Kids Notice When Parents Prioritize Phones Over Play
At my son's gymnastics class and it blows my mind that 90% of parents are playing pointless games like candy crush on their phone. Watch your kid. They'll look up every 10 seconds to see if you're watching them and they'll be disappointed when they realize you aren't.
Diaper Chaos: Parents Yearn for Clean‑up Relief
Youngest child shit all the way up his back, awful miserable terrible to clean up (insta-bath time) Have 1/3 of the children out of diapers and this era cannot end soon enough
Millennial Dads Spend Four Times More Time Parenting
Modern fatherhood would be unrecognisable to a 1950’s dad. “Compared to their Boomer parents, childcare time among Millennial dads has more than doubled. Compared to their Silent Generation grandparents, it’s nearly quadrupled. You will be hard-pressed to find any part of day-to-day modern...
Childcare Is Essential, Not Optional for Entrepreneurs
If I see a business owner brag that they don't need child care, sorry but I DO need child care 😭
Broken Families Drive Boy Crisis: School Failure, Trouble, Depression
"The Boy Crisis" Everyone's talking about it. Fewer are asking where it hits hardest. The answer: broken families. New @FamStudies @azpolicy shows boys raised outside an intact family most likely to fail in school, get in trouble & be depressed. For...
Kids' Texts: Excitement Quickly Turns to Worry
When your kids leave the house you get excited when they text you. But more often then not its... https://t.co/2fuBivB8YP
Kids Mirror Your Communication, Reveal Their Unique Personality
I feel like the last few months I've really got to see my kid's personality. Also, you get to see how you talk to other people because your kid will talk to you the same way. It's fun see what all 3...
Support Kids' Passions, Don't Force Your Own Dreams
I always thought I’d teach my kids baseball. That was the plan. But I have no passion for it anymore. Now I hope they love golf. I hope they want to do business. But at the end of the day I...
Kids Teach Us: Time Is Love’s True Spell
Your kids spell love T-I-M-E Whats your favorite thing to do with your kids right now?
Normalize Emotional Labor: Men Also Handle Card‑writing
I love having sons reason 358584 because of course I’m going to talk to them about buying the card, take them to pick out the card, have them write the card, and go to mail the card. Normalize emotional labor...
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Raise Children with Love, Not Ownership of Their Minds
"Your children are not your children... You may give them your love but not your thoughts, For they have their own thoughts. You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow" Kahlil Gibran’s timelessly excellent...
Parenthood Redefines Success: From Building to Modeling
The moment you become a parent, success stops being about what you can build… and starts being about what you can model.
Teaching Kids Responsibility Through Daily Trash Clean‑ups
Have started making the 8 year old responsible for removing any trash we find in our Waymos so he starts getting used to what will be a lifetime of cleaning up after others. https://t.co/wKZTVmHr5M
Lifting a Mattress Can Leave You Numb.
Sprained the right side of my back trying to lift my kiddo's mattress to look for lost earbuds. Literally couldn't feel my right leg for a solid minute. I OLDDDDDD 😭
Teach Kids to Cherish Ordinary Joys, Not Greatness
Do not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is the way of foolishness. Help them instead to find the wonder and the marvel of an ordinary life. Show them the joy of tasting tomatoes, apples and pears. Show them...
Speak Positively to Kids; Belief Shapes Their Future
“Speak to your children as if they are the wisest, kindest, most beautiful and magical humans on earth, for what they believe is what they will become.”
Tall Son Outgrows Dad on Cramped Cruise
Took my son for a little cruise … hes taller than me at 6’5… this was not made for tall people 🤣 https://t.co/zimW5SvZu3
Daughter Pre-Warns Boyfriend About Dad's Scariness
My daughter is starting to date someone.. I said to her “when I meet him..” She said “sorry to interrupt but I already said to him my dad is a little scary just a heads up” Me: https://t.co/zZwDH19dzE
Model Behavior: Teach Kids Through Your Actions
Showing your child HOW to behave is one of the key parts of effective discipline. Your child is watching you, and needing your guidance and support.❤️🩹
Heartfelt Stories to Raise Confident, Independent Daughters
Don’t miss practical, heartfelt stories that will help you raise confident, independent daughters. Tune in! https://t.co/qbgo2YZf4T
Balancing Mom Duties: Park, Errands, and Mother’s Day?
Taking the kids to the park then we’re running errands. Ladies, am I Mother’s Daying correctly?
Intellectual Parents Still Struggle: Parenting Rarely Starts From Mastery
Both my parents had PhDs and were obsessed with learning. We didn’t have a TV in the house. Instead, we read books and discussed politics at the dinner table. By age 8, I could read and write at a 12th...
Dad’s Mug on Mother’s Day Highlights Family Standards
I always use my #1 dad mug on Mother’s Day as a subtle reminder of the standard we set in this family.
Celebrate Every Child's Unique Strengths, From Picky Eaters to Artists
Got a picky eater or an aspiring artist at home? Episode highlights how to celebrate every child’s strengths. https://t.co/qbgo2YYHfl
It’s OK If Preschoolers Skip Extracurricular Classes
Thank god, this article -- and common sense -- say that not all preschoolers want to be in soccer, ballet or ANY class. And that is FINE. (Maybe what's weird is...classes for prescoolers?)
