Gun Control and Self-Defense: Laws or Education?

Gun Control

The events in Aurora, Colorado, have reignited the gun control debate. Proponents of gun control are pointing to this event (which is being called the “worst shooting massacre in U.S. history”) as just another reason why the government should do more to crack down on gun and ammunition-buying … [Read more...]

Navigating Teenage Pregnancy; Helping your Boy Become a Man

Teenage Dad

So Dad, what do you do when your teen son reluctantly announces that his girlfriend is pregnant with his child? It’s not exactly the kind of news you want to hear on a lazy Sunday afternoon, but it’s not the end of the world, either. Your reaction and how you move forward will have a major … [Read more...]

Helping Your Kids with Their Homework; How Much Help is too Much?

Homework

Parents all over the country have been lambasted for helping their children so much and so often, that they've become overly-dependent, unable to accomplish anything on their own. Dubbed "helicopter parenting," critics argue that parents raising the Millenial generation are doing them a great … [Read more...]

Summer Suggestions your Kids will Never Forget

Summer Watermelon

When we’re younger, we don’t measure our lives by what year it is. We measure it by afternoons spent picking ripe blueberries, by days of seemingly endless sunlight, and by the cacophony of katydids as they harmonize with violin-plucking crickets. Summers make a deep impression on us. They … [Read more...]