School & Learning

Choosing schools, paying for college, homeschooling, trade school and learning at any age.

The moon doesn't follow the car, and other things I looked up later

The grandkids assume you know why the sky is blue and how to change a tire. By the end of this, you actually will.

StoryDadsSam Ortiz7 Oct 20266 min

Why the dog spins, and other things I said with total confidence

Stars, storms and one circling dog. A dad's bluffs exposed on the back porch, with the real answers you can use tonight.

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StoryMomsNina Castellan7 Oct 20266 min

Answered With Total Confidence and Absolutely No Idea

Gum in hair, a fever at 2 a.m., and why the sky is blue. First the bluff, then the real answer you can use tonight.

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Family5 min read

The lake cabin beat the theme park, and I kept the receipts

Two vacations, one spreadsheet and the only unit that counts: the stories your kids still tell a year later.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

StoryDadsSam Ortiz7 Oct 20266 min

Fractions, Pluto and the capital I got wrong at dinner

A fourth-grade worksheet, a seventh-grade essay and a dad bluffing his way through both. The real answers are in here, too.

ReviewBRO SeniorsCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

I told a frozen grandson the whole carburetor story

Video calling the grandkids is free, wonderful and mildly ridiculous. Grandpa sorts out what's worth it and how to stop the freezing.

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GuideCommunityCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

Be the Other Grown-Up a Kid Can Count On

Coaches, uncles and the guy next door shape kids in ways parents can't. It takes less than you'd think, plus a few rules you never bend.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

StoryDadsSam Ortiz7 Oct 20267 min

How the car goes, where wind comes from, and other bluffs

Eight questions from the back seat I couldn't answer, plus the real answers you can give your kids tonight.

GuideFamilyCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

The twenty-minute Sunday meeting that runs the whole week

Five items, a kitchen timer and a spiral notebook. Hold it when nothing's wrong, and it'll still work when something is.

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GuideMomsNina Castellan6 Oct 20266 min

Stop Asking Your Kid Why They Did It

"Why" gets you a shrug or a lie. Four better questions turn a broken window into a kid who knows how to make things right.

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GuideDadsSam Ortiz6 Oct 20266 min

Say it in one sentence and your teenager will hear it

The forty-minute talk makes you feel like a good dad. The one sentence, said once and backed up, is the one that actually lands.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideFamilyCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

Let your kids fail while it still costs twenty dollars

First job, first car, first apartment. Hand over the adult jobs early, while a mistake costs a late fee, not a lease.

GuideBoys & GirlsSam Ortiz6 Oct 20266 min

Sorry Is the Cheap Part of an Apology

Two syllables shouted at the ceiling don't fix anything. Teach your kid to own it, repair it and do better, and the word will start meaning something.

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GuideDadsCal Brennan6 Oct 20266 min

You can't pick their friends, but you can own the garage

Banning a bad friend rarely works. Shaping who your kid meets, and where they hang out, works a lot better.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

Family6 min

Stop paying your kids for the wrong things

Boys & Girls6 min

Give Your Kid a Job Somebody Else Is Counting On

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GuideMomsNina Castellan6 Oct 20266 min

Give Your Kid the Exact Words Before They Need Them

Your kids already know right from wrong. What they're missing at 9:40 on a Friday night is the sentence that gets them out of the room.

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Dads6 min read

The pause your kid needs gets built on the boring days

Count to ten doesn't work on a furious seven-year-old. A named, practiced, one-second stop does, and your own temper is the lesson plan.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

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