Parenting Matters: Become a Dynamic Parent
Children benefit from volunteering work; when they are older and get a first job,...
Category Archives: Fathers
When does parenting teenagers begin?
THIS? or ...
10 Things Every Father Should Know
BY PARNELL DONAHUE, Steven, the father of a 2-year-old boy, wrote me to ask: “What...
AN INVITATION
Today I am inviting you to see and enjoy what has kept me from...
13 quotations on the essence of leadership (read “parenting”)*
13 quotations on the essence of leadership* by Paul Stumb, Ph. D This essay...
ATVs, four wheelers, and accidents
Last night, just after dark, I took our dog, Frosty, for a walk....
Be the person you want your child to become
If you listened to the first Parenting Matters show you will have already heard this...
Sexual assault = Shame on us!
Another front page article in the Tennessean last week about how colleges are not...
A confession, an apology, and a new look at Christ
Some time ago Mary and I hired a man to help us with a...
Parenting Matters, or does it? (Part 3) Four simple words that define parenting
Today we finish the stories I spoke of at the Washington DC meeting of...
Parenting Matters, or Does It? (Part one)
Last week I had the honor and privilege of speaking to the Irish and...
Happy New Year!!!
After the very “interesting” 2016 most everyone is excited about the New Year. As...
What happens to your kids when you have to move?
Many parents who are required to move to keep their jobs or start a...
Suicide prevention week!
One morning last week I saw two 17 year old boys whose dads had...
Dads and the AAP
From Music City Moms, Jul 12, 2016 When I was a pediatric resident we...
Who needs dads? And a grand welcome to my new followers!!
Jean seemed unusually calm as she looked across the desk of Dr. Samuel Phillips,...
Parents: Put Down Your Smartphones
Taken from the AAP and used with permission. Too much tech and too little...
Good Dads Teach These Virtues
Today’s post is from Lifezette The investment in a child’s moral development truly trumps...
The miracle of touch
Last Sunday I saw love. Not Eros, the sexual love between parents, but...
Adoption as miracle
I’m convinced I have the best job in the world. I wouldn’t have wanted...
How to be a parent books – why character is important!
In my last two posts I talked about how to parent books. Today I...
What makes Father’s Day special?
I hope you all had a great Father’s Day weekend! I surely did! Father’s...