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What Grit Looks Like In A Kid

This is what grit in a kid looks like. Nothing forced. No tutors. No coaches. No overbearing parent. Just desire and opportunity. My youngest daughter has been an indifferent ice skater, content to slide around with a green-plastic frame. She doesn’t fall. She goes pretty fast. But she really isn’t skating. She’s sliding. And that’s […]

Honesty Pays – Nokware Knight

Here’s some work advice for Lead Dads: be transparent and honest with your employer – even if you’re starting a new job. That’s what Nokware Knight, our Lead Dad of the Week from Bridgeport, CT, did when he was hired to teach at a prestigious independent school in central Connecticut. He had been working as […]

What To Do When Your Job Is Too Much

Is there a greater challenge for a father than balancing a demanding career that is no longer as rewarding as it once was with being the involved parent that his children need? You want a change, but you have obligations. What do you do? Steven Miyao, …

A Reminder: Being Present Is Better Than Being Perfect

At dinner on our 17th wedding anniversary, my wife handed me a card and laughed. It was very sweet on the outside, and on the inside, it read: Happy Valentine’s Day. Our anniversary is in December. I smiled. It was the perfect card for us, two working parents with three kids and three dogs and […]

Doing What Makes Sense – Even If It’s Different: Victor Wong

It was a logical, even easy decision, for Victor Wong and his wife to decide that he would take up the Lead Dad role in their home. It…

7 Reasons To Be Grateful For Your Partner This Thanksgiving

What am I most thankful for this holiday season? My relationship with my wife, by far. Without her, none of the other really great things…

What A Unique Summer Camp Can Teach About Empathy

Over 6 million children will lose a parent or sibling before they turn 18 years old. It’s a large number, but a lonely lot. Sara Deren, who married into a summer camp family, has been working to reduce their isolation. Her Experience Camps has now help …

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