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The marriage you have to rebuild after the children arrive

Nobody warns you that the partnership you built before kids stops working the week you bring one home. Rebuilding it takes deliberate, unglamorous work.

GuideNewsSam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

Raising kids with convictions when the culture keeps moving

Rules stop working the second you leave the room. Reasons travel. How to hand your kids something that still holds up when you're not there.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Take the pedals off and he'll ride by teatime

A seven-year-old can learn to ride in about ninety minutes, if you start with a spanner instead of a jog behind the saddle.

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Family5 min read

Telling your kids someone they love has died

Plain words, the right timing, and what to do in the weeks after — from the conversation no parent wants to have.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideMoneySam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

Teach your kids money before an app does it for you

Your children are learning about money right now, from you or from a screen. A practical plan by age, with the arithmetic written out.

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

What a kid can actually do at five, eight, eleven and fourteen

Handing over chores costs you time for about three weeks. After that, it pays you back for the next decade.

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GuideFamilyCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

What to say before your teenager goes to the party

The code word, the no-questions ride, and the one rule that makes a kid call you at midnight instead of hiding it until Tuesday.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

GuideDatingSam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

When Your Children Meet the Woman You're Dating

The introduction isn't a scheduling problem. It's a character problem, and getting it right starts months before anyone shakes hands.

GuideDadsCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

The hardest player to coach will be your own kid

Playing time, the car ride home, and the handful of rules that stop one season from ending a sport your kid actually liked.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideFamilyCal Brennan22 Sept 20265 min

Run a family meeting your kids don't dread

Twenty minutes, same night every week, a fixed agenda and food on the table. The rest is just discipline.

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GuideHunting & ShootingSam Ortiz22 Sept 20266 min

The First Hunt Should Be Short, Warm and a Little Boring

Plan a kid's first time in the field around whether they'll want to come back, not around whether anything gets shot.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideDadsRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

Pay it on Fridays and don't ask what they spent it on

A pocket money system that survives contact with a real nine-year-old, including the part where he wastes it and you say nothing.

GuideGamingSam Ortiz22 Sept 20265 min

Be player two instead of the referee

The fastest way to have real influence over what your kids play is to pick up the second controller and stay in the room.

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GuideDadsCal Brennan22 Sept 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.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Dads6 min

What your kid actually needs from you on the sideline

Gaming5 min

The games worth your evenings, and the ones that waste them

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideDadsCal Brennan22 Sept 20266 min

Money makes no sense to a kid until it costs them something

A child with no income has no way to measure a dollar. Your job is to give them a denominator, then let them spend badly with it.

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Dads6 min read

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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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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