I am an educator. To be more specific, I am a principal, but I was a teacher for 5 years and I still teach a few classes each year. I work with students every day, both inside and outside of my office. Unfortunately, many of the students who come to [...]
The May episode is dedicated to the sights, sounds, and conversations had at Kindiefest, the annual family music conference and festival held in Brooklyn, NY. This expanded edition of the OWTK Kid’s Music Monthly features brand new songs from Recess Monkey, Todd and Cookie (a new project from Todd McHatton [...]
For the twelve days leading up to Mother’s Day, us dads will be writing about the important moms in our lives. Today is my turn. If I could interview my kids about their mom, I think it would go something like this. Dad: What is your favorite thing about [...]
We here at Life of Dad have many outstanding fathers that contribute to this great site. Here dads can connect and share their stories. When Life of Dad founder Tom Riles invited me to write for the website I was excited. I now was able to tell people about my [...]
On this weeks episode the Great Dads & Great Mom will recap last weeks Pampers giveaways, and take live callers once again. We will have the Great Dad Ryan Feeney on the program to discuss his first outing with the kids to the Bronx Zoo. We will be talking about [...]
Please join us for our weekly look into father-involvement in American schools. We will start with our interview with Andy Mayer of All Pro Dads about the cooperative efforts of Watch D.O.G.S. and All Pro Dads to get fathers and father figures involved in schools. This week we will be [...]
The stereotype: “Housework is the only activity at which men are allowed to be consistently inept because they are thought to be so competent at everything else” – Letty Cottin Pogrebin The reality: “The fellow who owns his own home is always coming out of a hardware store” -Kin [...]
This spring I added a new title to my ever expanding jack of all trades resume, Little League Coach. I was honored to be able to scratch this item off my bucket list. I have always had much respect for those who give their time and have the passion to [...]
You spend years building your ideal investment portfolio, creating a nest egg for your retirement years and growing your net worth. But how do you know when it’s time to reevaluate your investments? The best way to be successful when investing is to find some that walk you through the [...]
Yesterday, Jason Collins became the first active athlete in one of the four major U.S. sports to open up about about his homosexuality. There has been an overwhelming amount of support already, including from fellow NBA players Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, and Dwayne Wade. For some people it will take [...]
