Parenting is the toughest job, EVER!
Who am I and what knowledge do I have? My name is Doug Greek and I am a parent with an Education Doctorate. My Doctorate is in the area of leadership and curriculum and I have been a teacher for 15 years (as of 2021). I believe I am both book-educated and life-educated when it comes to child development. I am a first-generation college graduate as well as a first-generation educator. I have had all of the "classes" of theory and practicality in the area of child development and education BUT this all went out the window when my wife and I had our first child. We were married for 14 years before having kids, so I thought we were ready. Even after 26 years of marriage, we are still learning. *I fail on a daily as a parent. The goal is to learn every day and in the famous words of the Arendelle scholar, "Let it go." What to expect from this Blog? Definitely not answers, I am not that kind of a doctor. I do have practical situations that you may relate to or identif...