Here’s a scenario that will likely play out tonight in households everywhere.

Somewhere a parent will sit down with his or her son and jump into a long-winded monologue that forces the son to sit still and patiently listen. Over the course of that talk, the son’s eyes will glaze over, and the parent will repeatedly say, “Sit still and look at me while I’m talking to you.” When they’re done, the parent will feel compelled to ask, “Did you hear what I just said?” and the son will feel compelled to answer, “Umm, not really.”

The nursery rhyme says it all.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, parenting February 27, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Preparing a child for adulthood is pretty serious business for parents. After all, the adult world is a competitive place, and we want our kids to be ready for it, don’t we?

That’s why we expect our children to do well in school and in their extracurricular activities. We even want them to behave with their siblings and the neighborhood kids. We parents understand how important it is for them to make good decisions in life.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, parenting February 6, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

What’s the biggest “do-over” you’d want as a parent?

If you’re like many parents, your answer is probably some variation on the theme, “I wish I would’ve spent more time with my kids.”

“I wish I would’ve taken my son to more baseball games.”

“I wish I would’ve tucked my daughter into bed more, instead of yelling, ‘Good night!’ from downstairs.”

“I wish I would’ve left work more often and shown up to their games and school activities.”

I doubt any of you picked, “I’d think up a lot more rules,” as your biggest do-over.

Topics: Family and Home Tags: broadcast, parenting February 3, 2017 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura