Image via Wikipedia I guess I've really become a mom now, since the highlight of my day yesterday was getting my six year-old to eat both fruit and vegetables at dinner. While my wife worries that they will starve to death from not eating any food, I obsess that I can't get them to eat the right things. After years of trying, I can claim success with my daughter who now … [Read more...] about 7 Tips to get them to eat their vegetables
Archives for November 2010
How to bond with your young son during football season
The fall football season is officially in full swing, which means dads across the country will be retiring to their man caves in order to enjoy some exciting games. Between hard days at the office and evenings forced into diaper duty, these precious moments in front of the boob tube are necessary.Of course, those of us with younger sons may be wondering how to spend some … [Read more...] about How to bond with your young son during football season
Review: New favorite toy in the house: Perplexus 3D Labyrinth
We love the new Perplexus, a new toy from Plasmart that takes the old Brio Labyrinth to the third dimension. Perplexus is a clear plastic globe, with a labyrinth inside. It requires turning the 1 foot in circumference ball over and over to move the ball through a series of maze boundaries and obstacles. Perfect for developing space and motion skills in a six year-old or 40 … [Read more...] about Review: New favorite toy in the house: Perplexus 3D Labyrinth
Is your preschooler watching too much TV?
New research being published in The Journal of Pediatrics has found that 66 percent of preschoolers are watching more TV than they should, both at home and while at daycare.Researchers from Seattle Children's Research Institute and the University of Washington studied nearly 9,000 preschool-age children for the results.They found that children are exposed to an average of … [Read more...] about Is your preschooler watching too much TV?
Amazing story: Infant falls 7 stories, bounces and lives!
An astounding story of fast thinking and fantastic luck. A baby boy survived a fall from a seven-story window in Paris by bouncing off a café awning and into the arms of the doctor who saw the infant fall Monday evening. The 18-month-old toddler was playing unsupervised with his 3-year-old sister when the accident occurred.[From Doctor Catches Infant Who Fell Seven … [Read more...] about Amazing story: Infant falls 7 stories, bounces and lives!