Published inModern ParentHaving an Autistic Son Helped Me to Realize I Needed to Talk to My Kids about Police BrutalityProtests and the murder of an autistic man in mid-2020 helped me realize that it was time to talk to my kids about police brutality.Jan 20, 2021Jan 20, 2021
Published inAge of AwarenessPublic School Failed My Autistic Son, and I’m ThankfulThe public school failed our son and us, but sometimes things work out for the best.Jan 19, 2021Jan 19, 2021
Published inModern ParentMy Child is a Master EavesdropperWhy can’t he hear me when I need him to do his chores, though?Jan 15, 20211Jan 15, 20211
Published inModern ParentI Love You Enough to Tell You When You’ve Done Something WrongWhen kids get into trouble, the best approach to take is the one with love.Jan 15, 2021Jan 15, 2021
Published inModern ParentI Play Video Games with My Kids Because It’s Good for ThemPlay video games with your kids. It’s the right thing to do.Jan 8, 20211Jan 8, 20211
Published inModern ParentEmpowering Children to Make Their Own DecisionsA kid can’t be trusted to make every decision for himself or herself, but we should empower them to make decisions about their passions.Jan 8, 2021Jan 8, 2021
Published inThe HavenI Realized in 2020 that I Became the No Fun, Reclusive NeighborI don’t care if my neighbors are nice people, I want to be left alone.Jan 7, 2021Jan 7, 2021
Published inModern ParentTaking My Mental Health Seriously Has Made me a Better Parent and HusbandFor me to become the husband and father my family needed me to be, I first needed to take on my own struggles with ADHD and anxiety.Jan 5, 20211Jan 5, 20211
Published inModern ParentFive Things I’ve Learned from Being a ParentJill Smokler wrote, “Being a parent is dirty and scary and beautiful and hard and miraculous and exhausting and thankless and joyful and…Dec 29, 2020Dec 29, 2020
Published inModern ParentNavigating our Child’s Autism DiagnosisThere is no guidebook to perfect parenting for any child. Having our third child brought unexpected challenges. This is how we handled it.Dec 29, 2020Dec 29, 2020