Chicago has some world-class museums and attractions! I feel very fortunate to be able to take my kids on Dadventures to places where such rich learning can be done. We have expanded our minds at the Museum of Science and Industry. we've sketched in the Art Institute of Chicago, and we've been [...]
This week for our Art and Crafts segment here at Life of Dad we created a fall theme in our house. My daughter Lily and I cut out a bunch of leaves in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Our whole family loves this time of year. The girls love checking [...]
Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton bring on Ron Mattocks from Clark Kent’s Lunchbox. Ron and the guys chat about the origin of his site, Star Wars, comic books, and how the dad blogging community is evolving. Ron also speaks on how being separated from his sons gave him the need [...]
The Season 4 premiere of “The Walking Dead” is this Sunday. To celebrate the return of AMC’s hit show here are some apocalyptic-inspired cocktails for you and your friends to enjoy during the show. While you ponder what lies ahead of Sherriff Rick Grimes and his team of survivors as [...]
Monday Night Football is in the books which means we have completed five full weeks in the NFL. In our own Life of Dad Fantasy Football League there is a dynasty building. Mike of “I'm A Man I'm Forte” in the Life of Dad West Conference just keeps on winning. [...]
Introducing the new OWTK Radio Hour…in 30 Minutes, your weekly look at All Things Childhood. Top stories in kid-culture this week come courtesy of Disney’s FROZEN, Lucky Diaz and Alisha Gaddis, Toca Boca, Billy Kelly, and LEGO. Then we walk around the toy department, flip on the TV, grab something [...]
A weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. A nationally recognized expert on father-daughter relationships, Dr. Nielsen has been teaching, researching and writing about adolescents and father-daughter relationships since 1970. A member of Phi Beta Kappa and the recipient [...]
[amazon asin=1607743507&template=thumbleft&chan=default]Alanna Levine, author of Raising a Self-Reliant Child. Topic: A back-to-basics parenting plan from birth to age six. Issues: Instilling independence in our children from the start; healthy sleep habits; self-discipline; potty training; conflicts with siblings and friends; problem solving and decision making; the dangers of praising too much.
Tom Riles and Art Eddy talk about how improv is a big part of parenting. Tom also gives some background on his early days of acting and improv. To go along with that theme, the guys welcome Colin Mochrie. Colin is a fantastic actor and improvisational comedian, most famous for [...]
Chad Coleman might be best known for playing the character Dennis "Cutty" Wise from "The Wire," but that role is taking a back seat to his role on "The Walking Dead" as the character Tyreese. Coleman joined the popular AMC show last year during Season 3. Chad and the rest [...]