Life is Much Safer for Kids Nowadays

Life is Much Safer for Kids Nowadays

Nostalgia runs deep these days. The memories of freewheeling childhood fun is a welcome spectre to those raised in decades past. However, there is one area where the present has one up on those good ol’ days: child safety. Thankfully, scientists and researchers...
How Fathers Can Raise Good Adults

How Fathers Can Raise Good Adults

As every father can verify, life’s perspective shifts uniquely the moment a child is born. Innately, we feel in that instant the weight of what we created. There is a soaring joy in our baby’s first moments, of course, but also an acknowledgement of a new duty,...
Teach Your Kids to Get Involved in the Community

Teach Your Kids to Get Involved in the Community

The habit of service doesn’t just build a better world. Research has proven that community service improves self-esteem and lowers the risk of risky behaviors that start during the teen years and can continue through adulthood. For the family, volunteering as a unit...
Parenting: Boy Scouts

Parenting: Boy Scouts

The Boy Scouts of America isn’t just for boys. The organization recently expanded its programs to include girls at all levels. Scouting has had coed programs for a while now, but If you have children of either gender, consider involving them in a Boy Scout program. I...