Why I Decided to Write Children’s Books About Cars
There's two reasons, really. But first, let me back up and tell you about the books. After some ups and downs - including a failed kickstarter, which is a whole other story to tell - I finally self-published the first book in the series, Nicky Is Stanced-Out. (Direct Link) (Amazon [...]
Red Yarn and Andrew McMahon Are Awesome Rock-n-Roll Dads Making Music For Their Kids
If you've heard the incredibly cool conversation between Life of Dad's Art Eddy and the talented rocker Andrew McMahon on Life of Dad's flagship podcast (and if you haven't, you should), you probably already know and love the song "Cecilia and the Satellite". Andrew wrote that beauty for his daughter [...]
Parenting Hack: Older Sibling as Soother
I was a month shy of five years old when my brother was born. Within fairly short order my parents put me to work keeping him entertained. My job was to sit on the couch with my brother resting against my arm and the arm of the couch while he [...]
What Dads Do Best
Being a good dad means being good at a lot of things, from changing diapers without getting poop on yourself to playing the 'sleeping' game on the floor with your kids. We recently asked the dads of our Facebook community to tell us what they are really good at. Here [...]
A Time Saver For Parents
Do you remember when we used sticky notes as a reminder for things? We would write a note about a birthday party or a school play and then stick it on the fridge with the rest of the notes. After a while the notes would multiply and cover up [...]
Helpful Advice For Dads With Autistic Kids
When one Life of Dad user put out a call for parenting advice in the wake of his son being diagnosed with autism, many members of our Facebook community offered up their own personal experience. Here are a few first hand anecdotes to help this one dad and hopefully [...]