Tag: childcare
Are We Overscheduling Our Kids?
When I was younger, I valued spontaneity. Or rather, I accepted it as a regular part of everyday...
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Am I Worrying Over Nothing?
A little while back, I came across an exchange somewhere on social media — excuse the vagueness; I...
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Paternity Leave Is a Feminist Issue
As much as some of us might challenge it, as much as we might try to “be the change”...
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Sunday Snippet: Kim Brooks (Small Animals)
“Why don’t you stay here with Grandma?” It wasn’t really a question and...
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One-on-One or Zone Defense for Parenting?
Originally, I was going to talk about man-to-man defense in contrast to zone defense. If...
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Debunking Common Parenting Myths
Honestly, we had no real idea of what we were getting ourselves into. You see how parenthood is...
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Sunday Snippet: The Whole-Brain Child
When children experience a particular state of mind, such as feeling frustrated or lonely, they...
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Parenting the Second Child: Similarities and Differences
I’ve said this before and I’ll say this again. Far and away, parenthood has been the...
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Parental Peer Pressure Is a Real Thing
Sex, drugs and rock & roll. Discussions about peer pressure are often in the context of...
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The Animal Crossing Guide to Parenting
So, it’s no secret how much I love Animal Crossing New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch. If...
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7 Lies Every Parent Tells Themselves
These lies are different from the beliefs born of naive optimism before we had kids. Oh, now we...
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What’s Up Wednesdays: I Need a Break
I don’t know about you, but I need a break. Or seven, if you can spare them. To that end,...
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Hi, I'm Michael. By day, I'm a writer and editor. By night, I'm still a writer and editor. I'm also an engaged work-at-home dad, a voracious foodie, an avid traveler, and a thinker who thinks he might be thinking too much. Beyond the Rhetoric is a reflection of my eclectic life, fueled by caffeine and Wi-Fi.
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