Great Moments In Parenting

Two men wrestling
Parenting

I Forced My Kid to Stick With a Sport. It Worked.

ByLizzy Francis

He didn't want to do it. But my son needs to know that sometimes, we have to do things we don't want to.

A dad having a serious conversation with his son, putting his hand on his son's shoulder.
Parenting

My Son Was A School Bully. Here's How How I Stopped It.

ByAs Told To Matt Christensen

I was a bully in school, and my son was following done the same path. But I didn't want him to become me.

Father and son playing with action figures on floor
Parenting

How I Used Action Figures to Improve My Son’s Social Skills

ByAs Told To Fatherly

My son is extremely sensitive and was getting upset easily at school. I didn't know what to do. Then I turned to his action figures.

Parenting

How I Handled It After My Son Walked In Us Having Sex

ByAs Told To Fatherly

Did I nail the conversation? No. But I think what we had were the beginnings of a good dialogue.

Parenting

This Dad Lost 100 Pounds to Keep Up with His Son

ByMatt Christensen

"I can’t even describe the high I got when my son would say stuff like, ‘Daddy! You look so different!’"

Parenting

What Happened When My Son Found My Old Playboys

ByMatt Christensen

What could've been an awkward moment morphed into a healthy sex talk.

A young boy giving a baseball player card and a black marker for signing through a fence
Parenting
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How I Turned My Son Into a Lifelong Baseball Card Collector

ByEvan Krebs

How three generations of baseball card collectors kept the family tradition alive.

Parenting

How a Simple Act of Kindness From My Son Showed Me He Really Does Listen

ByFatherly

We’re always telling him to be good to others. But you never know if that kindness extends into the real world. Now I know.

An illustration of a kid sitting on the toilet, potty training
Parenting

6 Fathers on the Potty Training Tricks That Made the Process Easier

ByLizzy Francis

Potty training can be really tough. Here's how to make it a little bit more bearable, according to six dads who have gone through it.

Parenting

How I Finally Found a Shared Activity That Helped Me Bond With My Son

ByMatt Berical

Who knew an Indiana Jones pinball machine would bring my son and I so close?