by Ari Yares | Mar 7, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog
True confession. I’ve got two screens at work and at home. More often than not, I’ve got something up on the second screen that is only tangentially connected to the work that I’m doing. That second screen might have Facebook or my Gmail account open or...
by Ari Yares | Mar 4, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
“I’m bored.” It’s probably one of the last phrases you want to hear from your kids. Too often, our kids expect us to serve as cruise director for them and keep them entertained at all times. What if we turned the tables and got them involved in...
by Ari Yares | Mar 1, 2018 | Reading, The Innovative Dad Blog, Video
It’s Read Across America Week in most schools this week. We often focus on the mechanics of reading without paying as much attention as we should to whether or not a child is enjoying reading. As parents, we play a significant role in building our...
by Ari Yares | Feb 21, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog
I can’t decide if I have a healthy relationship with Facebook or not. Like everyone else, I sometimes fall down the rabbit hole of my newsfeed, clicking on links with the same curiosity that I have with the supermarket checkout line tabloids (except somehow...
by Ari Yares | Feb 18, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Looking for an easy relaxation technique? Try square breathing. It’s an easy technique that you can use to help your child calm themselves down. Watch this short video to learn how. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to...
by Ari Yares | Feb 16, 2018 | Video
Are kids today more or less stressed than their parents were growing up? Maybe. A better question might be what do we as parents do about helping our kids manage stress? Watch this episode of the Innovative Dad to learn more about the causes of stress and what we as...
by Ari Yares | Feb 15, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog, Video
Like many parents, I’ve been thinking about the school shooting in Florida. Sometimes the news is just frightening – for us and for our kids. We want and hope that schools are safe places for our children to grow and learn. When they aren’t, it can...
by Ari Yares | Feb 7, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog
I don’t remember which show it was that we just finished watching, but there was an element of the plot that involved a bribe being given to an elected official. In exchange for the money (of course, it was in unmarked bills in a nondescript briefcase), the official...
by Ari Yares | Feb 1, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog, Video
Struggling with helping your kids with homework? Watch this recording of a Facebook Live session with the Innovative Dad for a discussion on strategies for dealing with the on-going homework battles that we have with our kids. We’ll cover how to setup a working...
by Ari Yares | Feb 1, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits, The Innovative Dad Blog
Looking for some practical tips for innovative parents? Here’s a quick parenting tip – try using progressive muscle relaxation with your kids to help them calm down at the end of the day. Check out this short video to learn more about how to use...
