by Jaime Buckley | Apr 11, 2022 | Children, Parenting, your WHY
When I started this season with ‘Discovering our Parenting WHY’, I mentioned that knowing our ‘why’ was one of, if not THE most critical aspect of our parenting foundation. Because knowing why you do something helps clarify other aspects of our lives. It empowers us...
by Jaime Buckley | Apr 11, 2022 | Parenting, Perspectives, your WHY
I cannot tell you how many times over the years I’ve been asked why my wife and I chose to have a large family. To this day I find it odd. Not that it’s an odd question in and of itself, but rather because it has never made sense to me why people wouldn’t want a large...
by Jaime Buckley | Apr 9, 2022 | Parenting News
My mantra so far this year is, “It’s okay, you’re only one person.” The whole of my family has been hit by the current black plague of illness. No, not some version of the COVID madness–just give me that, we’ll survive. I’m talking about the annual ‘This is what...
by Jaime Buckley | Apr 9, 2022 | Fathers, How To, Parenting, Perspectives, Teens
Being asked this question on Quora, I find it funny that it’s one of the challenges I’m facing right now with Ruby (my 2yr old). ANSWER: Same as it’s been for my 13 children: 7pm Now you should know that this was ‘bedtime’, but not ‘lights out’—and there’s a specific...
by Jaime Buckley | Apr 4, 2022 | Challenges, Children, Perspectives
Once in a while, I take time to answer questions posed to me on Quora. This one hit home, only because I see it happening over and over again in society with today’s generation: My daughter assumed we would watch her 9 and 7-year-old children 5 days a week. When...
