Category: Parenting
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Dad demoted
The four-year-old thought I was a legend. Genuinely. Unreservedly. Would have testified under oath. The nearly-fourteen-year-old has reviewed that assessment and would like to suggest some changes.
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Slang Wars
Ever sent your child the perfect parenting message, only to get a reply that crushes your millennial soul? I explore the linguistic battlefield between generations and why “K” hurts more than rejection.
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Siri, Alexa, ChatGPT: The New-Age Parenting Conundrum
Welcome to the brave new world when our children are turning to AI for emotional support.
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The Parenting Imbalance Conundrum
Parenting has a weird imbalance built in: we’re told to keep them safe, but also to make them brave. So we hover, we cushion, we quietly snowplough life out of their way… then wonder why they wobble the moment we step back. This is a small, honest rummage through that contradiction — with love, guilt,…
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Learning to Dad
After six years as a parent, you’d think that I’ve got this ‘parenting’ thing sorted. But, as I discover – with rather alarming frequency – you never quite have it all figured out.
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Parenting Gen : Alpha
While my parenting experience is in no way exhaustive, I’ve come to the conclusion that parenting this new generation of ‘alpha’ children is more complex than expected.
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On Gender Equality and being trolled
Apparently, I do nothing for #gender equality and am just an armchair activist.Who knew! 🙂
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Parenting: I confess!
A confession that may make you look at ‘Daddy Journals’ and my #Parenting in a whole different way.
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Hey Dad, Can you walk the walk?
“We live in a world where the onus is being put on women to protect themselves, rather than teaching men to respect women and all living beings. As a father to a son who grows up in this world, I refuse to stand by simply and just watch. The change starts with you. So are…