Category: Miscellaneous

How Long Before I Become Phil Dunphy?

Dad: A Son's First Hero. A Daughter's First Love.

It’s said “A Dad is his son’s first hero, and his daughter’s first love.” Ever worry the day’s coming you’ll turn into your parents or some parent on a sit-com?

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Should Your Child Get a Flu Vaccination This Year?

Are Flu Shots Safe?

Are you going to have your children vaccinated against flu this year? How about you… have you gotten the vaccine? Is it safe? Doesn’t thimerosal cause autism?

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Parents, why vote… it won’t matter anyway, right?

Voting is not just a parent's right, it's their responsibility

Your vote’s not going going to change anything, is it? We parents are busy and we are tired, and if our vote doesn’t really matter, why should we vote? Did you?

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New Dad Tip #12: What is Swaddling and Why Should You Care?

Happy Swaddled Baby - How and why to swaddle your infant

Before our baby was born we attended some parenting classes. In one of these I learned a skill that may well have saved my life… well, my sanity anyway.

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HELP – Public Schools, Private Schools or Homeschooling?

Teacher with Students - Public Schools, Private Schools or Homeschooling?

I’m a first time dad with a four-year-old daughter, and I don’t feel like I know enough about her education options to make the best decision for her. I’d love your advice!

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Daddy Skills – Funny Music Video

Daddy Skills - Hilarious rap music video about being a new dad!

A hilarious commentary on how life changes when you enter the brave world of extra-early mornings, advanced diaper-changing technique, and playground etiquette.

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Healthy Body Image – Seventeen Magazine versus Teen Vogue

A petition convinced Seventeen Magazine to “not alter the body size or face shape of the girls and models in the magazine”… now Teen Vogue is being petitioned…

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Protecting a Daughters Self-Esteem from False Media Messages

Victoria’s Secret models before and after makeup and retouching

I worry the false ideal of beauty presented in the media may harm our daughter in some way. How do you counter the tremendously unrealistic messages they send?

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Did this make you cry, too? Super Sweet Father’s Day Video:

Videos like this always make me tear up. Yes, daddy’s an old softie on the inside. Sending out Happy Father’s Day wishes to all the dads out there!

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