I grew up in South Dakota and was always enamored with music, whether it was devouring the Beatles or singing in the church choir. My father taught me to play the guitar when I was 10 and I really never looked back, so I’m lucky enough to have a job I love.
Category: Dads
Hey dads! Did you think we’d forget about you? No way! Here you’ll find articles, videos and events on the challenges and joys of fatherhood, balancing work with family life, cool products and gear, mother-in-law issues, staying connected to your wife, how to get more sleep and more!
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Grandparents Feel Hurt and Snubbed
Perhaps I can help you decide what emotional and physical investments you are willing to make, or not make, regarding future interactions with your son and his family.
Anxious Parents: Are We Raising Anxious Children
Raising children is a very anxiety provoking experience. We give birth to innocent, little babies and we vow to protect them and make them happy forever. After we become accustomed to our new lifestyle of waking up again and again, and all of the glories of that first year of life, parenting feels do-able. We realize that […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Getting the Messages Right, Part II (Part I was posted on January 9, 2018)
Dear Dr. Gramma Karen, A few weeks ago you gave me some advice about my brother not attending my son’s 6th birthday party and how he rudely left a gift on our doorstep, even after I asked him to wait so he could hand the gift to my son in person. I took your advice […]
Clever Storage Solutions for Living with Kids
If you have kids, you already know that there can never be enough storage options. Whether you have one kid, two or more, kids take up space from their infant years on. It can be difficult to maintain a tidy and organized household with toys lying around, clothes piling up and shoes always in the […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen: Getting the Messages Right (Part I of II Parts)
Dear Dr. Gramma Karen, The family issues I have shared with you over the past few years continue. My six-year-old son has two chronic illnesses, so he can’t eat what everyone else can eat. Therefore he picked his birthday party location to be at my mom’s office so he could role-play being at work. We […]
Ask Dr. Gramma Karen Guest Post: Why Grandkids Should Write Thank-You Notes
Dr. Gramma Karen is on holiday and will return on January 9, 2018. She wishes all her readers and their families and friends a 2018 that is filled with good health, love, and joy. This guest post, first posted February 6, 2017 by Donne Davis, is by Sandra Beckwith, author of Your Life as a […]
Top 6 Reasons Your Baby Isn’t Sleeping
The struggle is real. Today’s parents are more tired than ever and the culprit is often a 10lbs bundle of love aka a non-sleeping baby. Sleep seems so natural, but so many parents are doing it wrong. Enter Kylee Sallak from Back to Basics Parenting.