“Sit up to the table in your chair, Landon. It’s time for dinner,” I said cheerfully. Not a millisecond later came that boisterous and very powerful word from our defiant two-year-old, “No!” No?! What happened to the sweet innocent boy I used to rock to sleep? Our compliant little (I mean, big) eater who… View Post
2 Ways To Stop Pleading, Begging, and Bribing Your Kids
Bedtime has officially become a chore in the Straub household. Think delay tactics, manipulation, and even playing “lovey dovey” to get his way. Yes, our two-year-old can be a master manipulator. And let me tell you, he’s good! In the last few weeks Christi and I have found ourselves reading books to him a… View Post
Do Your Kids Really Know?
My wife, Christi, is 37 weeks pregnant. People ask if our nearly two-year-old son knows he’s getting a baby sister soon. He knows there’s a crib in the other bedroom. He runs into the room pointing at it saying, “baaa-by” in a very affectionate tone. He also knows that mommy’s belly is referred to… View Post
“That’s So Unreasonable!” Setting Parental Limits on Technology—without the Backlash
Let’s be honest, we all do stupid things. And unless we’re teenage boys out on a Friday night with nothing to do, our intentions most likely were not to do that stupid act. I remember when I was a teenager. I had a 1984 Camaro my parents bought new and then gave to me as… View Post