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Where do our kids get their values? Are you comfortable with the values they learn in public school? How about on MTV, cable, or other television? Are reality shows actually reality? Do you think modern music teaches them about love and romance? Maybe going to the movies is better, and seeing Academy Award winning movies [...]
Category Archives: Advice on raising kids
Who Was This Dad?
July 23, 2009 – 11:02 pm
When he was 12, his parents separated. He moved to Oakland, CA, with his father until the age of 18. Then he moved to Chicago to be near his mother. He was briefly married, then ended that marriage and married another woman. He was a crane operator for a steel company, played guitar in a band with his [...]
[REVIEW] Baby Activity Logger for iPhone/iPod Touch
July 23, 2009 – 11:01 pm
Calling all high tech parents! Looking for a way to track your baby’s day-to-day functions? Well, for iPhone and iPod users, there is a new app that can save your sanity before you lose it. The Baby Activity Logger is the latest and greatest way to keep track of your baby’s activities. Forget that old [...]
[LUDWIG@HOME] Backyard Birthday: Not As Easy As It Sounds
July 23, 2009 – 11:01 pm
Bubba celebrated his third birthday last week with a party in our backyard. I imagined setting up lawn chairs, lighting the grill, and relaxing as 20 toddlers splashed in the kiddie pool and shoveled in the sandbox. Turns out I grossly underestimated the amount of work required for a backyard birthday party. Looking back, it [...]
Single Dad Casting Call
July 23, 2009 – 11:00 pm
I have an opportunity to share and I need your help. SingleDad.com has been approached by a casting director for a single father TV show and I need to cast two more single fathers who fit a particular status. A single dad (never married, widowed father, and divorced fathers all apply) Full time dad with [...]
[BOOK REVIEW] The Forty-Year-Old Version: Humoirs of a Divorced Dad
July 23, 2009 – 11:00 pm
The Forty- Year- Old- Version: Humoirs of a Divorced Dad by Joel Schwartzberg takes humor mixed with a dose of reality and transparency and wraps it all together in a package that any father can enjoy regardless of marital status. Arranged as a collection of 40 short essays, the book can be enjoyed both stretched [...]
[A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW] Paving the Way
July 19, 2009 – 9:49 pm
Where do our kids get their values? Are you comfortable with the values they learn in public school? How about on MTV, cable, or other television? Are reality shows actually reality? Do you think modern music teaches them about love and romance? Maybe going to the …
[HUSBAND@HOME] Father’s Day Evolution
July 17, 2009 – 6:47 pm
A two-income household becomes a one-income household, and dad stays home! Sure, you’ve heard the stories of stay-at-home-dads before, but now you can read it from the outside in. Husband@Home is one wife and mother’s observations as her family adjusts to having a stay-at-home-dad. I am still getting used …
Boys, Dollhouses, and Stereotypes
July 17, 2009 – 5:03 pm
Not all dollhouses are created equal, and their looks are not deceiving. Â A dollhouse’s color and construction convey its intended audience, which is why little boys tend to stay away from those that are pink and pretty. But, should they steer clear of dollhouses altogether? Â Not necessarily. Dollhouses make for great storage …
[A DAD'S POINT-OF-VIEW] Gratitude
July 17, 2009 – 4:12 pm
Perspective is something that allows us to appreciate our lives, our families, and our country. Lately, with so much bad news surrounding us, and after just returning from Africa where such extreme poverty exists everywhere, I find myself reflecting on one of those People magazine-type stories about someone living through …