Parking Lot Rules (and 75 other ideas for raising children) by Tom Sturges is good little volume of helpful hints Mr. Sturges has learned over sixteen years of fatherhood. While some of the tips are just plain practical (4 times to wash hands) may seem a little out of place compared to the more emotional issues he faces, such as how to communicate your love to a sixteen year … [Read more...] about Parking Lot Rules – new parenting book by Tom Sturges
Archives for June 2009
Two great Father’s Day gifts for Divorced Dads
We have plenty of other gift ideas for dads in general, but here are two good gifts for divorced dads, probably from friends or family interested in supporting dads' relationships with kids who may not even be in the same city. Both are also wonderful presents for dads who "can't be there" whether due to business travel or military service. The first is the Vidtel telephone … [Read more...] about Two great Father’s Day gifts for Divorced Dads
New Dadlabs book out in time for Fathers Day
Our friends at DadLabs.com are at it again with a new book that tries to put in prose what they do so well in video. And, they do a great job, with tongue in cheek article son everything about pregnancy through Year 1 (subsequent volumes will treat older kids). The new book is DadLabs Guide to Fatherhood. It has many practical tips on subjects like picking a baby name and how … [Read more...] about New Dadlabs book out in time for Fathers Day
Wonder Pets DVD Giveaway
In the newest release, with over 90 minutes to enjoy from this 2008 Emmy Award winning show, Ollie invites the group to a sleep over. Though Ming-Ming is reluctant, Linny persuades them that it will be fun to spend the night underground. Ollie is so excited to have the group sleep over that he cannot fall asleep. The Wonder Pets use teamwork to help Ollie count sheep--they … [Read more...] about Wonder Pets DVD Giveaway
Fun phonetics game for pre-readers
Our family has been playing cards every night around bedtime, sadly often in place of reading a book. But, that's okay in this case, because we're playing Whizizzle, a new phonetics game. Whizizzle is not unlike Crazy Eights except that the families of items are phonetic sounds that players must match with cards with similar sounds. Adults, and other players, are supposed to … [Read more...] about Fun phonetics game for pre-readers