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

How Parents May Make Their Kids Bully Targets

Photo of Crying Boy - How Parents May Make Their Kids Bully Targets

We can’t completely bully-proof our kids, but there may be some things we can do (or NOT do) that may lessen the odds of them being bullied.

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Photo Art—Walt Disney Reading to his Grandson Chris

Walt Disney Reading to Grandson Christopher Disney Miller at Sleeping Beauty's Castle

I just ran across this old photo of Walt Disney reading to his grandson, Christopher Disney Miller, in front of Sleeping Beauty’s Palace at Disneyland. Love it!

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The Word for a Parent Who Loses a Child

Someone who loses a spouse is called a widow or widower, and a child who loses her parents is an orphan. What is the word for a parent who loses a child?

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WARNING: Blogger at Work!

arning: Blogger at Work

In the interest of fully disclosure “work” is a relative term. Also, the conditions under which it is okay to disturb my “work” are presented in inverse order.

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Welcome to A Daddy Blog! #UBP13

Ultimate Blog Party 2013 UBP13 at ADaddyBlog.com

Welcome Ultimate Blog Party 2013 party goers! I’m so thrilled you are here. I love discovering new blogs! Please leave a comment with your url.

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Dallas: Free Driving Skills for Life – April 6 & 7

Ford Driving Skills For Life Icon - 150 pixels

In just a few days the Ford Fund will bring an amazing FREE hands-on advanced driver safety program to North Texas teens. Please share this life saving program!

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WATCH: Doctor Who Prequel to The Bells of Saint John

Photos of All of the Doctors from 50 years of Doctor Who

Doctor Who fan? Even if your not, watch this short, sweet 2½ minute prequel to Saturday’s return of Doctor Who, and his search for the mysterious Clara Oswald…

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In time for Easter – Free Kindle ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit’

Free Kindle Copy of Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Looking for free Kindle eBooks? Don’t own a Kindle? No problem. Get the free Kindle app and download free books for Kindle like Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Peter Rabbit, just in time for Easter!

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