Things Good Parents Do: Reader Favorites of 2008 (part 1)
(The Kochenburger fam relaxing at home in 2008…)
Things Good Parents Do, is a tongue-in-cheek (sometimes downright cheeky!) blog that added a little rascally wit and “wisdom” (HA!) into the parenting scene. I have enjoyed writing Things Good Parents Do, and our readership has grown–wildly of late! Though there are MANY outstanding parenting, dad, and [...]
Celebrities Say Do NOT Vote for Things Good Parents Do for 2008 Weblog Awards????
(DISCLAIMER 1: Okay, this post was a farce, a joke (some would say a joke gone wrong…). It was penned in the heat of “battle” for votes in the 2008 Weblog Awards. (This blog was nominated for Best Parenting Blog…whatever “Best” means
Turns out it was my most read post ever…had over 500 reads [...]
Good Parents Prevent Their Children From Poking Their Eye Out
(Eleven-year-old Chinese schoolboy Liu Cheong had a brush with death when his friend shot him in the head with a 16-inch arrow. Source for photos and the original article: ABC News)
Like Ralphie’s mom…teacher…and even Santa Claus in the movie, A Christmas Story, the #1 thing we’ve all heard from our parents is:
“Don’t __________ (any [...]
Good Parents Tell Their Children That if They Believe in Themselves, They Can Accomplish Anything!
Sure right NOW…
…Little Susie Celine Schwartz makes the dog howl when she sings…but one day…she will fill arenas (even church people have said this–non-fibbers!), IF she just believes in herself.
…Little Ralphie Coltrane Parker’s sax playing sounds like a duck being choked to death…but one day he will play on countless people’s records, IF he just [...]
(MORE) Good Parents Make Their Kids "Face The Fear"!
(A standalone post, but best read AFTER Good Parents Make Their Kids Face the Fear! )
The wild beast shown above can and has sent Bryan Schultz, 36, into a panic. He is afraid of “any small, furry animal that gnaws on things.”
“Rabbits and squirrels are especially terrifying for me, but even non-rodentia, like ferrets, freak [...]
Good Parents Make Their Kids "Face The Fear"!
Peyton Pinkerton, 37, has been known to run out of malls, fairgrounds, and other places “on repeated occasions,” to flee the object of his personal phobia: clowns (Coulrophobia). Why, you ask?“I was yelled at by a birthday party clown when I was about 4 years old and have been absolutely terrified of them ever since. [...]
Good Parents Ensure a Germ-Free Home and WORLD for Their Children…or Die Trying! (Part 2)
Note: Continued from Part 1–click here to see it now: Good Parents Ensure a Germ-Free Home and WORLD for Their Children…or Die Trying! (Part 1)Want to mess with a germaphobe “good parent’s” mind? Here are a few ideas:
1) Remind them the kitchen–not the bathroom–is the nastiest room in the home. Mention that video you saw [...]
Good Parents Ensure a Germ-Free Home and WORLD for Their Children…or Die Trying! (Part 1)
Good parents ensure a germ-free environment in their home (and WORLD). They are “germaphobes” and proud of it. For the good parent, a child with a cold, runny nose or fever means just one thing, failure. Well, failure and shame!
You’ll recognize these good parents easily–throwing themselves between the sneezer and their child (the sneezee), [...]
Gag-Proof Your Parenting Attitude! (Get the Funk Out Your Home!)
Gag reflex warning: Best read by those with a minimal gag reflex. The rest of you, please move to somewhere safe before reading and/or grab a brown paper bag,
Test 1: PUKE! Still okay? You passed.
Test 2: Video
Okay, you are good to go.
The Pool of Vomit That Swallowed the Smithsonian!
Well almost. This is a true [...]