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

Dear Daddy: I Miss You – A Letter from the Future

Love at First Sight - Daddy Daughter Photo

What if you received a letter from your child… a letter written in the future? What if you didn’t like what it said? What if there was still time to fix it?

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Voldemort: A Quick Word with You and All the Bullies Out There

Neville Longbottom (Matthew Lewis) Grows Up

On the eve of the final Harry Potter film, I feel compelled to pass on a message. Voldemort, and all you other bullies out there, you should know, we geeks… grow up!

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Add Google +1 to your pages to help your site stand out

Add Google +1 to your pages to help your site stand out

If you have a website or a blog, there is something super simple you’ll want to do right away, and that is add a Google+1 button to your site. Want to know how?

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7 Tips to Save a Child from Dying in a Hot Car

More than 500 children have died in hot cars since 2008. As much as you and I want to respond, “That could never happen to me!” It could. So what can we do?

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Have a Very Safe & Happy Independence Day

Watercolor of Original American Flag - Happy Independence Day!

Having grown up partly in other countries, it’s possible I have a slightly different perspective on our country, the United States, than other people might…

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Preventing Pregnancy Stretch Marks

Preventing Pregnancy Stretch Marks with Cocoa Butter

Discouragingly, 75 to 90% of women develop stretch marks while pregnant, and it’s strongly influenced by heredity. Want to know a simple trick that can help?

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Cool Graphics Sites: Pinterest, TinEye & Google Search by Image

Sample results from Google's Search by Image

I confess I’m all about the latest cool Internet tools and sites. A few the caught my eye recently include Pinterest, TinEye and Google’s new Search by Image. What is your favorite new site or tool?

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Air Travel with Toddlers: Car-Seats & Diapers & Lovies, Oh My!

Over-stuffed bag - Packing for a family summer trip by plane

Summer’s approaching and many of us are thinking about a trip. If you have limited space to pack (air -vs- car trip) what do you bring? Please add your tips! 🙂

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Overloaded? Just Press the No Button!

Technically this post has 1 word (not counting these). Turn your sound on to hear it. Feel free to push the button more than once for a particularly rough day. CNVBJXFKECRW

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