Archive for April, 2010
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Friday, April 30th, 2010Today much talk exists on the secret to happiness. Many, many self help books and DVDs are marketed to get us happy. A relatively new branch of psychology head up by Martin Seligman of University of Pennsylvania spearheaded the psychology of happiness research movement. I follow along and have written on happiness research and the importance of [...]
Cook Like a Dad! ( Part 2)
Thursday, April 29th, 2010ook Like a Dad (Part2) – Ingredients
A lot of single dads tell me that they are intimidated by cooking. When I’m teaching a cooking class to Single Dad members, they typically say something like “There’s so many ingredients to remember, I don’t want to mess up!”
“Mess up???,” I say. “There’s no messing up in cooking, [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – Tattoos, Rap, and Saggy Pants
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Tattoos, Rap, and Saggy
The journey from child, to teen, to young adult to parent seems to have similar stops along the way for most everyone. When I was in college, during the “age of stupidity,” as a man I greatly respect refers to the 60’s and early 70’s, as a “love child” and soon-to-be [...]
Finding Happiness in Letting My Son Roam Free
Sunday, April 25th, 2010There has been a lot of talk in the past few years about Free Range Parenting vs. Helicopter Parenting. I’ve never denied that I am a bit of a hoverer, of the helicopter variety. Last week I talked about giving up control, and I knew that I needed to start walking the walk a little [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – What Do We Have In Common?
Sunday, April 25th, 2010What Do We Have In Common?
While on a recent skiing trip, I had a casual dinner with casual friends, including a couple that had been married, divorced, and were now dating again. As is so often the case, on the surface, they looked great together, so it seemed natural that the conversation went in the [...]
Focus on Strengths or What I am Good At
Friday, April 23rd, 2010Sometimes it’s easier to point out what our kids to wrong, but it is focusing on what they do right that motivates them to learn.
A while back I interviewed Steve Gavazzi, professor of education and human ecology at Ohio University, about how parents can best help their children to thrive and his words have stayed [...]
A Dad’s Point-of-View, by Bruce Sallan – Being Right Is Not Always Good Enough
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010Being Right Is Not Always Good Enough
How often have you made a choice, in which you knew that you were right, yet it turned out wrong? If we, as adults and parents, can do this, what can we expect from our children, especially our teens?
I still can’t get over the fact that human [...]
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