September 2024
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Your kids’ memories are not what you expect
One of the primary reasons we try to spend quality, fun time with kids is to fill their memory with colorful and empowering episodes. As men, we always want them to remember things we do together and to memorize what we tell them. It makes perfect sense – life happens to us all, people get…
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The worst thing you can do for your kids is make them fat
We all remember Socrates’ words from Plato’s works – “It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” Being overweight takes you further from Nature, from Gods, and from functioning at your full capacity. The parents are responsible for their kids’ body…
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Slow down
You are not slowing down with your kids enough. Both you and the kids need to be slowed down. This gets more and more important every year considering how our culture evolves. Everything about how we as a society interact with the world is faster, more shallow, overproduced, overconsumed, and overconnected. Kids today are assaulted…
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Watching movies with your kids
Watching movies together is a great activity for education, bonding, and expanding your kids’ horizons. However, you need to be mindful and intentional about it so that you do more good than harm. Here’s a set of rules I’ve formulated for myself while picking movies and arranging movie nights. Don’t watch too much Movies are…