In my reading of Kindred magazine yesterday, I was particularly attracted to the article The Joy of Siblings. It was about helping siblings get along with each other … and which one among you will try to claim that your kids never fight with each other? This is my greatest stressor as a parent (or maybe [...]

 A break from all the ups and downs of the Aldin family’s journey to fame and fortune today …
One of Katy Lee’s adventures in parenting is exploring the potentials of podcasting. Like those of Bad Dad Radio and Digital Father, I enjoy Katy’s podcast (and her writing)… so it was a very cool surprise to be invited to [...]

Dads out there, if I’ve learned nothing else in my time, I’ve learned the following…
You can let life happen to you. You can let life happen to your kids. You can let events control your family, determine your actions, shape your thinking, take their own course and carry you or your kids with them.
Or ….
You [...]

article from Melbourne’s Herald-Sun, July 17, 2007
BOYS would behave better if fathers played a more active role in their sons’ lives, a Melbourne expert has found.
Adolescent education expert Bill Jennings said the growing epidemic of “fatherlessness” – where dads were increasingly absent either physically or emotionally – had led to negative patterns in young [...]

A quick roundup of some worthwhile reads out there in Blogland.
1.How I Won the War on Consumerism -”Everywhere you turn, someone is trying to get you to buy stuff. Every medium is about selling advertising. Even the baseball stadium is named after the sponsoring company!
My family is not rich, but we are far from having to [...]