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Podcast #1,039: What’s Behind the Rise of Parent-Child Estrangement?

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Take the D Word Off the Table

A family gathers around the table, each member engrossed in their smartphones as a podcast plays softly in the background. A bowl of snacks sits invitingly, offering a hint of intentional connection amidst the digital focus.

Podcast #1,020: Becoming a Tech Intentional Family

Podcast #1,017: When He’s Married to Mom

A man and a boy are repairing a bicycle tire outside. Demonstrating the skills of successful fathers, the man carefully explains each step while the boy watches closely, eager to learn.

Some Reasons Why Some Men Are Successful Fathers

Three people, including the great father-in-law, stand under a tree by a lake, with two benches nearby.

How to Be a Great Father-in-Law

A dad is lifting a young child in the air. Both are wearing capes and masks, playing in a room with large windows. He embraces his essential role, making kids awesome through imaginative play.

Podcast #998: Dad’s Essential Role in Making Kids Awesome

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Get Your Son Out of His Bedroom

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Important PSA: The World Is Divided Into Social Initiators and Non-Initiators

Children play on a seesaw in an outdoor park, their joyful laughter echoing as others stand and cheer. A son eagerly awaits his turn, hoping to join the fun.

Your Son Needs to Join a Gang

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Podcast #1,033: Ouch! That Stings! Why Rejection Hurts So Much (And How to Deal With It)

A black-and-white vintage wedding photo captures a historic moment of marriage as the groom gazes fondly at the bride, who faces the camera with a beaded tiara and veil.

Fascinating Insights on the State of Sex and Marriage 100 Years Ago

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The Ancient Art of Saying No: Plutarch’s Guide to Breaking Free from People-Pleasing

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Dale Carnegie’s “Damned Fool Things I Have Done”

Podcast #1,025: What’s Going on With Your Social Anxiety?

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The Power of Personal Atmosphere

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Podcast #1,039: What’s Behind the Rise of Parent-Child Estrangement?

These days, you hear more and more about parents and adult children being estranged from each other. Some ...

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Take the D Word Off the Table

In a famous study done a couple of decades ago, researchers wanted to see whether the “proximity ...

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Podcast #1,020: Becoming a Tech Intentional Family

In a family, a lot of the dynamics around devices and screens are reactive in nature. Kids bug for their ...

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Podcast #1,017: When He’s Married to Mom

Your relationship with your mother is likely the first and most foundational connection in your life. At ...

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Illustration of a family walking in a line against a green background. The child in front is playing a toy flute, followed by another child with a drum, a woman with a backpack, and a man carrying a rake. This scene reflects the harmony and bond of these little platoons as they cherish simple moments together.

Sunday Firesides: In Praise of Little Platoons

Have you ever been in a hotel room with your spouse and kids, tucked away in this liminal space, enjoying ...

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Podcast #967: Busting the Myths of Marriage — Why Getting Hitched Still Matters

The marriage rate has come down 65% since 1970. There are multiple factors behind this decrease, but one ...

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Podcast #946: Counterintuitive Ideas About Marriage, Family, and Kids

There are a lot of popular ideas out there around marriage, family, and culture, like, for example, that ...

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Top riddles for children with clever solutions included.

The Best Riddles for Kids (With Answers!)

Looking for a way to while away the time with your kids while you’re waiting for your food at a ...

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Podcast #858: The Affectionate, Ambiguous, and Surprisingly Ambivalent Relationship Between Siblings

For most people, their siblings will be the longest-lasting relationships of their lives, ...

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How to Fight Entitlement and Develop Gratitude in Your Kids

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

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How and Why to Hold a Weekly Marriage Meeting

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

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Sunday Firesides: We Need to Make Adulthood More Desirable

Sometimes people criticize the youth of today for their failure to launch into adulthood. They think those ...

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Sunday Firesides: Give Them the Cream

You wake up early on a dark, cold morning to meet your friend for a run. But he’s a no-show at the ...

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The Best Internet Filter for Kids

Like most modern kids, our children get some screen time each day to watch YouTube videos or play ...

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A man standing on top of a roof, contemplating his next move.

Sunday Firesides: The Secure Base Philosophy of Parenting

While embedded on an Army outpost in one of the most dangerous areas of Afghanistan, journalist Sebastian ...

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Nietzsche offers surprising advice for choosing a spouse.

Nietzsche’s (Surprisingly Sound) Advice on Choosing a Spouse

Plenty of advice on what makes for a good, happy marriage has been thrown around for ...

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How a Man Handles a Miscarriage

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

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What’s the Right Age to Get a Kid Their First Smartphone? 3 Tech Thinkers Weigh In

Parents have long had to figure out when to let their kids pass through certain "firsts" and milestones as ...

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Treat your relationship like a bank account for a successful and happy marriage.

Why the Secret of a Happy, Successful Marriage Is Treating It Like a Bank Account

With our archives now 3,500+ articles deep, we’ve decided to republish a classic piece each Sunday to ...

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Empower your son to believe in himself and succeed. Explore our podcast.

Podcast #448: Your Son Isn’t Lazy — How to Empower Boys to Succeed

This is a re-broadcast. The episode originally ran in October 2018. Do you have a teenage boy ...

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