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My wife could never understand this mania, or “neurosis,” as she puts it, until a few years ago when the San Francisco International Airport featured a full concourse exhibit of souvenir monuments from around the world…. I’m getting one set for my little boy to place between tracks of his train set (yes, the scale is a bit off), and one to go up on the shelf until I get a call from the museum asking to take my collection on tour.
Category Archives: Books
Best and worst kid books for dads
March 22, 2008 – 10:53 am
It’s just a few short years until they brush and change themselves, start to read to you, and eventually close the door after dinner and hang a big “Parents Keep Out” sign on their door. However, until then, what to do to make the rituals more entertaing, stay in the moment, and not despair over your own need to pay the bills or catch up on the latest update on “Lost.”
Baby Bonding Book for Dads
March 15, 2008 – 12:18 pm
I told her how my grandfather, each morning before he went to elementary school, had gone upstairs to his own grandfather’s room with a straight razor, soap, and brush, to shave him after he had gone blind in his old age.
…It’s hard to engage after work when you’re tired and stressed, and part of the choice facing fathers is whether to play it safe, stay in that work mode and be very hands-off at home, or to engage with our children, something for which we’ve had no practice, and makes us feel unsure of ourselves.
Nature the Nurture – Interview with Michael Gurian on difference between moms and dads
February 25, 2008 – 8:40 am
While we also believe that children thrive on love, positive parenting, and supportive environments, we can’t help but be more and more persuaded of how much is “hard-wired” in each individual…. While the mommy/infant bond is primary during the first two years of life, dads must bond with babies during the first five years to develop the trust, reliance and respect for their fathers that will become even more important to their development as they reach pre-adolescence.
Baby Bonding Book for Dads
February 19, 2008 – 1:00 pm
The baby also wants mommy so desperately for a long time, that it’s normal for dad to sometimes feel a little bit outside looking in. Great Dads won’t resent that, but prepare themselves for the “age of dad,” around four to five, when dad becomes the king of fun around the house, if he wants that role. Still, any book that offers tips to bring you closer to the baby is good during that time, especially since you’re setting the pattern for a lifetime to come.
Reading Harry Potter
January 21, 2008 – 11:03 am
At every occasion, she begs for me to read Harry Potter to her, and many of our conversations are reviews of the plot and mystery.
…We’re proceeding cautiously at this point, which will increasingly become a challenge, as my daughter asks every afternoon when she gets home from school, “Can we read just a little bit?.”
Good Night, America
January 2, 2008 – 10:28 am
If you love Good Night Moon with its awkward but reassuring rhymes, you may like the Good Night America series…. They lack the innocence of the original story, and I doubt they will be as interesting to either kids or parents.
A well-done book starring your child
November 29, 2007 – 3:28 pm
The book also features an optional personalized poly-chenille blanket taht is featured in the story and can also be customized by name, as well as color (pink, blue or green)
Knowing how kids love to hear their names, we were a bit disappointed that the book doesn’t feature the child’s name on every page, but that may have been difficult for cost reasons.