Parenting Styles

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As a father, I’m always on the look out for new useful parenting information. Raising children creates a constant need for guidance as problems arise. Seeking professional advice to navigate these unchartered waters makes sense. I recently came across a thought provoking article by Dr. Michele Borba titled “7 Deadly Parenting Styles of Modern Day Child Rearing.” It’s derived from her book “The Big Book of Parenting Solutions.” These seven parenting styles are essentially extreme variations of possible paths parents might take on their journey of raising children. In trying to determine if my wife and I fit into any of these styles, the results were quite surprising.

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Tangled

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Based solely on viewing the initial preview movie trailer of Walt Disney Pictures animated feature film “Tangled”, I had expected little more than a syrupy sweet love story chock filled with cringe worthy characters only mothers and daughters would find endearing. Yet as I sat in the movie theater with my 4 year old son we found ourselves captivated by a visually breathtaking swashbuckling adventure movie teeming with action, comedy, thrills, and heart. The Disney Magic is back.

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Comic Book Literacy

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Updated. Originally posted in August 2010.

My Spidey Sense had been tingling all night. Suddenly I leapt backward completing a humanly impossible acrobatic feat while landing hard against the wall. The floor where I last stood had been crushed to rubble. Slightly stunned from the impact, my eyes burned from the dust filled smoke as I attempted to get a glance at my attacker. “Focus Spidey.” I could barely make out his silhouette. “No, it can’t be. He was supposed to be dead.”

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A Day of Gratitude

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As a Dad, my children have awakened the idea of connectivity within me. As a husband, my wife reminds me that even in times of heightened stress, we need not be alone in our struggles. That we walk the path together. For families, Thanksgiving serves as familiar reminder to turn off the daily distractions and focus on strengthening the foundation. In the spirit of the holiday, I’ve put together a list in no particular order of what I’m thankful for this past year.

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Win a 4 pack of tickets to the Holiday Train Show at the NYBG

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I recently wrote an overview about attending the Holiday Train Show at the NY Botanical Garden in the company of young children. I’m happy to announce a contest to win a free Family 4 Pack of Tickets to attend the 2010 Holiday Train Show at the NY Botanical Garden!

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Megamind

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I’ve been fascinated with the concept of Super Heroes since I was a child. Comic books served as a conduit to tales of universes filled with extraordinary beings and adventures. Fast forward several years to an era that includes spectacularly animated feature films as well as realistic looking CGI in live action movies and one could argue we are living in the golden age of Super Hero storytelling. Therefore the expectations built up for the widely anticipated DreamWorks comedic animated feature film “MegaMind” were perhaps insurmountably high. At the theatre in which my son and I watched the movie, the audience level of excitement quickly transformed from palpable engagement to one of indifference.

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Holiday Train Show at NY Botanical Garden

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If you’re traveling to New York this holiday season you might want to add the NY Botanical Garden to your itinerary. The annual Holiday Train Show features twinkling lights, a quarter mile of train tracks, replicas of New York landmarks fabricated from natural plant materials as well as authentic looking model trains speeding along the rails. These big motorized marvels appeal to a sense of adventure in children of all ages. Package this excitement in unique trappings such as the NY Botanical Gardens and you arrive at a winning family experience.

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Sick Days Gone Forever?

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A Dad's Strategy for Sick Days
When you’re a father of young children you will inevitably discover the foolhardy endeavor of taking a sick day. This holds true for whether you work at an office or are a stay at home Dad. Sure you can plan to take time off to recuperate. But when you have young children residing in your humble abode, their expectations of receiving undivided attention remains unfettered by a parent’s state of health.

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