#powerfulkids

I had collected my kids' artwork for years before I was floored by this one. The kid's got a good hand.

If you're stressed about your day, just remember this: no matter what obstacle you face, it can't possibly be as difficult as fighting off the Empire with chainsaw hands. (I realize we're probably looking

I found this in my eldest's backpack a few months ago. I'm guessing 'Star Wars: The Force of the Light Side and the Dark Side' is his working title for episode IX. Love this kid.

My wife and I encouraged our eldest's love of animals as much as possible. It usually meant spending any spare cash on books, and the quick favorite became animal reference books. He would pour over the

In our early childhood we all learn how to relate to people. Your parents, authorities, peers, all influence and help frame out your understanding of human interactions. Your early years are critical for

Fatherhood Fridays is back for another installment of great content posted by Dads in the last 7 days. It was much tougher this week to find new fatherhood content, it seems like the moms are out doing

So my son came home from his first Gym class in the first grade and told me that he needed to get a new gym bag. We had sent his extra clothes for gym in a reusable cloth bag, the type you get at many

The compulsory school age here in the UK is 5 years old (Year 1), and a lot of kids will start school at 4 years old entering reception class. My eldest is now 6 years old, but when she was around 2, I

I have really enjoyed this new tag of #powerfulkids - If you have been enjoying them would love to encourage you to use the tag. As parents we all have wins and losses and can benefit greatly from others

Society tends toward an unspoken (sometimes spoken) hierarchy of value. It starts early in school with simple things like who sits at what table at lunch, who plays what at recess, who actually gets a

First of all - any time you let your kid rock hair like this you are winning - if you can convince your kid its awesome...they will rock it with confidence and create more awesomeness around them - its

We have all been there, walking through a store in the mall enjoying our Saturday afternoon. We turn the corner and there, down the toy aisle is some helpless parent trying to ignore their 3, 4, 5, 7 or

How do kids go from ambitions of being superheroes in Kindergarten to fears of failures in 12th Grade? Imagine what you would find walking into a typical Kindergarten class that has a costume party - a

This past Summer, I have had a series of experiences and diverse thoughts about what it means to be powerful. I've written about some of those thoughts in the last few months. But my vocational worklife

Watch My Happy Kids and Their Giving Tree video on DTube I wanted to submit this video of my 2 girls enjoying swinging on a Willow Tree, to @karenmckersie's pop contest I happened upon earlier today. After