Research suggests the average family could save as much as $1,500 each year by purchasing generic products rather than brand name items. While some people are almost programmed to reach for the same big-name products week after week at the store, regardless of price, fathers should know there is a cheaper way to keep your family's cupboards stocked with great products without … [Read more...] about Parenting advice for saving money by buying generics
Archives for August 2010
7 Ways Dads Can Raise Smart Kids
The best thing any dad can do is be loving and supporting, but there are a few boxes you can check if you're serious about giving your kids the best opportunity to reach their full brainy potential. 1. Feed them right. Make sure kids get a healthy breakfast, and go from there. Recent studies also recommend added doses of Omega-3s for developing brains. 2. Teach them a language. … [Read more...] about 7 Ways Dads Can Raise Smart Kids
Off-topic: French robber steals cash by baring breasts
Not really on-topic, but always amazed at how predictable we men are. I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often actually. Could be a new approach for the Pentagon. Police say on August 7, the man inserted a card into a cash machine in central Paris to withdraw money when two young women approached him and asked for money. The women waved a newspaper at the man in an … [Read more...] about Off-topic: French robber steals cash by baring breasts
On our desk: “Sugar Milk” by Ron Mattocks (book review)
Sugar Milk, subtitled "What One Dad Drinks When He Can't Afford Vodka" joins the library of first person, mostly true accounts of real dads navigating the completely new waters of fatherhood in the new millennium. Unlike many of these books that track pregnancy and the trials and tribulations of fatherhood in a still secure nuclear family (see Daddy Drinks, for example), … [Read more...] about On our desk: “Sugar Milk” by Ron Mattocks (book review)
Product Review: Siliskin Glasses
There's a lot to like with new glasses and glass baby bottles from Siliskins. The name derives from the silicon sleeve around every glass. We've been trying to eliminate all plastic from the house. Even when that's not possible, we've quit throwing plastic containers in the dishwasher because of fears of what heat does to release more of the plastic into food and drink. You … [Read more...] about Product Review: Siliskin Glasses