Parenting Pointers
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Monday, November 14, 2011
(Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking)
Terrible toddlers? Trying teens? Something in between? This weekly forum is the spot to share your questions and struggles about all things related to parenthood.
Please join us!
What to Do For Dad?
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
This Sunday (June 19) is Father’s Day. Do you have plans yet?
In our house, a couple of the younger girls will be away for the weekend, so I am hoping to pull together an early celebration while we are still all home.
After a month of birthdays and Confirmation, I am feeling a little partied out, though, and was hoping some of you could inspire me.
Do you have a creative idea for a Father’s Day gift for your husband or father this year? What kind of plans are you making for family celebrations?
Isn't Daddy Great?
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Thursday, March 03, 2011
For me, this is one of the cool things about having children: my kids are small, new-ish people… who think my husband is all kinds of awesome. Just like I do.
The gifts of family life keep on giving. I love that my husband comes home each evening and is fascinated by all my stories about things the kids did that day. Even the most well-meaning grandparent can’t sustain that kind of enthusiasm forever... READ MORE
Raising Saints
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Monday, February 14, 2011
(Join each day’s Coffee Talk discussion: Mon: Parenting; Tues: Open Forum; Wed: NFP; Thu: Marriage; Fri: Education; Sat/Sun: Homemaking)
Terrible toddlers? Trying teens? Something in between? This weekly forum is the spot to share your questions and struggles about all things related to parenthood.
Please join us!
Having "The Talk"
Posted by Lisa Hendey in Family on Wednesday, November 10, 2010
This video from the “Fathers for Good” website of the Knights of Columbus is aimed at helping Dad to have “the talk”. While filmed for Dads, the concepts discussed are concise and helpful for any parent. Enjoy it, and then forward it over to Dad—or better yet, sit and watch it together.
Forced Into Fatherhood?
Posted by Danielle Bean in Family on Thursday, May 27, 2010
How much say should a man have in the decision to become a parent?
For Catholics, the answer is easy: A man who doesn’t want to be a parent should not be having sex. That’s where the “freedom of choice” comes in. But the immorality of our secular, pro-abortion culture makes the question significantly more complicated than that.
This month, Elle magazine publishes a story about Greg Bruell, a man who made a pact with his girlfriend... READ MORE
Sad Dad
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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Here’s an interesting story on a recent study that finds almost ten percent of men suffer from postpartum depression.
In fact, postpartum depression in new fathers is a real phenomenon, and is more common than previously thought, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association. About 10 percent of men have prenatal and postpartum depression, the study found;... READ MORE
Honoring St. Joseph
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Family on Friday, March 19, 2010
Our little guy has a fever and a stuffy nose, and he’s awoken every forty-five minutes since his bedtime two hours ago.
All evening, my husband has been sprinting up to the bedroom at the first sound of each awakening. He picks up Blaise, shushes him, and rocks his warm little body back to sleep.
After the baby’s eyes have closed again, Bryan will gently lay him down, then lie next to him for a few... READ MORE
Dad Brains
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Growing up without a father may alter your brain chemistry.
Or so suggests an interesting study reported in this morning’s Wall Street Journal.
Of course we can’t be too quick to extrapolate from rodents to ourselves, but it’s curious that if you remove the father from his family unit in naturally social animals, the kids exhibit poor impulse control, are more aggressive, and at the same time more shy and retiring.
Abortion From A Young Father's Perspective
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Reviews on Thursday, September 03, 2009
Here’s a testimony from a young evangelical father who regrets his role in two abortions.
I’ve never seen a testimony on abortion quite like this one. (Some graphic images)
