No one ever imagines their marriage ending but it happens to many of us. Here's advice from fellow dads who have come out the other side of a separation on how to rebuild and move forward on your own after the marriage ends. How To Rebuild and Move Forward [...]
Okay, so your teen took 5 hour pre licensing classes and now has their driver's license and they are sharing the family car. Should you make them cough up some dough for insurance, gas, repairs? Here's how dads make their teens share or not share the costs of cars. Dad [...]
Have you ever been pushed to the brink of violence? A dad in our community has and he reached out for help in curbing his pent up aggression before he lashes out as his kids. On The Verge of Violence — An Angry Dad Reaches Out For Help From [...]
In 5 Words Or Less, Hundreds of Dads Define ‘Family’. Here are 15 dads who nail exactly what family is. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/photos/a.434607921426.227352.299622516426/10155703048076427/?type=3 Joe Feighan: Blood isn’t important, love is! Steve Chavez: I only need one word: Everything. Tom Beech: I've. Never. Got. Any. Money. Ben Mayers-Davies: No words needed… Craig Jakeman: [...]
How To Stop The Tantrums and Get Your Child To Love Bathtime. Real advice for dads who have mastered the bath time routine. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/photos/a.434607921426.227352.299622516426/10155722807391427/?type=3 Kim Chapple" Try the shower maybe. I have 4 kids, 2 of each, and they all went through this phase. My youngest is 20 months and [...]
So there's this working dad, maybe it's me, maybe it's you, who has missed so much of his kid's young life trying to put food on the table and keep the lights on. How does he make up for lost time? Is there a way to roll back the years? [...]
A couple questions to tackle here, At What Age Is It Okay to Take a Child To The Movies? and if you've already taken your kid to the theater, what was their first movie on the big screen? https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/photos/a.434607921426.227352.299622516426/10155600242446427/?type=3 Mark Atherton: As soon as they can sit still long enough, [...]
This was a fun read as I get ready to take a Kia Sedona across the entire country with my wife, our two tween and teen kids, and my 19-year-old niece for 3.5 weeks this summer! After researching on new vehicles, we finally got a new car from our [...]
I’m not sure there’s every been a thread on Life of Dad that had me nodding along like I was a bobble-head given away to the first 15,000 fans at a baseball game. Every one of these pet peeves could be mine with the exception of the single father one [...]
This is when parenting gets more challenging, when dads realize that changing diapers will be the easiest thing we do as a parent. Yeah, even the shittiest diapers are easier to handle than the complicated, nuanced, ever-evolving world of technology our kids are exploring and desiring. Here’s some advice recently [...]
