tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499521484466177543.post853418411220314214..comments2023-10-19T08:46:39.164-07:00Comments on A Dad's Heart: Forty-sevenCameron Phillipshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11258084524216001970noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499521484466177543.post-69550363735206041842009-11-19T12:32:56.838-08:002009-11-19T12:32:56.838-08:00My son loves to use a tape measure as well. The l...My son loves to use a tape measure as well. The last project we were working on, I asked him to measure a board for me. When I asked him how long it was, he said "It's six-thirty o'clock, dad."Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17307337814092032206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499521484466177543.post-20020389722707596702009-11-17T06:09:44.467-08:002009-11-17T06:09:44.467-08:00Great tip! Very true! It's amazing how engaged...Great tip! Very true! It's amazing how engaged kids become when you just simply ask to help. And knowing this now will make it so much easier when your baby is born, "Can you go grab the diapers for me?" <br /><br />Just posted about parenting myself at: http://www.successinexcess.com/2009/11/15-minute-father.htmlCliff Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864594441533147707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499521484466177543.post-57894966242172331762009-11-16T10:09:49.925-08:002009-11-16T10:09:49.925-08:00Great job! (and thanks for the comment)
Involving...Great job! (and thanks for the comment)<br /><br />Involving your boy will become easier as he gets older, too. When he can swing his Fisher Price Hammer next to yours, or when he can color while you write, your "work" time will become more and more productive. Good luck!Cameron Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258084524216001970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3499521484466177543.post-13483044511175553202009-11-16T04:40:00.629-08:002009-11-16T04:40:00.629-08:00I just finished 5 years in the Navy and am now a S...I just finished 5 years in the Navy and am now a SAHD while I use the new GI Bill. I like your advice on involving your child in your work. I think it would have been a hard lesson learned if I had not read your post. I have a 6 month old boy. I found that I would wait for him to nap before I would try to get anything done around the house. Not much got done because I would rather use the hour or two to take a break. Now I set him in the middle of my projects and try to entertain him with what I am doing. It does take 3 times longer to get anything done, but the day passes better and I actually end up accomplishing more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com