by Ari Yares | Mar 25, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
Mornings can be rough. There is so much that has to happen and too little time to make it happen. We get stressed and our kids feed off of that stress for a vicious cycle of general unpleasantness at the start of the day. Try these two easy strategies to take some of...
by Ari Yares | Mar 21, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog
There are often moments where I wish that there was a parenting scorecard, just so I could know how I was doing. I’m not sure what the parenting equivalent of runs batted in is, but I could just see what the scorecard might look like – tantrums managed,...
by Ari Yares | Mar 20, 2018 | The Innovative Dad Blog, Video
The Parkland school shooting has put lockdown drills and active shooter planning at schools into the limelight. Planning for emergencies is important, but our kids can also find them anxiety provoking. Watch this Facebook Live video about how to talk to our kids about...
by Ari Yares | Mar 12, 2018 | Parenting Strategies to Kid Habits
We all ask this question of our kids at pick-up from school. “Do you have all your stuff?” Usually, the answer is yes. Or at least it is until they get home, unpack, and then somehow magically discover that their [fill in the blank] has mysteriously...
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...
