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

Family Movie Night – Game Time: Tackling the Past

Game Time: Tackling the Past - Family Movie Night

A film you can feel good about watching with your family; something we don’t see nearly enough of any more. Mark your calendar now and join us Saturday at 8pmET.

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Bookstores with Nooks, not Nooks

Meg Ryan as Kathleen Kelly in the film You've Got Mail

Where’s your favorite place to browse books? Are old fashioned bookstores outdated and bound for the retail trash heap of time? What do you think? I say, no…

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Social Media Survey: Facebook & Twitter & Google+, Oh My!

Google+, Twitter or Facebook: Which do you use the most?

Which site do you use most? Are you feeling any burnout? Do you intentionally make time to unplug? Or do you sleep with your Blackberry or iPhone or whatever?

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7 Survival Tips for Parents of a Seriously Ill, Disabled or Injured Child

Tips for urviving with a sick or injured child

As a parent it’s probably the worst thing we can ever imagine, the serious illness, injury or death of your child. Here are some survival tips that can help.

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My 3 Year Old Daughter is a Work of Art

Digital Pencil Scetch of My Daughter - A Work of Art

I’m sure all dad’s feel this way, but OMG my 3 year old daughter is so beautiful! 🙂 I’ve made a Wordless Wednesday digital sketch to prove it.

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Find, Follow & be Followed: #TwitterTuesday

adaddyblog.com is hosting it’s second ever #TwitterTuesday Link-Up. A great way to find parents and other cool folks to follow… and of helping them find you!

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Check-In for Checkups: Bringing Health Care to Underserved Children

Boy Kising Nurse at Check-In for Checkups: Bringing Health Care to Underserved Children

Can you imagine growing up without ever visiting a doctor? That’s the reality for some local kids. Here is a free, super easy way you can make a difference.

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On Your Third Birthday – A Letter To A Future You

Love at First Sight - Daddy Daughter Photo

I decided to write this letter to you. I know, of course, that you can’t read it just yet, but it’s not meant for the current you anyway; it’s for a future you.

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Find, Follow & be Followed: #TwitterTuesday Link Up

Following from @adaddyblog’s #TwitterTuesday Icon

I thought hosting a link-up on A Daddy Blog might be a good way of finding parents and other cool folks to follow on Twitter… and of helping them find you!

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