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Obviously you want them to be successful. You want them to be excellent—at whatever they do in this…
An illiterate world is not a good one, but a world where people unthinkingly believe and accept everything…
Look, thankfully, we’re at a place where most people don’t need to hear this anymore, but unfortunately, some…
It was a cold morning in Iowa City and Jack Harbaugh was dropping his kids off at school….
Of course, you want tough kids. You want boys who are active and resilient. You want girls who…
It’s almost incomprehensible. The parents were rich. They were powerful. Their kids had access to the best tutors…
The Spartan Agesilaus was the toughest of the tough. Like all Spartans, he had been trained in the…
You tell them to be good. To be honest. To follow the law. To care about other people….
It’s a story as old as fatherhood itself. The son or daughter kills themselves to win the approval of their dad, which never seems to…
When our kids mess up we say: Aren’t you a little old for that? And we have all sorts of rules of thumb for what…
Pretty much every parent wants to raise kids who turn out to be good people. Almost no father thinks: I’d love for my son to…
One of the things Napoleon advised his generals against was “forming a picture” of the battle. What he meant was that your preconceived notions, your…
Rules and regulations are important. A child needs to learn what behaviors are and aren’t acceptable. They need structure and guidance. They need to learn…
It’s interesting to think about the steady decline in expectations for kids when it comes to reading. Not long ago, kids were taught Latin and…
The ancient writer—and father—Plutarch tells us of a parenting strategy he discovered in the works of Plato. “Young people must be taught from childhood,” he…
The late ESPN broadcaster—and father of two girls—Stuart Scott, was once sitting in a restaurant with some friends and their respective children. Everyone was having…
When you read parenting books, it’s hard not to get the distinct sense that there is a right way to parent. That being a dad…
Right now, you’re thinking about what all the other parents are doing. What schools they’re getting their kids into. What the best strollers are. You’re…
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