This week for our Art and Crafts segment here at Life of Dad my girls and I decided to make princess wands. My daughters like to dress up in their Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty gowns and of course a princess needs to accessorize, right? They already a few things like [...]
Back to school is a funny time. You can’t wait to get your kids back in the classroom because you might just get a few more hours to get things done if you are a stay at home dad. Or, you might be able to come home to a spouse [...]
This week we are joined by Craig Dexheimer and Aaron Moniza, two close college buddies who are innovating the way men are welcomed to fatherhood. For a guy having a baby is a life changing event. The ManShower™ is all about bringing friends together to celebrate being a Dad: Think of it [...]
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 be focusing specifically on the one most important event that your Watch D.O.G.S. program will plan for your school – Dads & Kids Pizza Night. A big [...]
We are coming closer to the end of this year’s Major League Baseball 2013 season. Some of you are excited to see that your team still has a shot of playing in the postseason. Still others know that the possibility of their team making it to the postseason is not [...]
Tons of new music arrived in my mailbox this summer — it’s high time I play some! The September ’13 episode of the world’s finest podcast for discovering the modern golden age of kindie music features new tunes from up and coming artists like Andrew & Polly, Josh & Gab, [...]
Fans of the NFL or ESPN know who Herman Edwards is. The former NFL player that made a name for himself with the Philadelphia Eagles also was a head coach for the New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs. Edwards was the player who recovered a fumble by Giants quarterback [...]
The role of dads has changed through the years. We have truly taken control in the kitchen. Nowadays, there is no shortage of fathers who cook at home. In this world of work-at-home and stay-at-home fatherhood, and even dual-income households where household duties are shared between two working parents, [...]
When the song “I'm not ready to be a princess,” was first sung I remember seeing my daughters smile from ear to ear when we sat down to watch the “Sofia the First” movie. I do find myself singing that song from time to time, which is odd for a [...]
[amazon asin=0307884848&template=thumbleft&chan=default]John Elder Robison, author of Raising Cubby. Topic: A father and son’s adventure with Asperger’s, trains, tractors, and high explosives. Issues:How an unapologetically eccentric dad raised his equally eccentric son. A tender, suspenseful, and laugh-out-loud funny story of a father and son who grow up together.