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Patrick A. Coleman
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5 Harsh Truths About Timeouts
Timeouts may seem like the perfect solution for child discipline problems, but they are rarely used correctly which makes them less than useful.
Love & Money
How to Prepare a Kid for the First Sleepover
Kids who've never stayed outside of their home may have anxiety. The parent's best tool for addressing those concerns may include a dry run with a relative.
Comfort
'America First' Means Putting Children Second
When U.S. foreign policy is centered on the interests of American industry the choices can put kids around the world in real danger.
Love & Money
I Played With My Kid One-on-One and Found Out He Doesn't Hate Me
An experiment to get closer to an ornery 5-year-old proves play can make people closer and make others jealous.
Love & Money
Low Unemployment Rates Are Great... Until You Consider High Childcare Costs
Childcare might be forcing parents to stay home rather than work. The government doesn’t count these individuals in unemployment numbers.
Finances
Fatherly Advice: How to Text Flirt With Your Wife
Fatherly's resident parenting expert talks keys to success rates for quickies, how to bottle feed, and inspire adventurousness in cautious kids.
Love & Money
The Second-Hame Shame of Watching Child Shaming Videos
Child shaming videos are a growing trend meant to be a digital act of “tough love,” but they’re actually awful disciplinary exhibitionism and completely disgusting.
Love & Money
5 Harsh Truths About Potty Training
Potty training is a crappy business and just because you have a plan, that does not guarantee success for your kid in the bathroom.
Comfort
Let's Teach Kids That Patriotism Requires Action
Patriotism is not something to give a nod to once a year over hot dogs and a flag-motif tablecloth, it requires real work and kids need to know that.
Love & Money
Thinking About Calling the Cops on a Kid? Don't.
In recent weeks, busybodies have been making the news for calling the police on kids who were minding their own business. What they should have done was talk to them.
Culture
‘Rollors’ Is My New Favorite Backyard Game to Play With My Kids
This new yard game is a fun hybrid of bocce ball and horseshoes.
Gear
How to Prepare for Baby's First Trip
There's no need for fancy baby travel beds or baby travel systems in order for parents to enjoy baby travel as early as two months after birth.
Comfort
I Tried a Weekly Chore Chart and Discovered My Kids Aren’t the Problem
In an attempt to get my family to be tidier, a weekly chore chart was made, attempted abandoned and remembered at the last minute.
Love & Money
Toys 'R' Us Was a Beautiful Disaster
There were a million toys at Toys 'R' Us a kid could play with, which made it home to mirth, disaster, and utter chaos that will be missed. Kind of.
Culture
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