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• Parenting Techniques Work for Grownups Too

  On the face of it, this sounds horrible: using parenting techniques on your spouse. I get deeply, deeply irritated by the “sitcom dad” stereotype which holds up all husbands and fathers as bumbling childlike idiots who just need to shut up and listen to their ever-wise wives. This is wrong on many levels: first, it’s untrue. Most of the guys I know (and the one I am parenting with) are as good with their kids as the women in the family. Also? People behave to the level you expect of them. Your flaky friend who always shows up late? Leave without her and she will change her ways fast (as I know from personal experience of being that friend). Act like your partner is an idiot and guess what? That’s exactly the kind of behavior you’ll get. But this is actually kind of intriguing. Read More... Posted Mar 23 2009, 05:31 PM by Amy Kuras with | with 10 comment(s) Filed under: marriage, communication, partnership, distraction, parenting techniques, sitcom dads, choose your battles, creative discipline

• What a WAHD: Work at Home Dad's Day is Friday

  OMG everybody! Hop in the minivan right now and get to shopping! We almost missed Work At Home Dads Day!! It's Friday, June 13. Here's what the press release announcing it said: "Held each year on the Friday before Father’s Day, it is one day set aside to honor and celebrate those fathers who have elected to work or remain at home – either as home-based entrepreneurs, teleworkers, or full-time caregivers – as a means to improve family interaction, professional satisfaction, and balance between the two." Okay, nothing wrong with that. Until I read this: It's also, according to the press release, a day for work at home dads to "finally get their due." How does one type.... Read More... Posted Jun 11 2008, 02:02 PM by Amy Kuras with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: parenting, holidays, work-life balance, equality, division of labor, partnership, work -at-home moms, playground politics, work-at-home dads, stupid ideas