Nature and nurture are in a never ending battle to claim the disposition of our children. While it’s true that the apple rarely tumbles too far from the tree, it is also true that there are a multitude of things we as parents can do to safeguard the childhoods of our children, limit their exposure …
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The Straight Truth About American Potty Training Before parents were able to easily acquire disposable diapers in any warehouse store across the country, the vast majority of children in the United States were potty trained prior to blowing to their first birthday. But that all started to shift in the late 1950s and 1960s when …
Continue reading The Straight Truth About American Potty TrainingThis week marks the one year anniversary of my grandfather’s death. At 99 years old he lived the most remarkable life of anyone I’ve ever known.
Continue reading A Poem for my PapÃÂOver at my primary online home, I have the tagline that “Life’s better when you have the right words.” I truly believe this. I think the right syllables strung together can stick with us for our own personal eternity. In celebration of Father’s Day tomorrow, I thought it would be nice to list a small …
Continue reading A Handful of Father's Day QuotesThis post is for all those parents still swimming through the tar of toilet training. Here are 5 quick tips to help your hurdle the pitfalls of potty training. 1) Make toilet training as comfortable for your toddler as possible. Getting them their own potty chair can be a messy, scary experience for them. Try …
Continue reading 5 Quick Tips for Potty TrainingMy son’s eyebrows met in the middle as his upper lip disappeared beneath the lower. “The library?†he asked. His tiny nose scrunched the way it always does when he knows the answer is no. I shook my head. My boy is now on his 264th guess, give or take. “Nope,” I said, “try again.†…
Continue reading Great Guesses and Remarkable MemoryThose souls wishing to question the power of praise, should try it out on any random group of children. The following scene is set at the preschool my wife and I ran together until the final week of last December. One dozen children are sitting around a long oval table, waiting for delivery of their …
Continue reading Why We Should Praise Our ChildrenEver since I handed my 7 year old daughter a guest post on my primary blog a couple months back, she’s been itching to have another pirouette in the spotlight. When I told her I was planning to write a list of things to do with your children over summer, she asked if she could …
Continue reading 10 Things for the Best Summer Ever! (according to a 7 year old)Rapid evolution is sweeping the planet, pushing us faster and farther than ever before. Communication is now nearly as instant as thought. It is those who weild the sharpest skills to clearly communicate who will be the ones to mine the most from the future’s rewards. This isn’t handed down. Skilled communication isn’t innate, it …
Continue reading Give Your Child a Future Without LimitsHi everyone, My name is Sean Platt and I’m new here at Dad-O-Matic. I’m also known around the Net as Writer Dad. I’m a big believer that life’s a lot better when you use the right words. Mother’s Day is here. We all know we need to call up mom, wish her a happy Mother’s …
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