find Creative Means of Communication
- Tip #40: Let Them Learn the hard Way
- You Can’t Deny That Anti-Vaccination People Love Their Children
- The Last Word on Public Breast-Feeding
- Tip# 39 Avoid the Toddler Ten
- What is Your Parental Authority Based on?
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Dads, you are the standard by which all men are to be judged
By: Peter Sessum This is one of the duties that men must take seriously. Children look to their fathers as examples of how men should be and how they should be treated by men. You have one chance to set … Continue reading
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Tagged Dad, Dad style, Experience, Learning, Lesson, Life skills, Man up, New father, parenting pointers, Parenting Style, Raising, raising a good daughter, Responsibility, The minumin standard is a starting point not a goal, the standard by which all men are to be judged
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Punish for every infraction
By Peter Sessum As a headline it seems harsh, but as parents we are in the business of raising children to be productive members of society. Anything less than that is a disservice to our children and society as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Parenting, Children, Communication, Dad, Dad style, Good Dad, good kid, Good parenting vs bad parenting, Parenting, punishment, Raising good kids, Teaching, time out
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Tip #41: Find Creative Means of Communication
By Peter Sessum There comes a point, I believe, that the voice of the parents stop being the voice of authority and more like white noise to be ignored. If you have ever spent time around a cat or a … Continue reading
Tip #40: Let Them Learn the hard Way
By Peter Sessum As parents we love our children and want to protect them from everything, but at a certain point it becomes overbearing. The best lessons are hard learned so sometimes it is good to let children learn the … Continue reading
Tip# 39 Avoid the Toddler Ten
By Peter Sessum Everyone has heard for the “Freshman 15” for new college students but no one talks about the Toddler 10 for new dads. It is a common affliction that no one seems to be spending any time or … Continue reading
Tip #38 No Mean No and Stop Means Stop NOW
By: Peter Sessum I have said it before, one lesson I learned in the Army is that pets, privates and children all have one thing in common. If you are not in charge, they are. But it is more than … Continue reading
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Tagged Alpha, Bad Parents, Dad style, Development, Discipline, Disobedient, Experience, Good parenting vs bad parenting, Good parents, Hard Learned Lessons, Life skills, Man up, No, No means no, Obey, parenting pointers, Parenting Style, Stay Home Parent, Stop, Stop now, Structure
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Tip #37: Big Fun v. Little Fun
By: Peter Sessum I admit, I was sucked in by the Tweet, “When Kids Have Chores, I End Up Doing Work.” I was intrigued. But mostly, I was confused. How can you do the work if it is your kid … Continue reading
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Tagged Big fun, Chores, Dad style, Discipline, Experience, fighting, Get to work, Lessons Learned the Hard Way, Little fun, Quality Time, Responsibility, Routine, Setting the precedent, Structure
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