Mocha Dad and Moms

Mocha Dad and Moms: Dealing With Bullies

Mocha Dad and Moms is a monthly column where a mom and I give our points-of-view on a parenting topic. This month’s featured mom is Barb S. (aka Weasel Momma). Parents Must Teach Kids That it is Okay to Defend Themselves I’ve come across some reading material lately that has seriously disappointed me. Everyone has [...]

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Mocha Dad and Moms: Boys and the Girls They Love

Mocha Dad and Moms is a monthly column where a mom and I give our points-of-view on a parenting topic. This month’s featured mom is Wenylla Reid. Lessons About The Girls in Windows After returning from running a few errands, my eight-year-old son asked, “Can we stay outside and talk to the girls in the [...]

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Mocha Dad and Moms: A Parent’s Dilemma – Pushing Too Hard vs Giving Up Too Soon

Mocha Dad and Moms is a monthly column where a mom and I give our points-of-view on a parenting topic. This month’s featured mom is Maria Lianos. When Is It Too Soon to Give Up on Something? When my elder son, the Boss, started playing hockey in our very Canadian hockey town, my younger son, [...]

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Mocha Dad and Moms: Overcoming the Fear of Failure

Mocha Dad and Moms is a monthly column where a mom and I give our points-of-view on a parenting topic. This month’s featured mom is Carma. Defeating Fear by Blogging, Dancing, and Juggling Five years ago, my son decided to learn to juggle. He was often discouraged and frustrated when he didn’t master a new [...]

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Mocha Dad and Moms: In the Kitchen with Kids

Mocha Dad and Moms is a monthly column where a mom and I give our points-of-view on a parenting topic. Today’s featured mom is Sheliza “Shelly” Ismail. Teaching Your Children to Cook is Important Growing up in a large family, I had to learn how to cook at an early age. Although my mother always [...]

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Mocha Dad and Moms: Lessons in Parenting

Mocha Dad and Moms is a monthly column where a mom and I give our points-of-view on a parenting topic. Today’s featured mom is Christie Glascoe Crowder. So, Today I’m Gonna Parent Like It’s 1969, 79, 89 I remember when I made bold statements about what kind of parent I’d be? I’d see families in [...]

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Mocha Dad and Moms: What Happened to Manners

Mocha Dad and Moms is a monthly column where a mom and I give our points-of-view on a parenting topic. Today’s featured mom is Kathy Sena. The Little Princess I was on a flight from Raleigh, NC to L.A. the other day. A mom with three kids sat across from me, with one next to [...]

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Mocha Dad and Moms: Fathers and Autism

Mocha Dad and Moms is a monthly column where a mom and I give our points-of-view on a parenting topic. Today’s featured mom is Holly Robinson Peete. Holly’s essay is compiled from an interview with Mocha Dad and other bloggers. How My Husband Dealt With Our Son’s Autism My husband, Rodney Peete, was devastated by [...]

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Mocha Dad and Moms: Make Your Kids a Priority

Mocha Dad and Moms is a monthly column where a mom and I give our points-of-view on a parenting topic. Today’s featured mom is Lorraine Sanabria Robertson. * * * * * Stepping Up My Game One of my favorite parts of freelance writing is interviewing experts and learning about interesting subjects. Often I choose to write parenting or [...]

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