June 20th, 2007 by Steve
In February I wrote post about how my 4-year-old son was becoming obsessed with video games, asking the question – Are Video Games Bad for Kids?
After 4 months of observation, let me give the positive and negative aspects of allowing him to play video games with few limits:
Positive:
Improved eye hand coordination – It also appeared […]
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April 25th, 2007 by Steve
What are we teaching our children about power and self-control?
Why do so many young men value respect above life and liberty? How far has the prison culture value system penetrated our collective psyche? Is our obsession with respect really about respect or is it about delusions of power that are reinforced by our society?
Many evenings, […]
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March 27th, 2007 by Steve
Do you wonder why so many marriages fail? Are you in a marriage that is destined to fail? Or one destined to succeed? You can find out, but it takes guts.
Have you noticed how couples with rocky relationships seem headed in different directions? How they don’t listen to each other? How they compete with each […]
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February 27th, 2007 by Steve
Are video games dangerous, or are the detractors nothing but fear mongering luddites? I don’t know, but I will give you some personal observations.
Last week my 4-year-old son became completely obsessed with Sypro 2: Ripto’s Revenge. Is this a good thing or bad thing?
When he obsessed about his ABCs until he knew each letter sound […]
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November 5th, 2006 by Steve
This technique allowed me to perform a simple miracle.
The Problem:
Every Saturday I take my 4-year old son to swim school. He loves it, but I stress about it. My son is spirited, active, and easily distracted and he is constantly testing his boundaries. He does crazy stuff just to see if I’ll stop him. I […]
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September 20th, 2006 by Steve
I believe you should always be on time. I get angry when people are late because I believe it is disrespectful.
Joe does not believe being on time is important. He has said so. He is usually late.
So who has the problem here? I do.
Why? Because I am angry. Joe is happy.
Joe doesn’t even know there […]
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