How do you respond when your children won’t put on their shoes, clean their room, or get into bed the first time you ask them? Or when they won’t eat the food you cook or do their homework without fussing about it?

Some moms struggle to navigate situations like that without yelling or speaking harshly to their children. And when they do succumb to knee-jerk reactions, they feel guilty and angry with themselves.

If you respond in unhealthy ways when your children misbehave, there’s a better approach.

Topics: Uncategorized Tags: parenting May 9, 2022 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

According to feminist author Jill Filipovic, stay-at-home-moms are responsible for producing and encouraging the very worst of men. They’re also a drag on society and doing more harm than good to themselves, too.

In a series of tweets earlier this week, the controversial writer wrote:

“More mothers at home makes for worse, more sexist men who see women as mommies and helpmeets. Men with stay-at-home wives are more sexist than men with working wives; they don’t assess women’s workplace contributions [fairly]; and they are less likely to hire and promote women.”

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Topics: Uncategorized Tags: parenting April 14, 2022 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura

Dads matter – and more than most people realize.

That’s the message I’ve been championing for years now, a reality born out of the social science and my own childhood growing up in a broken home.

The Florida legislature and Governor Ron DeSantis agree – which is why the state has just approved a bill that will invest $70 million in programs designed to promote fatherhood.

It’s called the “Responsible Fatherhood Bill,” and funds will be distributed to nonprofit groups committed to dads.

Topics: Uncategorized Tags: parenting April 12, 2022 by Jim Daly with Paul Batura