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Talking versus Communication, Part 2

Malik Sharrieff | November 27, 2009

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Since my last post, I’ve had the chance to go back and re-read it. Well, it occurred to me that it might have had a bit of a negative tone. Actually, earlier that day, I had spent a good deal of time trying to explain the importance of prayer to my two and [...]

Talking versus Communicating

Malik Sharrieff | November 24, 2009

There was a time when I thought that talking and communicating were close enough to be considered the same. Having children knocks that concept right out of the park. My older son has a fairly large-ish vocabulary for his age and never misses an opportunity to make use of it.
Blah, blah, blah, yackety smackety; every [...]

Coming in Second…

Malik Sharrieff | November 20, 2009

by, Erin Sharrieff
Guest Contributor

Studies have shown that babies between the ages of 5 and 10 months choose their list of care givers and put them in numeric order, number one being the person who they trust the most, which is usually mom.  However in my case since my husband is the primary caregiver in my [...]

Equality of the Sexes

Malik Sharrieff | November 17, 2009

I recently saw a news report stating that because the family dynamic has changed so much over the past five to ten years, more and more fathers are winning custody battles in divorce suits. It seems as though this is a result of a wider balancing of rights between men and women in modern America.
First, [...]

Being Tested

Malik Sharrieff | November 13, 2009

Yesterday my sons and I were taking a walk through the neighborhood. As we walked past a neighbor’s driveway, my elder son decided to point out the local Thursday mailer laying still lying in the drive. “Look, Daddy! It’s a mail!”, he exclaimed.
He then ran over to pick it up and bring it to me, just [...]

First Steps

Malik Sharrieff | November 10, 2009

Late last week, my youngest son took his first steps. At ten months, he decided that something on the sofa was important enough to get up from his seat on the floor and take two (and a half) faltering steps towards it. Right before reaching his goal, he overbalanced and teetered forward. Fortunately, there was someone [...]