Give your kid more rope

I don’t know about you, but the temptation to rescue my child is very strong. For example, the other day I dropped off my five-year-old Fynn at school. There were four boys kicking a soccer-ball around. ‘Yay, I can play soccer,’ gasped my boy with raw enthusiasm ‘No, you can’t! It’s just the four of…

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The Dad Dude

19 hours ago

See how well Julie and I have trained our kids? We have wondered why one of the twins who earlier this week, when picked up by his granny after school, refused first any pre-made meal of his choice at Checkers, then any flavour icecream at the Creamery, then asked if he could stay in the car when she drove him to her house, then declined to eat or drink anything at all once inside. Now realizing his error, he tells Julie, “Mommy you said YOU would pick me up, so when granny picked me up, I wondered if she was maybe … a FAKE granny, a stranger just pretending. I was starved and thirsty, but I thought she was trying to put me to sleep with sleeping medicine so she could steal me, so I ate nothing.” ... See MoreSee Less

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The Dad Dude

4 weeks ago

So Julie masterfully introduced her message at church this morning about “how God parents his kids” by speaking about three modes that parents use when dealing with their kids’ faults: Mode 1: Shaming: “How could you do something like this!” “Don’t be like those people.” Mode 2: Permissiveness: “You’re just a child, do what you will, you’ll be fine in the end.” Mode 3: Evocateuring: “This is not who you are.” “This is not what your life is about.” (Guess which one is God’s way of parenting us?)Anyway, afterwards she asks one of my kids who sat in her message what way he feels she most parents him. He says Mode 1. Ha! But then he re-assures her: “But don’t worry, next time you Mode 1 me, I will Mode 3 you back and remind you that you’re better than this.” ... See MoreSee Less

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The Dad Dude

4 weeks ago

Would you let your unattended minor wander around a Red Light District with prostitutes and drug pushers on every corner urging them to "come and see at no cost"? Most parents nowadays do! My oldest primary school age kids tell me that most of their friends have Tik Tok on their phones. The only reason this may be is that parents are sadly clueless about the soulless algorithm that "guides" the minor using the app. ... See MoreSee Less

How TikTok Serves Up Sex and Drug Videos to Minors

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The popular app can quickly drive young users into endless spools of adult content, including videos touting drug use and promoting pornography sites, a Wall Street Journal investigation finds.

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