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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

Fatherly Advice

There Are No 'Loud Kids'

By Patrick A. Coleman

The Experimental Family

I Tried Having My Kids Punish Themselves and Found Inner Peace

By Patrick A. Coleman

You're Going to Fight in Your Marriage. Here's How to Make it Productive.

How to Argue Better When You Hate Conflict

By Jeremy Brown

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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.

'Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots' Gets A 21st-Century Makeover When one finally gets KO'd, its head doesn't just pop up, it pops clean off.

The ‘Main Event’ Lets Kids Spar In An Epic Shadow Boxing Match But don't worry, they won't get close enough to actually hit each other.

10 Things to Never, Ever Say When Arguing With Your Spouse When a disagreement spirals into a full-blown brawl, there are certain phrases you need to avoid. These ten should never be spoken.

How to Make a Perfect Snowball According to Physics It's as simple as locking in the anharmonicity in the amplification of surface molecules.

Health & Science

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