Dads Get Advice on How To Handle Their Kid’s Phone Usage at Night
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 [...]
Seeking Advice For Kids With Anxiety And Anxiety Mediciation
The Life of Dad Facebook community continues to inspire us as dads and this thread is one of the huge reasons why. When when dad is struggling to come to terms with the fact that his daughter may need medication for her anxiety, hundreds come to offer him words [...]
Paul Greene – My Life of Dad
In 2005, Paul Greene's passion for acting brought him to Los Angeles. After studying in New York at Stella Adler, Uta Hagen’s HB Studios, and Susan Batson’s Black Nexxus, Paul’s commitment to developing his craft continued in Los Angeles at Improv Olympic West and the Actor’s Circle Theater and in [...]
Put Me Down… But Also Hold Me At The Same Time
My youngest son is just about one year old right now. He’s well out of the whole “immobile gelatinous blob” phase kids go through, but still eons away from any sort of independence. He’s constantly on the move with an attention span that that can be generously described as [...]
I Need Sleep To Stay Awake
I never have trouble falling asleep. I’d say it takes between 1 - 3 billionths of a second for me to completely knock out. It’s truly a gift and I love it. Once I commit, I can be peacefully slumbering anywhere I choose. I can even wield it during [...]
Dad’s Elusive Search For One Quiet Place
Every dad needs a quiet place or a method of making any place a quiet place (hello, Bose headphones!). We wanted to know where your quiet place is...because we know it isn't the bathroom when little ones are around! https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10154945052621427 Tim Riseborough: My quiet place is sitting outside with a [...]
Fun Activities For Kids and Dads At Home
Even the most original, creative dad sometimes needs a fun playtime prompt. When a Life of Dad user asked for fun ways to pass the time recently, we put it to the Life of Dad Facebook community for ideas. Here are fun activities for kids and dads at home. [...]