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She packs the car backward, and she's right every time

Six hundred miles, two kids, one cooler. On a road trip, my wife's system beats my Tetris skills, and her rules work for any family car.

StoryMarriageSam Ortiz7 Oct 20266 min

She Knew the Quiet Meant Trouble. I Thought It Meant Peace.

The field trip form had eleven lines and I knew three. A dad on what his wife knows about their own kids, and how he's catching up.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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StoryMomsNina Castellan7 Oct 20266 min

Answered With Total Confidence and Absolutely No Idea

Gum in hair, a fever at 2 a.m., and why the sky is blue. First the bluff, then the real answer you can use tonight.

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Dads6 min read

Fractions, Pluto and the capital I got wrong at dinner

A fourth-grade worksheet, a seventh-grade essay and a dad bluffing his way through both. The real answers are in here, too.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideFamilyRay Okonkwo7 Oct 20265 min

The lake cabin beat the theme park, and I kept the receipts

Two vacations, one spreadsheet and the only unit that counts: the stories your kids still tell a year later.

GuideCommunityCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

Be the Other Grown-Up a Kid Can Count On

Coaches, uncles and the guy next door shape kids in ways parents can't. It takes less than you'd think, plus a few rules you never bend.

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StoryDadsSam Ortiz7 Oct 20267 min

How the car goes, where wind comes from, and other bluffs

Eight questions from the back seat I couldn't answer, plus the real answers you can give your kids tonight.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideFamilyCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

The twenty-minute Sunday meeting that runs the whole week

Five items, a kitchen timer and a spiral notebook. Hold it when nothing's wrong, and it'll still work when something is.

GuideMomsNina Castellan6 Oct 20266 min

Stop Asking Your Kid Why They Did It

"Why" gets you a shrug or a lie. Four better questions turn a broken window into a kid who knows how to make things right.

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

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GuideDadsCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

You can't pick their friends, but you can own the garage

Banning a bad friend rarely works. Shaping who your kid meets, and where they hang out, works a lot better.

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GuideFamilyCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

Let your kids fail while it still costs twenty dollars

First job, first car, first apartment. Hand over the adult jobs early, while a mistake costs a late fee, not a lease.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideBoys & GirlsSam Ortiz6 Oct 20266 min

Sorry Is the Cheap Part of an Apology

Two syllables shouted at the ceiling don't fix anything. Teach your kid to own it, repair it and do better, and the word will start meaning something.

GuideMomsNina Castellan6 Oct 20266 min

Give Your Kid the Exact Words Before They Need Them

Your kids already know right from wrong. What they're missing at 9:40 on a Friday night is the sentence that gets them out of the room.

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GuideFamilyRay Okonkwo6 Oct 20266 min

Stop paying your kids for the wrong things

Most parents pay for chores that should be free and hand over the things that should be earned. Flip it, and watch what happens to your kid.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Boys & Girls6 min

Give Your Kid a Job Somebody Else Is Counting On

Dads6 min

The pause your kid needs gets built on the boring days

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideMomsNina Castellan5 Oct 20266 min

Teach Them on Saturday So They Can Cook on Tuesday

What a five, eight and twelve-year-old can really handle in the kitchen, and the timing trick that keeps you from giving up on it.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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Boys & Girls7 min read

The cheapest money mistake your kid will ever make

A bad purchase costs nine dollars at age ten and nine thousand at twenty-five. Teach money in the right order and let the cheap lessons happen.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

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