Category: Parenting
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Parenting Priorities: Don’t Climb Too High on Maslow’s Pyramid
A Quick Review: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs Most parents have seen Maslow’s hierarchy of needs at some point. It’s usually represented as a pyramid stacked from survival at the bottom to self-actualization at the top. It’s a helpful model for thinking about human motivation—but it can also be a surprisingly clear mirror for parenting. Too Read more
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Dad is Tired. Mom is Tired.
I live in Utah, and traditional gender roles are pretty common out here. I get a lot of kudos for being such an involved dad, and I’m about to write about that without any filters for humility or pride. I’m exhausted because I kicked butt today, and I got my butt kicked today. Probably an Read more