When we were talking with the people from Honda about utilizing their mini-vans for our Dads Doing Good series, I knew right from the get-go that I’d want to work with an organization with some affiliation to the ocean. I’ve spent my life on the beach (not counting a very [...]
This week for our Art and Crafts segment here at Life of Dad we taking on the role of Johnny Appleseed. Recently my family and I went apple picking. We had a splendid time. My girls loved to eat apples right there in the orchard. We took home a [...]
The Life of Dad After Show hosts, Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton, bring on Dad Blogger extraordinaire, Oren Miller of A Blogger and a Father and originator of the premier "Dad Bloggers" group on Facebook Oren talks about his family, his blog, and how he started connecting with other dads [...]
Adam Perry Lang is a classically French-trained chef that took his talents to the world of barbecue. He was the founder of the nationally acclaimed restaurant Daisy May's BBQ. Lang is really serious about his barbecue. In his first year on the national barbecue circuit, he won Grand Champion [...]
First off, many thanks to all that participated in this fun contest. Everybody did an excellent job of showing their fatherhood STARBUCKS VIA® MOMENT! Click here to see all of the entries. Now on to our winners... In third place, from A Blogger and a Father, winning a $100 Starbucks [...]
So Week 2 is now all wrapped up after the Monday night game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals. Before I get into what I saw this week in the NFL fantasy wise I want to give a shout out to Creed owner of “CLEVELAND The Captain” in [...]
Tommy Riles tells co-host Art Eddy about the most recent #DadsDoingGood video, sponsored by Honda. In the video, the dads assisted the Mauli Ola Foundation and helped teach kids with cystic fibrosis how to surf. A big shout goes to Life of Dad veteran blogger Patrick Quinn, who came up [...]
A weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. This past week, we had two great Watch D.O.G.S. local events that were absolutely incredible! The Leander Independent School District / Austin Planetarium Event brought over 2700 WatchDOGS together under one [...]
[amazon asin=014312160X&template=thumbleft&chan=default]Jim Trelease, author of The Read-Aloud Handbook. Topic: Helping children become avid readers. Issues: How reading aloud awakens children’s imagination and improves language skills; the rewards and importance of reading aloud to kids; the latest research about reading–including the good and bad news about digital learning.
This past weekend my wife and I were babysitting our nephew. Saturday morning while I was cooking breakfast for my daughters and my nephew and overheard a very interesting conversation. My oldest, Lily who is five, was debating with her cousin, who is six, whether or not the Tooth Fairy [...]
