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Christianity., Church, Education, Fathers, Laughter, prayer, Radio show, Religion, Scripture, Self esteem

Parenting Matters: Become a Dynamic Parent

Author Par Donahue Date October 18, 2021
Children benefit from volunteering work; when they are older and get a first job,...
Tagged Character, charity, Generosity, Matthew Kelly, Study and Read |
Parenting

Parenting Matters: Become a Dynamic Parent

Author Par Donahue Date October 14, 2021
Children benefit from volunteering work; when they are older and get a first job,...
Tagged Character, charity, Parenting, prayer, Religion |
Alarm clocks, Family, Fathers, Moms, Parenting

When does parenting teenagers begin?

Author Par Donahue Date August 12, 2021
  THIS?                    or     ...
Tagged Character, compassion, Parenting, Parenting teens, Religion, Respect, Responsibillity |
AAP, Church, Dads, Diet, Dinner, Fathers, Mental health, Parenting, Religion, Worship

10 Things Every Father Should Know

Author Par Donahue Date July 30, 2021
BY PARNELL DONAHUE,   Steven, the father of a 2-year-old boy, wrote me to ask: “What...
Tagged bed time, family meals, Kids and food, Kids and media, reading, Religion, toilet training |
Parenting

CORRECTION

Author Par Donahue Date July 2, 2021
My apology to all my readers. Listening to this Podcast will open you mind...
Tagged Critical Race Theory, Education |
Attitude, Character

A look at Critical Race Theory

Author Par Donahue Date July 1, 2021
Yesterday I put up a new post on my Podcast: A look at Critical...
Tagged Critical Race Theory, Patriotism |
Attitude, Dads, Education, Family, Fathers, Moms, Mothers, Parenting

AN INVITATION

Author Par Donahue Date June 30, 2021
Today I am inviting you to see and enjoy what has kept me from...
Tagged Parenting Matters, WBOU Radio |
Family, Humor, Laughter, Love, Parenting

When you come to the end of a perfect day

Author Par Donahue Date March 15, 2021
When you come to the end of a perfect day By Anonymous After living...
Tagged Humor, Laughing at life, Stress relief |
Attitude, Caring, Dads, Education, Family, Fathers, Judging, Justice, leadership, Love, Mothers, Parenting, Parenting teens, Scripture, Self esteem, Sports, Teens

13 quotations on the essence of leadership (read “parenting”)*

Author Par Donahue Date March 5, 2021
13 quotations on the essence of leadership* by Paul Stumb, Ph. D This essay...
Tagged Attitude, Character, Dads, leaders, leadership, Marines, Moms, Parenting, Parenting teens |
Moms, Parenting

Four compassionate tips to help working parents survive the pandemic

Author Par Donahue Date February 20, 2021
Todays guest blog is from Janice Russell. She writes: parentingdisaters.com.   4 Compassionate Tips...
Tagged compassion, Covid pandemic, family, self-care |
Attitude, Guest blogger, Radio show

Where have I been?

Author Par Donahue Date February 17, 2021
Where have I been, you might ask. And rightly so. My last post was...
Tagged Parenting |
Attitude, Authors, Celebrations, Gifts, Love, Marriage

The Perfect Gift

Author Par Donahue Date October 11, 2020
Last summer Mary and I celebrated our 59th wedding anniversary. Big six-oh coming up...
Tagged Anniversaries, Authors, Celebrations, Whiskey, Wives, Writers |
Athletes, Coaches, Dads, Dehydration, drinking water, Exercise, Obesity, Parenting, Parenting teens, Schools, Sports, Teens

Playing sports safely in the heat!

Author Par Donahue Date July 20, 2020
Last week Mary and I spent a few minutes in the hot sun walking...
Tagged Distance Running, Football, heat exhaustion, heat injury, Heat stroke, Soccer, Water and dehydration | 3 Comments |
Caring, Dads, Family, Love, Marriage, Moms

Love your spouse

Author Par Donahue Date April 21, 2020
Written for Music City Moms Blog. Enjoy! TRENDING: Home Discussions Blog Consignment Sales Contact...
Tagged date night, happy marriage, love, love your kids, love your spouse, Spouse |
Christianity., Heart attack, Miracles, prayer, Scripture

Three miracles that saved my life

Author Par Donahue Date March 2, 2020
    I’m sure anyone who reads scripture marvels at Christ’s healing the sick,...
5 Comments |
This is not Mary and me
Love, Marriage, Parenting, Valentine's Day

Love is not blind

Author Par Donahue Date January 25, 2020
Many years ago when I was a teen, I heard a seasoned adult talking...
10 Comments |
Christians, Gifts, God, Parenting, Religion

THE MEANING AND IMPORTANCE OF THE NATIVITY SCENE

Author Par Donahue Date December 16, 2019
    This wonderful, but a little long, discussion is borrowed from  THE HOLY FATHER...
Tagged Nativity Scenes, Nativity sets, Pope Francis |
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Christmas, Christmas is Love, Joy, Love, Mother Teresa, Parenting

Merry Christmas

Author Par Donahue Date December 5, 2019

I sent this note out last Christmas and it is still germane so I’m going to use it again.
Think about it and enjoy this joyous season.

depression, Mental health, Parenting, Suicide

Suicide prevention week!

