I want to go to the zoo

One thing I was not prepared for as a dad was the feelings that come as your kids grow up, and you miss the things you used to do with them when they were younger. When your kids are young, it seems like your life is consumed by things like watching animated tv shows and […]

Being a parent in a digital world

Note: multiple friends have asked me what I use for screen time monitoring with kids/teenagers, so I am writing about it here. Being a parent is a great and challenging experience. This is especially challenging in the digital world, as kids and young teens want to interact with their friends online and in social media. […]

On the entertainment value of children’s performances

The most wonderful, beautiful thing in the world is watching your children sing in a program. The least entertaining thing in the world is watching somebody else’s children sing in a program.

Parenting Advice 3: Instant Replay

Sometimes having instant replay makes your job as a parent easier

Parenting Advice 2: Restaurants

If you need to take your children to restaurants, go to a restaurant where police officers eat. That way, you can tell them “you better be good, or that policeman will put you in jail.”

Parenting Advice 1: let them make some choices

As a parent, it is important to let your children make some choices. For example, sometimes I let my kids pick out which Johnny Cash album we are going to listen to.