http://singledadlife.com Single Dads making a difference Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:15:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A Dad's Point-of-View By Bruce Sallan One of the many things that we try to teach our children is how to make a good decision. Sometimes the problem can be that we may not always make good decisions ourselves or we may allow emotions to influence our choices. I found ... http://singledadlife.com/2010/02/08/making-correct-decision/ In this week's Pep Talk video the Comeback Coach, inspired by cleaning the clutter from his teenage daughter's room, encourage others to have their actions speak far louder than their words. In this week's Pep Talk the Comeback Coach, inspired by the "balloon hoax" couple's ill-advised actions, encourages you to ... http://singledadlife.com/2010/02/07/weeks-pep-talk-video/ By Peter Ehrlich For many years I've had this fantasy - to climb Mount Kilimanjaro with my teenage son. Climbing this iconic African mountain with Noah would be symbolic in that I would be passing the torch to my son. He would start the climb as a child-man ... http://singledadlife.com/2010/02/03/defense-john-edwards/ So your ex has moved out – now what? Our guide to moving your home from "we" to "me" Article courtesy of  Deborah Moskovitch * Although written from a woman's perspective,  this information works for us guys as well. - SDL It was a dream-like experience. Upon returning from a weekend away ... http://singledadlife.com/2010/01/27/reclaim-space-divorce/ A Dad's Point-of-View By Bruce Sallan The parents of every generation expect and hope that their children can and will do better than they did. Ours may be the first generation, in a very long while, where it is both unlikely and unrealistic to have this expectation. The world has just gotten ... http://singledadlife.com/2010/01/21/giving-kids-worse-harder-world/ This conversation comes up often and the feedback I get is mixed. So I figured it would be a great topic for discussion. How soon after beginning a new relationship should you introduce your kids? I have been a big believer in waiting until you are sure the relationship is for real. ... http://singledadlife.com/2010/01/19/relationship-introduce-kids/ By Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. The dawn of 2010 is a watershed moment for what we might call the New American Family. This is the year, according to many experts, when stepfamilies will outnumber first families in the U.S. One in three Americans is now a "step" of some sort -- stepparent, ... http://singledadlife.com/2010/01/19/years-resolutions-stepfamilies/ A Dad's Point-of-View By Bruce Sallan Dennis Prager, one of the most influential men in my life, spoke on his talk show recently about the impact of a first year on marriage. He asked if an easy, successful first year or a difficult, hard first year were indicative of the long-term success ... http://singledadlife.com/2010/01/12/year-marriage-portend/ A Dad's Point-of-View By Bruce Sallan This holiday season my wife and I will celebrate our first year of marriage on separate continents. As we are different races and religions, there are usually challenges we encounter at this time of year, so maybe being 7,000 miles apart will make it ... http://singledadlife.com/2009/12/26/christmas-trees-menorahs-christmas/ A Dad's Point-of-View By Bruce Sallan While walking with a friend the day after Thanksgiving, we shared our respective holiday experiences and noted that we were both now the senior dads--the main paternal figure in our respective families. We laughed together, but it was a moment of melancholy and reflection, both ... http://singledadlife.com/2009/12/17/senior-dad/