by Tobin Walsh
The Adoption Tax Credit is a gift that all families of adoption must not squander. The credit is the American government’s delayed Christmas present – a reward for adoptive families having weathered such a long, tough, arduous storm to become Continue reading Adoption Tax Credit Basics In Five Simple Questions
To VPK or not to VPK? That is the question for many parents trying to evaluate the relative value of placing our toddler into a formal preschool program for the upcoming school year. Up to this point, our little ones Continue reading Does My Toddler Need Preschool?
Monday night at 6:42 p.m. in the Tampa airport, the world stopped right in front of me. It was a breathtaking scene as I watched my 7 and 4 year-old nieces rush to hug the father that had been deployed Continue reading Making Time Stand Still, Even When Your Kids Cannot
News broke this week of the birth mother of one of Angelina Jolie’s daughters making a public plea to see her child again. This was good canon-fodder for the magazines near the check-out line at the supermarket, but left me rather Continue reading Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad Birth Mother?
“No bread? No beer? You’re kidding me!” I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease almost 7 years ago but can clearly remember my doctor’s response to my initial, shocked discontent. The scrubs-clan doc calmly looked at me and said, “You know, Continue reading Is An Allergy For One An Allergy For All?
I won’t let my kids file Martin Luther King, Jr. Day into the category of non-gift-giving holidays that serve only to close school for the day. No matter the age, I’ll tell my children that the holiday is bigger – Continue reading Lessons Martin Luther King Expects My Kids To Learn
My 3 year-old now wants to go to the bathroom in privacy and I have no issue with it. So, as I patted him on the head and reassured him I’d be standing right outside the door, the scene seemed Continue reading My Toddler Said F*ck and I Was Shamefully Impressed
Gyms are as crowded as Target on Black Friday. Salads have temporarily become the most popular lunch at the office. It must be New Year’s Resolution time! But, before you dust of running shoes and clear the treadmill of the Continue reading 5 Simple, No-Sweat Tips for Parenting Fitness
How to pay for adoption is taboo to talk about socially. The topic would be simple if families that wished to adopt had ample savings at the ready to do so. Often, the reality is different. In fact, many who Continue reading When Hopes Are High But Savings Are Low: The G.A.P Framework for Affording Adoption
I have resolved to be more present in 2017. I will be engaged more and on auto-pilot less in all facets of my life – as a father, husband, friend, co-worker, and son. I’m feeling satisfied with my resolution – Continue reading 5 Ways An Expert Says My Parenting-Centric New Year’s Resolution Will Fail