“What I Want” from another unnamed but successful dad:
I want my children to find God’s path for them, so… I must accept the reality that each child is God’s unique creation. This means they will have gifts and passions that may not exactly match my gifts...
View Article“What I’ve Learned” from another unnamed but successful dad
First, I want to point out a few things that have definitely contributed to our (apparent) success with our children. I married well. Although I didn’t know it when I proposed to her, my wife’s “mom”...
View ArticleMaking Friends
Miss Pat, My daughter is 7. When she was in the 1st grade, she had a classmate who was in the same class with her since they were in Kindergarten, they quickly became best friends. They are in...
View ArticleHandling Disappointment
Hi Ms. Pat, My 6 years old daughter cries easily in handling even “simple” disappointment. For example, this morning she requested to have breakfast of a toast with some butter on it and a piece of...
View ArticlePicky Eater
Dear Miss Pat, Our three-year-old daughter is very strong-willed and pushes us to our limits. She rarely eats a meal but then will wear you down for snacks. She will beg forever until we sometimes give...
View ArticleShe’s Mad!
Dear Miss Pat, I have three children. My two boys are 11 and 4. It is my 3 year old daughter I’m concerned about. She is having extreme behavior issues. She gets angry very easily and will be...
View ArticleLow Self-Esteem
Our six year old son is showing signs of low self-esteem and we are at a loss on how to help. It is triggered by what he feels is a failure of some kind—losing a video game, accidentally hurting his...
View ArticleHungry Fido!
On my 6-year-old’s chore chart, he was responsible for feeding the dog. However, I have been trying to only ask him once to do something. So if the dog wasn’t fed or if I didn’t know he had fed the...
View ArticleToddler
We are trying to teach our toddler to listen and obey and we are having a difficult time. We have tried everything from time-outs, spanking, and talking. Nothing is working. The toddler years are...
View ArticleSleeping Issues
We are having a difficult time putting our son to bed at night. The child has trouble going to sleep and he ends up in bed with us during the night. This is a tough question, because we as parents are...
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