Sometimes our urges to help our children succeed can get a little out of hand…

It’s kind of cool to have my first chance to post here at Dad-o-Matic on the final day of a year, and the dawn of a new one.  2008 and 2009 are incredibly important years for me as a father.  In 2008 my step-daughter Stephanie turned eighteen.  She’s an adult now, and I have to [...]

It’s eleven minutes after seven in the morning. If the kids are going to make it to school on time, I need to get them out of the door and strapped into the car by 7:15.  Inevitably, one of them (my son is 4, daughter is 7) will encounter a challenge (I don’t know where [...]

How much time do you spend with your kids?  No, this isn’t a lecture, it’s not meant to be condemning – it’s more of a “note-to-self”.   Because I struggle with the same balance you do – spending time with my children vs. doing work that needs to be done.  I’m busy, you’re busy – we’re [...]

I’m not a dad yet. Kathie is due to deliver our first baby around November 27th. So I’m in the position of anxiously awaiting the [...]