Taking a kid fishing can be a fun and rewarding experience. However, there are a few guidelines that will make the outing a success.
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BUILDING YOUR TEAM: WHAT MAKES AN MVP?
What Makes an MVP? An MVP is a Leader On and Off the Court In the 2013-2014 NBA regular season, Kevin Durant averaged 36 points a game while also scoring 30 or more points twelve games in a row. He led Oklahoma City in a career high scoring game against the Golden State Warriors, while …
MARCH MADNESS: BUILDING YOUR TEAM: SIZING UP YOUR TEAM
Every season, sportscasters and pundits spend considerable time speculating about the potential of various teams and their ability to produce a winning season.
What If I Grew Up with an Alcoholic Parent?
Shannon is worried about the way Derek drinks. He could always “hold his liquor,” but lately it seems to be more and more important to him. She has tried to talk with him about how his drinking affects their kids, but typically gets the same response:
TRUE TO YOU IN ’22: COULD I HAVE A PROBLEM?
I was probably about 15-years-old, staying overnight with a new friend, when it happened. We were upstairs in her bedroom when loud voices could be heard emanating from the kitchen below. I looked at my friend and saw tears in her eyes. “I just wish my dad wouldn’t drink so much,” she said. And that …
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More Than Two for a New You
The role of the therapist often is to listen, reflect, be empathetic, work with the client to achieve a goal, process past events, or just allow him or her to vent their feelings and frustrations.
What to Not Do in 2022
“Focus. Focus. Focus.” That’s what the expert in strategic planning said at a meeting I recently attended. “If you’re going to be good at strategic planning, “ he continued…
GOOD DADS THINK OF OTHERS
THE ANNUAL HOLIDAY ARGUMENT Let’s face it. Celebrating the holidays can be very stressful and depending on your family’s background and traditions, the tension can last for weeks. Even if you are able to keep plans for your family festivities reasonable, you still have to cope with the behavior and expectations of others. Just trying …
Good Dads Love their Community
I was thirteen years old and standing in the middle of a grocery store in Mexico.
Fatherhood through Divorce: What’s It Like for Dads Over the Road
Dan sat on the couch visibly upset. His body was tense, and it looked like he was at a point of yelling or crying.
“My son and I used to be attached at the hip. Anywhere I went he went. Now, I can’t even get him to take out the trash without him yelling at me for ruining his life or accusing me of being mean or angry. I am angry! I have done nothing to him, or her for that matter. She left me and yet I am the bad guy, and she is definitely turning him against me.