Lights out!

Article Abstract:

A father discusses his young daughter's fear of the dark, and her refusal to go to sleep without her older sister in the room. This poses a big problem, because the sister is 14 years older, and goes to bed much later than the younger daughter. He relates this to a similar experience he had as a child.

Column, Children, Light, Sleep

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Daddy's little girl

Article Abstract:

A father describes the fondness and affection he feels for his young daughter, for whom he bends his rules. Seeing some daddy's favorites on a television talk show and noting how spoiled they have become, however, wakens him to the realization too much parental love can destroy a child's character.

Analysis, Fathers and daughters, Father-daughter relations, Paternal love, Familial love

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Full-court press

Article Abstract:

A father recounts a basketball game he played with his 12-year-old son. The son's athletic ability and better health proved too taxing for the father, and the game allowed the father to recognize that his son was already growing into a young man.

Personal narratives, Fatherhood, Parent and child, Parent-child relations

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