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Why Are My Kids So Lazy?

2016-09-07 by dadgoesround 2 Comments

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My Kids Are Lazy

It was Saturday morning and I got up before everyone else to have a bit of quiet time and get a couple of things done before everyone else woke up and the day went off the rails. This is regular practice for me. I am always the first up in the mornings and the last to bed. I suck at [Read more…]

Filed Under: Kids Tagged With: chores, lazy kids, screen time

Mopping Makes Daughters Rich

2014-05-29 by dadgoesround 2 Comments

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Apparently if I want my daughters to be successful in life I need to scrub the floor more often. A study out of the University of British Columbia suggests that if I want my daughters to pursue a profession that is not stereotypically female that I should do more housework.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fatherhood Tagged With: chores, DadBloggers, family, Fatherhood, gender-roles, housework, kids, Parenting

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