Author Par Donahue Date August 28, 2019
One morning at work I saw two 17 year old boys whose dads had...
Tagged Parenting, Pre-suicide signs, Signs of depression, suicide, Suicide prevention, Teen depression, Teen suicide, US Military | 4 Comments |
Barbara Bush, Moms

THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHERS

Author Par Donahue Date June 13, 2019
  TRENDING: Dungeons and Dragons: Not Just for Adults Anymore Home Discussions Blog Consignment...
Tagged Moms, Parenting | 2 Comments |
Babies, Books, Parenting

Lucky Tennessee kids (and kids in most States)

Author Par Donahue Date May 8, 2019
I heard a broadcaster say “I wasn’t born in the south, but I got...
Tagged Dolly Parton, Parenting, Parenting Books | 1 Comment |
Parenting

View Post

Author Par Donahue Date April 12, 2019
Post prom party! This is the tenth year I have posted this great plan...
Parenting

what great dads do!

Author Par Donahue Date March 27, 2019
The following is taken and adapted from Pat Fagan’s Faith & Family Findings newsletter....
Tagged Men, Respect, sex ed |
Character, Church, discipline, Family, God, Parenting, Parenting teens

Character and civilization

Author Par Donahue Date February 23, 2019
Some argue that teaching character traits in public schools is teaching religion and therefore...
Tagged Character, Community, Constitution, Public schools, Religion | 1 Comment |
Parenting

Avoiding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Author Par Donahue Date February 19, 2019
Tagged Back to sleep, infants, Infants and sleep, Parenting, parenting infants, SIDS, Sleep safety, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | 1 Comment |
Parenting

Groundhog day!

Author Par Donahue Date February 6, 2019
So my advice to myself three years ago was to change my prayers. I...
Tagged Christ, God, Groundhog Day, New habits, Parenting, prayer | 2 Comments |
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Attitude, Christmas, Dads, Religion, Thanksgiving

Merry Christmas!

Author Par Donahue Date December 24, 2018
Several years ago a high school senior wrote to Dear Abby. He explained how...
Tagged Christmas, God, joy, love | 2 Comments |
Accidents, Dads, Fathers, Judging, Parenting, Safety

ATVs, four wheelers, and accidents

Author Par Donahue Date November 9, 2018
  Last night, just after dark, I took our dog, Frosty, for a walk....
Tagged ATV, Four, Four wheeler | 2 Comments |
Family, Mental health, Parenting, Self esteem, Sleep, Sports

The Silent Tragedy Affecting Today’s Children

Author Par Donahue Date October 4, 2018
The Silent Tragedy Affecting Today’s Children The blog below was sent to me by...
Tagged ADHD, depression, Mental health |
discipline, Family, Fathers, Love, Marriage, Mental health, Parenting

Be the person you want your child to become

Author Par Donahue Date September 24, 2018
  If you listened to the first Parenting Matters show you will have already heard  this...
Tagged Attitude, Character, Daughters, kids, love, sons |
Parenting

Pediatrician to host parenting talk show

Author Par Donahue Date August 29, 2018
That’s  the headline of a recent press release from Catholic Media Productions. And, it’s my...
Tagged Nashville Catholic Radio, Parenting Matters, Radio talk shows, WBOU |
Abortion, Character, Church, Dads, Family, Fathers, Love, Marriage, Parenting, Pediatricians, Religion, Schools, Sex Education,Sexual assault,, STDs, Teens, TV, Values, Virtue, Youth violence

Sexual assault = Shame on us!

Author Par Donahue Date August 10, 2018
Another front page article in the Tennessean last week about how colleges are not...
Tagged colleges, feminists, movie, Porn, Respect, Sexual assault, Ten Commandments |
Bullying, depression, Family, Parenting, Self esteem

Bullying – Everything You Wanted to Know and More

Author Par Donahue Date July 11, 2018
  Bullying is everywhere these days from Kindergarten to presidential politics.  It makes my...
Tagged depression, dinner, family meals, Parenting, Physical bullying, Social media and bullying, Social media bullying, Verbal bullying |
Babies, Dental health, Puppies, Teeth, Teething

TEETHING DOES NOT CAUSE

Author Par Donahue Date July 3, 2018
My most recent post on Music City Moms TEETHING DOES NOT CAUSE Posted by Dr....
Tagged AAP, Chewing, Drooling, fever, Lidocaine, Teething creams, Teething gels, Teething rings, Teething Symptoms, Teething toys |
Dads, Parenting, Sports

Be a Dad

Author Par Donahue Date June 6, 2018
Another true story about a great teenager from my practice some years ago. Alec...
Tagged Becoming your dad, Cross country racing, Dads |
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