Jeff Vrabel
chicagotribune.com
Indianapolis, IN, United States
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Should you let your kids beat you at board games (assuming you have a choice)?
Should you let your children win at board games? Actually, let me rephrase that: Should you let your children win at board games if you can beat them at board → Read More
Should you let your kids beat you at board games (assuming you have a choice)?
They are bad enough at losing that I caught both kids cheating recently. → Read More
Watching from below while my kids conquered fear
When I saw them at the summit, I felt an overpowering urge to tell them how proud I was. → Read More
Why, now that I’m a parent, does summer break feel so much shorter?
In the present, summer lasts nine criminally abrupt weeks, many of which feel spent before they’ve begun. → Read More
The Best Way to Fight Off Allergies Might Be to Sit in a Salt Cave
One intrigued writer inhaled subterranean salt to see if it's nature's Claritin. → Read More
The non-problem problem of a teen who doesn't care about social media
Yet when I mention this mysterious void to people, I get a response on the order of, "Is that okay? Does that affect his social life?" → Read More
The non-problem problem of a teen who doesn’t care about social media
For my wife and me, it’s fine, bordering on glorious; if we had to rank all the things we’re excited to deal with from a male teenager, The Hideous Labyrinthine Terror of Formative Years with Social Media is near dead last. → Read More
Snow closings are prudent, necessary and loathed by the work-from-home parent
When you're the stay-home parent, the first few hours of the snow day are spent cramming in as much of the day's work as possible. → Read More
Snow closings are prudent, necessary and loathed by the work-from-home parent
In our house, snow days mean one thing: Cancel everything, the boys are staying home with me. → Read More
Why do my kids waste hours watching millennials play video games on YouTube?
I understand that it is a middle-aged cliche to say that my kids' penchant for watching those videos on YouTube is a remarkably idiotic waste of time. → Read More
Why do my kids waste hours watching millennials play video games on YouTube?
Watching other people play video games for hours is the only thing more dismally sedentary than playing video games for hours. → Read More
Why I Stopped Sleeping With the Love of My Life
If you want to get way better rest (and maybe even have better sex), all you have to do is kick your partner out of bed. → Read More
The Indy 500: A Primer on What a Shocking Percentage of America Will Be Attending on Sunday
The Indy 500: A Primer on What a Shocking Percentage of America Will Be Attending on Sunday → Read More
How to Fast: A Guide for the Hungry Man
Fasting has blown up, so we tried the two most popular fasts—the 16:8 and the 5:2—to see which sucked least. → Read More
How to Fast: A Guide for the Hungry Man
Fasting has blown up, so we tried the two most popular fasts—the 16:8 and the 5:2—to see which sucked least. → Read More
40 Logical Thoughts That Go Through Your Head During Spin Class
"I'm starting to get the uncomfortable sensation that I like Pitbull." → Read More
40 Logical Thoughts That Go Through Your Head During Spin Class
"I'm starting to get the uncomfortable sensation that I like Pitbull." → Read More
It’s got a good beat, and you can fall asleep to it
Rockabye Baby’s lullaby covers of Beyoncé and others soothe babies — and parents who aren’t ready to surrender to Radio Disney. → Read More
Where to Find the Miracle Grooming Products You’ve Been Searching For
With these shopping tricks you can be the first to discover the mall’s secret grooming powers. → Read More
Why It’s Time to Go Back to the Mall
With these shopping tricks you can be the first to discover the mall’s secret grooming powers. → Read More