Category Archives: parenting

Conditional Parenting

Posted on September 16, 2009 by jaehwan

(originally posted on Rice Daddies) There was an interesting article in the NY Times today about “conditional parenting,” which the author describes as a style of child rearing in which parents “turn up the affection when they’re good, withhold affection … Continue reading →

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Families and their money

Posted on August 23, 2009 by jaehwan

(pic from here) The NY Times had a great Motherlode blog post here: When a Mother Ruins a Son’s Credit Score.  It’s about a mother who persuaded her son to open a credit card while he was in college.  She … Continue reading →

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Heat Wave

Posted on July 29, 2009 by jaehwan

It is ridiculously hot out there.  It looks like we’re going to be hitting 107 degrees Fahrenheit (41.7 degrees Centigrade) today for our hottest temperature in Portland history, and it looks like we’re also going to be entering the longest … Continue reading →

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Raising a Karate Kid

Posted on July 15, 2009 by jaehwan

(pic from here) I blogged a few months ago about martial arts and kids.  Remember this?  And this? A few days ago, I decided that I was going to give it a shot by teaching my son how to throw … Continue reading →

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Podcast: Sam Yoon, Candidate for Mayor of Boston

Posted on July 8, 2009 by jaehwan

Today I had a podcast with Sam Yoon, Candidate for Mayor of Boston.  Intern Sagar Sane, who made all the arrangements for the podcast and who is helping with internet publicity, was also present.  The podcast is 46 minutes and … Continue reading →

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Single Black Women Adopting

Posted on July 4, 2009 by jaehwan

I saw this beautiful, though somewhat sad, article on CNN today.  Black women are choosing to adopt without waiting for a man to come around.  These black women are successful, strong, and accomplished, but they have not found men who … Continue reading →

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Stay at home dad groups

Posted on June 24, 2009 by jaehwan

Portland Dads at Home I learned of this group maybe a month ago, but they got written up in the Oregonian just this past week. Check out the article here. I’ve communicated with some of these guys through e-mail, and … Continue reading →

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Chinese Language DVDs: Mei Mei Hu

Posted on June 23, 2009 by jaehwan

Edit: Okay, I just saw some of the later videos, so I have to correct what I wrote.  Some of the later DVDs in the series are quite high tech and shot from China.  They look like they had professional … Continue reading →

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First Missing Child on a Milk Carton Still Missing

Posted on May 13, 2009 by jaehwan

Does everyone remember the missing kids on milk cartons during the 80′s?  It looks like the very first missing child on a milk carton is still missing after 30 years.  It looks like the authorities are relatively certain they know … Continue reading →

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Raising my Asian kids Jewish

Posted on May 6, 2009 by jaehwan

I saw this story on the Omamas blog: A talk with Wendy Mogel, author of ‘Blessing of a Skinned Knee.’ The author is giving a talk at the Mittleman Jewish Community Center this Thursday (tomorrow) the 7th.  I hadn’t heard of … Continue reading →

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