Teaching Kids Stewardship Over Simple Financial Handouts
This is something I have radically changed my mind on. I used to be a “give it all away and let my kids build their own thing” … and now that I have gotten older have realized that what I...
Proud Father Celebrates Son's Graduation and Perseverance
Just listened to @ColtMcCoy deliver commencement address at my @UTAustin alma mater. Tonight, my firstborn joins me as member of the @UTMcCombsAlumni community. Words simply fail. I couldn’t be any prouder of you, William. “Winners never quit, and quitters never achieve victory”...
Dad’s the Ticket to Smokedope2016 for Girls
When your girls want to go to a Smokedope2016 show and you say “ok, but only if dad comes”.
Toddler Drops Full Prayer, Outshining Adult Assumptions
Us: we can probably put him in Catholic school, he’s too little to really learn anything anyway The 2 yo randomly before dinner: in the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit …
Dads: Master Patience with Self‑Awareness and Empathy
Ways for dads to be more patient and understanding with their children: ☝🏿Recognize and manage personal triggers and emotions ✌🏿Practice active listening and empathy 👌🏿Develop coping strategies and stress-reducing techniques Follow @4fitfatherhood for tips like these and share with someone who needs this #Father #fatherhood...
Help Guys Choose Real Father’s Day Gifts
43 Days until fathers day and fellas your lady doesn't know what to get you. Drop what you need/want in the comments it might help you and other fellas get real gifts. Bonus points if you tag her
Midnight Rain, Kid's Bathroom Call Disrupts Sleep
Middle of the night, raining like crazy, and cold. And then an unexpected voice. It’s my 6-year-old: “Dad, I need to go to the bathroom.” I’d truly rather sleep in a strip mall.
Teach Heirs to Earn, Not Just Inherit Wealth
I've seen too many trust fund kids waste their family's wealth. Family constitutions are more than just paperwork - they're a plan to ensure the family's survival. Want your kids to keep building what you started? Make them earn it. Match...
We Spend 75% with Kids Before Age 12
75% of the time we spend with our children in our lifetime will be spent by age 12, 90% by the time children are 18. https://t.co/Fnox3Chjqg
Embrace Curiosity: Read Together and Keep Learning
If you don’t know what this is…it’s OK, just keep learning. Read this with your kids and discuss it. https://t.co/EeSNK6ImWd https://t.co/DLgi5eQlye
Feeding a Baby: Endless Loop of Spills and Patience
Baby: I’m hungry Me: okay here’s a bottle Baby: *spits out milk* Me:🚬 Baby: where’s my milk Me: *Goes to feed again* Baby: 😴😴 Me:
Teach Kids Money Early, Prevent Free Bad Habits
If you don’t teach your kids about money, the world will teach them bad habits for free.
Exhausted Dads Need Baseline Performance for Better Living
Most dads aren’t lazy. They’re exhausted. Low energy has become the norm and it’s affecting everything. Baseline Performance was built to help fathers train hard, recover well, and show up better at home. Master your baseline. Link in bio. #baselineperformance ##4fitfatherhood #fitdad #FitFatherhood
Unspoken Pressures Dads Carry: What Affects Them Most?
A lot of dads are carrying pressure they never talk about. What pressure do you think fathers deal with the most?
Fatherhood: It's About Showing Up, Not Perfection
#Fatherhood isn’t about getting it all right. It’s about showing up. Get inspired here: https://t.co/qbgo2YZf4T
Debunked Nudge Theory: Stop Meddling, Let Kids Unplug
Cass Sunstein's nanny-state nudge policy has been debunked but he never stops trying to meddle in others' lives. Leave the kids alone. The Way to Get Kids Off Screens https://t.co/ZAOFJRpTQS
First Hold Reveals My Life’s Purpose
Title: A Letter To My son Landon, I remember the first time I held you. It felt as if the entire world stopped spinning for a moment just so I could meet you. You looked at me with such ease, as if...
Even CEOs Can't Convince Kids to Stop Cheese
I can negotiate publishing contracts with mega corporations but trying to convince my child he really shouldn’t go to sleep with that bag of shredded cheese he’s slowly eating by the handful? Can’t be done.
Timeless Western Thrills Kids and Parents Alike
I just rewatched Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. It was my kids' first time seeing it. I was a bit worried that they may not like it because of the pacing (it came out in 1969 after all). But...
Early Dress Code Built Confidence for Future Success
Dad made us all wear jackets and ties to church every Sunday. Not just Christmas and Easter. Every Sunday. We were the only kids dressed up. We were always embarrassed but every man over fifty would, at one mass or another, smile...
From Productivity to Presence: Redefining Dad Value
Dads: What’s something you value differently now as a dad? I used to measure my value by productivity. Now I measure it by presence.
Kids Learn Faith by Watching, Not Hearing
People ask me all the time, “How do I keep my kids in the faith?” The answer is simpler than most people want it to be: your example matters more than your words. Children learn by imitation long before they learn by...
Fathers Shape Kids' Futures and Future Therapy Conversations
As parents, we're tasked with shaping someone's childhood. The way we approach this responsibility will impact the conversations they'll have - or avoid - in therapy one day. On this @4fitfatherhood podcast episode, @mattfleekop and I dive into the critical role...
Prevent Deadbeat Dads From Fleeing With Children
10000% support Deadbeat dads shouldn’t be able to leave the country (even or especially for overseas vacation) if they leave their kids or their kids moms.