Dad and son crushing The Beatles
Dad and son crushing The Beatles.
Best Starter Video Games for Preschoolers (That You’ll Love Too!)
Originally posted on TheDadcade.com If you were to go into any video game store, you would most likely be hard pressed to find a video game that was age appropriate for your preschooler. The fact of the matter is, their hand eye coordination just isn't there yet and the [...]
How to clean your workspace perfectly
Do you work in a big office? Or in a cubicle? Or you work from the comfort of your own home office? Whichever it is, you probably have a desk that is covered with things that do not belong there. Am I right? Of course I am. We go [...]
Lego Hamilton
We are completely obsessed by Hamilton The Musical in my household. Here are some of the ways in which we are obsessed. We listen to the album constantly. At great personal expense, I pulled the trigger and bought tickets for when it comes to Chicago. My 7 [...]
Do Violent Games Make Violent Kids?
This is a post that originally ran over on The Dadcade in a series set to help remove negative stigma about video games and kids. Click the link to read it there as well as the others. I don't know how we've been a semi legitimate dad centric [...]
Capturing a Rainbow
My first understanding of the rainbow in early childhood came through the flood story in the Old Testament. The rainbow’s origin was a sign of God's covenant to never destroy all life on earth with a global flood again. It’s a wild tale that became increasingly quaint as I grew [...]
Overwatch a Teen Rated Shooter for everyone!
If you're unfamiliar with Overwatch, allow me to break it down for you. The game's plot is simple: "Soldiers. Scientists. Adventurers. Oddities. In a time of global crisis, an international task force of heroes banded together to restore peace to a war-torn world: OVERWATCH. Overwatch ended the crisis, and helped maintain [...]
A Father’s Perspective while Raising a Daughter
Here is a sticky subject I'm pondering. What does it mean to be a father, and more to the point, a father to a daughter? As men we are hardwired for ruggedness, outdoorsy stuff, and a typical lack of emotional empathy. So how do we bridge that gap when [...]
George Michelsen Foy – My Life of Dad
George Michelsen Foy is the author of Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute Silence and twelve critically acclaimed novels. He was a recipient of a National Endowment of the Arts fellowship in fiction, and his articles, reviews, and stories have been published by Rolling Stone, The Boston Globe, Harper’s, The [...]
Mark Steines – My Life Of Dad Part 2
This is the second time I had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Steines for the My Life of Dad series. Mark and his co-host, Cristina Ferrare have been doing their show, Home & Family on The Hallmark Channel for a few years now. The Home & Family is [...]