The Big Dipper, Dr. Spock and a Bout of Doubt
This week has been a convergence of situations, salient points and sage advice, and each bright star – seen in retrospect – is getting...
Back To My Roots
In a couple of weeks I will attend the stay-at-home dad convention in Portland – HomeDadCon 2017! This is not the first convention that...
What’s on Mom and Dad’s Back-To-School Supplies List?
Ah, back to school…new notebooks, brand new shoes the kids have saved for the first day of class, the perfect first-day-of-school outfit...
Escaping Ego and Enjoying Epitaphs
Lately, we have been invited to participate in some great podcasts after the release of our book, ZagZig Parenting. It has been...
Zaggy Father’s Day: The Zag and Zig of family celebrations
As a perpetual planner, I should have looked ahead to see the potential looming challenge that I would face. At age 16, however, when...
A Dad’s Dream: Noboby Puts Baby in a Corner
Confession…I have not always given my full attention when my wife, a well-read news and research junkie, gets excited about some...
Wink, Wink: Wonder Why Kids Defy the Uniformity of Nature?
As if parenting wasn’t challenging enough, the system design is flawed; at least by manufacturing standards where quality replication is...
Graduation Parties, Pomp and Circumstance and the Parental Paradox
You are not alone, post high school graduation, if you are counting the days until they have to live on their own. The love is uncondition
ZagZig Memories of Ziggy Zagging at the Zoo
The zoo is one of my favorite places to go, and not just because it reminds me of our house with four kids, three dogs and at one point...
The Science of Marriage: The kid effect, divorce proofing and eyes half shut
With a gallon of milk and loaf of bread in hand, I spotted it out of the corner of my eye. The next thing I knew, Time magazine’s...
