Category Archives: Greatdad

BabyDeck only stroller with fold-down changing table

Good price at $199. 3 colors in lime, black, and red.

GreatDad.com at ABC kids show

It’s our fourth year here to see what’s new and meaningful for dads!

Do your children walk to school by themselves? Changing attitudes.

Things have changed when I would walk the five miles in the Minnesota snow to get to my third and fourth grade classroom (If I retrace the blocks in my mind, it was probably only 6-7 blocks in reality.) I would not let my own kids at that same age do that walk today on [...]

September 12 is National Seat Check Saturday

September 12 is National Seat Check Saturday, marking the beginning of a week dedicated to child safety. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has found that 3 out of 4 car seats are installed incorrectly, exposing children to unnecessary risk of injury or death in a crash. LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) [...]

Free event at SF MOMA this weekend

Message from SF MOMA: On Sunday September 13, 2009 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art will be conducting a free Parent Workshop program and would like to extend an invitation for you and your child (ages 5-10) to attend. Parents, grandparents, and caregivers will learn strategies for bringing [...]

New GreatDad Mobile app for Android and Blackberry getting great reviews.

I’m happy to report that our new app that helps dads find local activities via their phone is off to a great start. We’ll be launching the iPhone version as soon as Apple gives the green light. Check out some of these positive comments: This is a great app and is very useful, but didn’t [...]

Saving money on electricity โ€“ dad tips to get kids involved

We’ve been in France this week and I’ve been chasing my kids around in the house where we’re staying to get them to turn off the lights as they go in and out of rooms. While French kids, like kids everywhere, are lazy about recycling and other conservation moves, for some reason, everyone here treats [...]

Way to ruin a kid โ€“ dad takes son to first day of school in helicopter

How could anyone think this was a good idea. Sure, the idea of a helicopter ride to school sounds like fun. The dad thought he was making a first day memorable and probably that other kids would envy his son. But what expectations does that set up for his son for the rest of the [...]

Juicy Gossip โ€“ Book review by Hadley, age 9

Juicy Gossip is a story about a girl named Jenna who is not to popular. She is the editor of the school news paper. When Jenna’s parents open a juice store at the mall and asks Jenna to help them she gets embarassed. But when the store opens, Jenna realizes she can hear all the [...]

Webkinz and and the new Webkinz Jr.

Webkinz is a fun game for kids who are less than ten years old. I think Webkinz is better than Club Penguin. On Webkinz.com, you can buy more rooms, you can send packages, you can even chose your own wall paper and flooring and much more! Webkinz has more advantages then any other computer game. [...]