by Ari Yares | Jan 23, 2017 | The Innovative Dad Blog
I hate driving carpool. There. I’ve finally said something that we are all thinking. Shlepping your own kids around town can be painful enough, but when you throw in two or three of their friends, it can be a downright miserable experience. And, yes, I’ve wanted to...
by Ari Yares | Jan 16, 2017 | The Innovative Dad Blog
“I’m bored.” Two words that every parent learns to dread. The conversation continues with: “There’s nothing to do.” Yet, you look around and see a house full of toys, crafts, and games that if you had free time would keep you occupied for hours. First, you need to...
by Ari Yares | Jan 8, 2017 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Recently, a colleague shared the exorbitant rate that her children were getting for losing a tooth. My jaw dropped. “Five dollars for a baby tooth?” I sputtered. At that rate, each kid would be earning 100 dollars just for having their teeth fall out naturally. How...
by Ari Yares | Dec 20, 2016 | The Innovative Dad Blog
Recently, my oldest daughter informed us that she did not want to change her younger brother’s poopy diapers. On the surface, it seemed like a reasonable request. After all, I wanted to avoid changing his diapers too. Then, it hit me. Was she changing his...
by Ari Yares | Dec 15, 2016 | Mindfulness, The Innovative Dad Blog
Bedtime rituals are incredibly important. We treasure our memories of reading to our children, getting snuggles and kisses, and carefully tucking them into bed. Yet, in many households, these rituals end up by the wayside in the rush to get the kids asleep so the...
by Ari Yares | Dec 7, 2016 | The Innovative Dad Blog
I never particularly cared for the cliché that “curiosity killed the cat.” It has always struck me as a way of conflating curiosity with senseless risk taking. The cat wasn’t killed because it was curious; it died because it made poor choices when assessing a...
