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Fighting

The 6-Step Trick to Ending Every Argument Quickly

By Matt Christensen

Fatherly Advice

When Kids Fear School Shootings

By Patrick A. Coleman

The Silliest, Most Absurd Fight We've Ever Had, According To 16 Married People

By Lizzy Francis

10 Things to Never, Ever Say When Arguing With Your Spouse

By Jeremy Brown

Opinion

The Gosars are an Average American Family

By Patrick A. Coleman

Parenting Strategies

The Biggest Fight We Had As New Parents — And How We Worked It Out

By Lizzy Francis

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There Are No 'Loud Kids' This week, Fatherly's resident parenting expert talks about why make up sex is a bad idea, how to keep a 5-year-old quiet and why you might want to avoid that baby powder.

I Tried Having My Kids Punish Themselves and Found Inner Peace A week of letting my children choose their own consequences showed that kids have an innate sense of restorative justice when they want to.

You're Going to Fight in Your Marriage. Here's How to Make it Productive. Productive for both your marriage and your children's social development.

How to Argue Better When You Hate Conflict It's all about learning how to engage and argue in a style that suits your personality.

6 Punching Bags You'll Love to Wail On Want to work out some aggression on a punchable torso? Add a new layer of stat-tracking to your boxing workout? These bags have you covered.

How to Stop Being Overly Aggressive During Marital Arguments Remember: If you seek to always be the victor, it means someone has to be the victim.

The 10 Fights You’ll Have in the Car This Summer From the "Do you know where you're going?" dust up to the "For the Love of God, Please Change the Radio" blow-out.

Stop Calling Your Wife “Crazy” During Arguments Yes, it's ingrained in our vocabulary. But the word is lazy, hurtful, and de-legitimizes a woman's feelings.

How to Teach Little Kids to Defend Themselves Many dads want to teach kids to defend themselves by decking a bully in the face, but sometimes well-crafted trash talk works better.

6 Ground Rules to Remember During Your Next Big Fight Keep them in mind when tempers flare.

How to Identify a No-Win Fight The most important parts of arguing with a child are knowing what you’re arguing about in the first place and understanding it’s okay for them to win.

7 Tips For Making Your Marital Arguments Suck Less #2 Understand when to use "I" and when to use "we".

When Boys Fight in a Cage Kids from all over the country came to Boonville, Missouri to step into an octagon and test themselves.

How to Prevent Minor Marital Arguments From Evolving Into Major Fights It's all about that groundwork. And adhering to the "soft startup" rule.

The Zen of Roughousing Someday, my son will forget how to speak this language with me. He’ll get too big and feel too embarrassed to give dad a hug, let alone a headlock. But for now? It's on.

Father & Child Relationships

How to Admit That You’re Wrong (Even If You’re Always Right) In this age of denialism, it's more important to state plain truths such as "I was wrong." It also makes you a better role model.

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