Discipline in Dads

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GuideCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Keep reading to them long after they can read themselves

Ten minutes, the same chair, a book slightly too hard for them. The one habit that survives shift work, bad moods and teenagers.

GuideCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Let the toddler carry the eggs

Putting the shopping away takes ten minutes alone and half an hour with a three-year-old. Do it the slow way anyway.

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GuideCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

What to do when the baby only wants his mother

The preference is real and it isn't a verdict on you. The way through it's taking full ownership of things nobody else touches.

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The bedtime routine that gives you your evening back

Bedtime takes ninety minutes in most houses. Forty is achievable, and the fix is boredom, not firmness.

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GuideCal BrennanSep 22, 20265 min

Teaching a kid to work before they're old enough to be paid

Work is a habit, not a wage. The years between three and thirteen are where it gets built, and most of it happens standing next to you.

GuideCal BrennanSep 22, 20266 min

Most discipline problems are consistency problems

Fewer rules, said once, enforced every time. The unglamorous method that still works when you're tired and outnumbered.

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GuideCal BrennanSep 22, 20266 min

What your kid actually needs from you on the sideline

Most of being a good sports dad is knowing when to keep your mouth shut, and the rest is showing up to the games nobody cares about.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideCal BrennanSep 22, 20265 min

What actually reopens a teenager who has stopped talking

The dinner table is the worst place to do this. Side by side, late at night, and a flat reaction to the first hard thing they tell you.

GuideCal BrennanSep 22, 20266 min

How to apologize to your child without losing authority

The apology most dads give is really a second lecture. Here's a version that works, and what it actually costs you.

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GuideCal BrennanSep 22, 20266 min

Your teenager is failing and already knows it

The lecture is the least useful thing you can offer a kid who's drowning in school. Say this instead.

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GuideCal BrennanSep 22, 20266 min

Talk to them at seven so they still talk to you at fifteen

The teenager who tells you things isn't a personality type. He's the result of about eight years of small, unglamorous habits.

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GuideSam OrtizSep 22, 20266 min

Your son is learning your work habits, not your work advice

He can't see your job. He can see how you leave, how you come back, and what you say about the people who pay you.

GuideSam OrtizSep 22, 20265 min

Most discipline only buys you ten minutes of quiet

Stopping a behavior and teaching a kid something are two different jobs, and only one of them still works when you're not in the room.

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GuideSam OrtizSep 22, 20265 min

What to do with your kids when you've got nothing left

Fun is expensive. Boring and available is cheap, and it's the version your kids are actually keeping score of.

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Phone Rules Your Teenager Can't Quietly Route Around

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Say the one thing at graduation and leave the rest alone

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GuideSam OrtizSep 22, 20266 min

Teaching your kid to drive without losing your temper

One skill per session, thirty minutes at a time, and a strict rule about when you're allowed to speak.

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Coaching your kid's team without becoming that parent

The hardest player on the roster is yours. A practical way to run the season so both of you still enjoy it in October.

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