I’m not sure how it is with girls, but with young boys, parents must quickly acclimate to the “gross factor” as one of my friends who is adopting a young boy is quickly finding out. He’s already had incidents with boogers and poop. My boys think “poop” is the funniest [...]
My mom would get sick all the time, but I used to be one of those guys that “never gets sick.” I went years…or I think I actually went a full decade without ever getting sick. It became something I took pride in. At the end of that decade, [...]
This week for our Art and Crafts segment here at Life of Dad we are making our own cupcake toppers. Now it might sound like a funny idea for a craft, but trust me on this one. Has your child ever asked you for a party where all the theme [...]
When I was growing up I remember that there were toys for boys and then there were toys for girls. There really wasn’t that many female action figures. You had the one Princess Leia action figure that girls would get by default since the boys didn’t want to play with [...]
The Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) Program is the largest school based father engagement program in the nation with over 4000 schools participating. Each week, WatchDOGS Radio host Keith Schumacher and co-host Chris Danenhauer discuss how this program is impacting families and schools across our nation and in four [...]
Dear Eitan, I owe you an apology. Today was rough for me. The details are not really important; suffice it to say that I struggled with a number of things throughout the day. I struggled so much, in fact, that I apparently did a very poor job of hiding the [...]
OK, first of all, I don't remember even having to take a box into school to collect all the Valentine's I'd get when I was in school. But, the idea IS a good one and pretty cool to get the kids involved in a craft. So, I had visions of [...]
I don’t know much about Debussy, besides he’s got one of the weirdest last names I’ve ever heard, and he created this amazing piece of music. If you feel up to it, listen as you read. It’s helped me connect to life in a new way. […]
