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The Great List of Things I Can’t Do Because I Only Have Daughters
Mike Reynolds has two girls. People often wonder if he is desperate to have a boy. So, he decided to write a list to see why he might need one. —-It’s funny the small moments that can set you off on a...
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What My Daughter Told Me That Made Me Want to Fight Your 4-Year-Old (And Why...
Mike Reynolds has never been in a fight in his life, definitely not with a child. But now that he’s a parent, there are some things that make him want to.—My oldest has been in school for all of two...
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What Do You Get Your Daughters for International Women’s Day?
In lieu of a present, Mike Reynolds offers his daughters some words of advice on International Women’s Day—I’m a man who grew up with two brothers and no sisters. My best friend in elementary school...
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The Things I Feel Most Guilty About as a Parent
Every parent has a secret list of things they wish they could be doing better. This is Mike Reynolds’ list…—If someone were to write a book about how great it is to be a parent and how it’s always...
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A Little Girl, One Light, and Three Books: Creating Safe Reading Spaces for...
Mike Reynolds discusses the reasons why parents should always make sure that their kids have safe places to read.—For more information on the #DadsRead campaign and how YOU can participate, click...
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Why I Won’t Stop Going on Dates with My Daughters
Mike Reynolds isn’t buying into recent arguments that allege that it’s unseemly to use the word “date” to describe the time he spends with his daughters.—There was an article written recently that...
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Giving an Allowance: Are You Raising a Shoplifter or a CEO?
Mike Reynolds considers the hypothetical extremes—the pros, cons, and everything in between—of deciding whether or not to give his five-year-old daughter her first allowance.—So, we’re going to give...
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How Keira Knightley’s Breasts Inspired Family Body Image Talk
Mike Reynolds discusses how Keira Knightley’s recent provocative stance against photoshopped images made him consider his own body image anxieties and how he hopes his daughters will feel about their...
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Should Parents Really Care If There’s a Play-Doh Piece That Kind of Looks...
Mike Reynolds considers the online gall and outrage surrounding the recent “Play-Doh penis” controversy and wonders what’s really getting parents so agitated.—As you may have heard, Play-Doh made toys...
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A Dad Against ‘Dads Against Daughters Dating’
Troubled by a t-shirt slogan and what it represents, Mike Reynolds explores the prospect of his daughters dating down the road.—Oh, summer – a time to spend with our families doing things we often end...
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My Body is Amazing, I Just Don’t Like It
In a world of conflicting images, Mike Reynolds explores how to teach his children to find the amazing in their bodies even as he struggles to like his own.—I do not like my body.It doesn’t matter how...
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Dads Who Let Boys Play With Dolls: The Norm Not The Exception
—How often do we play to the default premise being “dad sees boy with doll, dad freaks out because boys don’t play with dolls, dad gives kid a superhero instead and points him at something to shoot.”...
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