Play of the Day Archives

Should You be Your Children’s Coach?

05-16-12-POD

Thomas, a Play of the Day subscriber, asked Tony Dungy the following questions related to coaching your children on a sports team: Should a dad coach his children and, if so, what are some tips? Do we require our kids to practice the sport like we do their homework? Can … Continue reading…

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Do Your Kids Have a Texting Addiction?

05-15-12-POD

Does your child even need a cell phone?  If you believe so, know that Amanda Lenhart of the Pew Research Center notes the social pressure that teenagers say they feel to respond to text messages quickly, regardless of the time of day or night.  A Pew study found that one … Continue reading…

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Enrique Iglesias, Anna Kournikova and Marriage

05-14-12-POD

In a recent interview with Parade, the 36-year-old Latin singer Enrique Iglesias answered why he has not married his longtime girlfriend Anna Kournikova:  “I’ve never really thought marriage would make a difference. Maybe it’s because I come from divorced parents, but I don’t think you love someone more because of a piece … Continue reading…

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The Last Time You Pick Up Your Child

05-11-12-POD

If you stop and think about it, there will come a day when you will pick up your young child for the last time. And you won’t even know it.  But, soon in the future, they’ll be too big for you to lift.  So if you have young children, pick … Continue reading…

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What Dads Can’t Do

05-10-12-POD

If you are an All Pro Dad, here are some of the things you can’t do.  And that’s encouraging.  So keep on not doing.  It’s just what your children need.  Additionally, here are 10 Things All Pro Dads Don’t Do. But All Pro Dads do Mother’s Day well.  Don’t forget … Continue reading…

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Tom Landry and Being a Parent

05-09-12-POD

Tom Landry, coach of the Dallas Cowboys for almost three decades, said, “The job of a football coach is to make men do what they don’t want to do in order to achieve what they’ve always wanted to be.”  The same is true of being a parent.  Your children don’t … Continue reading…

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What Would You Do Differently?

05-08-12-POD

If you could do one thing in your life differently, what would it be?  You can’t get that decision back, but you can help your children avoid something similar.  Consider sitting them down and talking about it.  Sharing your failures with your children is one of the best things you … Continue reading…

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Trust: The Foundation of Every Marriage

05-07-12-POD

On All Pro Dad’s Facebook page, we recently asked the question, “What can make or break a marriage?”  We got a large response and the most common answer was “trust.”  Trust is the foundation of every healthy relationship.  It’s wonderful if you and your wife trust each other.  But if … Continue reading…

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Make It About Your Mom As Well This Mother’s Day

05-04-12-POD

For many of us husbands, we fall into the trap of making Mother’s Day all about our wives to the neglect of our own moms.  Yes, it’s important that we get our kids to understand how essential Mother’s Day is and to encourage them to lavish your wife with love … Continue reading…

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How to be Truly Free

05-03-12-POD

Author Dr. John Piper writes, “Freedom is when you have the desire, the ability, and the opportunity to do what will leave you with no regrets forever.”  True freedom is deeper than politics, deeper than the economy, deeper than your circumstances.  We all desire liberty, but are misled far too … Continue reading…

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