Scary stories are a staple of Halloween activities for many families. After the trick or treating is over, sit together in a dimly lit room, maybe with a jack o'lantern ... Read More

Researchers have known for years that children raised without a dad at home tend to start having sex at a younger age than those that do. I guess it ... Read More

We read almost every day about a dad who dies unexpectedly. This week in our community a young father was killed in a single engine plane crash just short ... Read More

I have heard lots of comments from friends lately about the movie Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, which is based on a wonderful children's book of the same name.  ... Read More

I don't know about you, but I find it really hard sometimes to not drop the ball with my family. A demanding job and other commitments sometimes find me missing ... Read More

October is National Fire Prevention Month, and our kids just got to go to a local City Services Fair where they could watch firefighters in action and learn about fire ... Read More

Yesterday, I was driving to a meeting about an hour away and was listening to live coverage of the saga of the Heene family in Colorado and the thought that ... Read More

In honor of National Work Family Month, I wanted to highlight one of the best work-life balance books I have ever read. The Three Big Questions for a ... Read More

Maybe I am just getting to that age, but more of my friends have adult children and grandchildren asking to move back home, temporarily or permanently.  I suspect that ... Read More

October is National Work and Family Month, so declared by the United States Congress, and is sponsored by the Alliance for Work-Life Progress (AWLP).  It is a great time to ... Read More

Family law in Japan has for many years put fathers at a real disadvantage in custody issues.  There is no such concept as joint custody in Japan; the law requires ... Read More

As many of my readers know, I love Halloween.  It is candidly a holiday made just for dads and kids.  So many moms seem too squeamish to really get into ... Read More

Julie and the kids and I took off last week one late afternoon and took our annual three hour trek to look at the changing leaves in our area.  Our ... Read More

Now I know some will think I'm ancient, but I LOVED reading the Winnie the Pooh books to my kids as they were growing up. A.A. Milne's books Winnie-the-Pooh ... Read More

The H1N1 virus and the associated vaccination planned to be available this fall are all over the news. There seems to be a lot of confusion, though. Does ... Read More

Just two weeks ago, the Iowa Supreme Court upheld the 2005 conviction of a teen who was involved in texting nude photos to his girlfriend while both were in high ... Read More