Pride

I can remember thinking during his third karate class, that this was something that wasn't going to last. He didn't seem overly interested in it and was too scared to do a few of the tasks assigned. They offered 5 free classes and he insisted that he wanted to keep [...]

By |2014-01-06T04:00:50-08:00January 6th, 2014|Blog|0 Comments

Common-Sense Musts + Understanding Adolescent Girls

Richard Greenberg, author of Raising Children That Other People Like to be Around. Topic: Five common-sense musts from a father’s point of view. Issues: The S-M-A-R-T approach to parenting: Set an example; Make the rules; Apply the rules; Respect Yourself; Teach in all things. Tim Jordan, author of Sleeping Beauties, [...]

Ep77 – Resolutions

Quick holiday show with my son Evan. We talk binging on Siftshow and Netflix, Evan’s remote controlled airplane tragedy, Spelunky, video game presents, my dad’s ‘hacker’ friend, jumping my neighbor’s fence and playing tag as a kid, Evan’s “Jokelopedia” and New Year’s resolutions. Here’s to 2014. Thanks for listening.

By |2014-01-02T16:32:54-08:00January 2nd, 2014|Blog|0 Comments

A Father to the Fatherless

My introduction to "Life of Dad." Have you ever had  to clean up after anyone?  Maybe your kids who didn’t quite take care of the toys or those dreaded LEGO pieces on the floor that you just happened to step on.  Maybe it was at work where a co-worker didn’t [...]

By |2014-01-02T15:24:14-08:00January 2nd, 2014|Blog|0 Comments

The Poppin’ Bottles Story

Nick and I have been asked a couple of times, most recently on theLife of Dad After Show, how our “Poppin’ Bottles Dad-Cast” podcast came into existence. Seeing as how we have this lovely blogging space, I figured it would do well to put the story down for all to know. It [...]

By |2014-01-02T14:18:21-08:00January 2nd, 2014|Blog|0 Comments

Art and Crafts: New Year’s Resolutions

 This week for our Art and Crafts segment here at Life of Dad my daughters and I decided to make up some of our own New Year’s Resolutions. It may sound funny to have children make up resolutions, but it is an entertaining way to show your kids how to [...]

By |2014-01-01T08:55:53-08:00January 1st, 2014|Blog|0 Comments

#065 Happy New Watch D.O.G.S. Year!

A weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. This week we will recap the 2013 year and look forward to the year 2014. Dads of Great Students is a national program currently operating in 47 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, [...]

By |2013-12-31T18:30:00-08:00December 31st, 2013|Blog|0 Comments
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