Getting to the dinner table: motivation in the moment

Tonight, I was playing in the basement with the monkeys before dinner. Urban Super Dad called down to let us know that dinner was ready. “OK, Monkeys,” I said, “time to go upstairs for dinner.” It was 6:30 and I was hungry. “We’re playing,” was the response, accompanied by a complete lack of movement towards [...]

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Trust your gut

This morning, my kids were acting strange. They were whiny and cried a lot, and one of them had woken up several times in the middle of the night - all of which are, thankfully, unusual behaviors in our household.
I tried to tell whether they were sick or not by taking their temperatures, but they [...]

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