I Won an Award for Parenting During a Pandemic!
Okay, so the award wasn’t for my actual parenting skills, but rather my writing about being a dad during a pandemic. A series of posts I wrote during 2020 has won the Iris Award for Best Sponsored Content! What’s an Iris Award? Think the Oscars for parent blogging. Attendees of the Mom 2.0 and Dad 2.0 […]
Parenting During A Pandemic: Lessons Learned From 2020
Around this time four years ago, there was a barrage of articles, posts and memes declaring 2016 the “Worst Year Ever.” Between Trump getting elected, Brexit, Orlando, Zika and an inordinate amount of celebrity deaths, we thought it couldn’t get any worse than that. But then 2020 came along.
Parenting During A Pandemic: Building Resilience Amidst Chaos
Alright… this is where I’m supposed to impart some wisdom. To share valuable life lessons I’ve learned during this never, ever ending pandemic. To give you pointers on ways to talk to your kids about responsibility and resilience. Unfortunately, I got nothin’. Luckily, I know someone chock full of wisdom and pointers. I recently sat […]
Parenting During A Pandemic: Toasting the Last Days of Summer
It’s been a hell of a summer, hasn’t it? Between ongoing quarantine and COVID scares, missed friends and canceled plans, social unrest and political nonsense, it’s been a hot mess of struggle and stress for a whole lot of folks. Typically, the last days of summer meant the excitement (for kids) and relief (for parents) […]
Parenting During a Pandemic: Addressing (Not Avoiding) Summertime Blues
Transitioning from school year to summertime can be a pretty challenging process. Throw in a global pandemic with ever-changing levels of quarantine, and it can be downright traumatic. So, what’s a parent to do? Even under typical circumstances, families are dealing with a looser schedule and fewer restrictions. While kids might think that’s an amazing […]
Parenting During a Pandemic: A How (& How Not) To
I rarely give parenting advice. I’d much rather doodle a superhero or share cute pics of my kid than try to tell another parent how to do their job. But hey, it’s a pandemic, and I figure us parents can use all the help we can get. So I thought I’d share some extremely helpful […]
Managing Anxiety in a New Year of New Challenges
HAPPY 2022! Can you believe we’re still* talking about (and dealing with) this $@#% pandemic?!? As we transition from a year full of ups and down into one full of unknowns, many folks are experiencing high levels of anxiety (raises hand). And this is by no means limited to adults. Kids and teens are right […]
