Top 10 Tips: Stay at Home Dad Wisdom
I am getting old. Number 1 is graduating from college next month and then a week later, Number 3 is graduating from high school. That...
Milestones, Memories and Moving On
So this week, there were a number of firsts in the Reed-Becker family. Number 1 is graduating from college next month and this week she...
Healthy Parenting Advice from Dad: Find Something You Love
It is officially February in Nebraska. What does that mean? Yes, six more weeks of winter, which, sucks and makes me not want to live...
Problem Solving: The Challenge of Getting Below the Surface
In doing some research for a project, I recently came across a term that intrigued me; a “wicked problem” is a social or culture problem...
Find My iPhone: Less About Helicopter, More About Heart
As the kids reach the late-teen to early-adult years, the parent-child relationship goes through a renegotiation phase. While the...
When Dad Does Know Best and Mom Learns New Way
After all these years, and now that the kids are teens to young adults, I have to admit that my husband, the two-decade full time dad of...
I Have to Check in Before I Can Check Out
Having high school kids at home has its advantages. No longer is there a bedtime routine or long, chapter books to read so the kids go...
Back To My Roots
In a couple of weeks I will attend the stay-at-home dad convention in Portland – HomeDadCon 2017! This is not the first convention that...
Pass on What Brings You Passion and Share That With Your Kids
For the past nine days, I have volunteered countless hours at the College World Series as a way to fundraise for Number 4 and his dance...
Zaggy Father’s Day: The Zag and Zig of family celebrations
As a perpetual planner, I should have looked ahead to see the potential looming challenge that I would face. At age 16, however, when...
