Michael Schmid

Michael is the Founder & Chief Editor of A Daddy Blog™ — ADaddyBlog.com is about life, parenthood and the pursuit of sleep. Oh, and Michael’s day job is University Director. ADaddyBlog.com targets parenthood from the father’s perspective, and include a focus the modern dad, family travel, entertainment, technology, health, coffee, cars & cuddles. Michael shares a home in Texas with his brilliant bride and their amazing young daughter. He claims to be moderately literate, adequately well traveled, and is clearly well fed. Though Michael has an MBA from SMU in Marketing and Finance, he has a sneaking suspicion that his baby girl is far smarter than he is… and he knows that his wife is. Please feel free to write us any time. We love hearing from you. You can also find us on Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, Pinterest, Instagram… (links at top of page) Email Michael here: adaddyblog.com@gmail.com

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Author's posts

The Candy that Kills

Parents of toddlers beware!

A new generation of smokeless, flavored tobacco products that look like breath mints or breath-freshening strips may be life-threatening for children who mistake them for candy.

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Look Who's Talking

baby on cell phone

Our baby girl is 20 months old and is beginning to string words together in a moderately coherent fashion. She’s heard me tell the dog to “come”, and now combines that word into phrases like “Daddy cup come.” Meaning “Daddy bring me that sippy cup, and be snappy about it.”

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Welcome to the 2010 Ultimate Blog Party!

My wife just made me aware of a cool online event… well, party really… that 5 Minutes for Mom is hosting.

As a Daddy Blogger I feel honored to be invited to the party, the overwhelming waves of wafting estrogen notwithstanding.

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Doctor Who as Role Model?

Doctor Who (Tennant and Piper)

The Doctor is the perfect role model: He’s opposed to violence, he’s smart, he’s funny, yet he still sometimes screws up and makes mistakes. He doesn’t, however give up, and when he stumbles, he learns from it.

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Review of Day & Night Handheld Video Monitor

Originally submitted at Toys R Us The Day and Night Handheld Color Video Monitor with Night Vision from Summer Infant is a truly portable unit that allows parents to see as well as hear their baby while moving around the house. Its ideal for checking on baby without waking him or her. Day & Night …

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What is Steampunk?

Steampunk Mickey Mouse Pin

Since having a baby I find I’m not keeping up very well with the latest trends, be they fashion, entertainment, literature, politics or technology. For example I only recently became aware there was this thing called “Steampunk”.

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New Warning on Baby Slings

Baby in sling type baby carrier

The government warned Friday that those chic baby slings that hip moms and dads are sporting these days can be dangerous, even deadly for their little ones.

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Product Recalls – Is Your Child Safe?

Product recalls sample pic

The unnecessary warning that a machete might pose a laceration hazard aside, the CPSC’s website is probably worth a visit periodically to see if any of your child’s products are putting them at risk.

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Wee Bit o' Ireland in Texas

Our baby dressed for the North Texas Irish Festival

It’s time to pull out your favorite green shirt, gather up your family and friends and head to Dallas for one of the biggest and best Celtic Heritage festivals in the United States.

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