One of the terrific parts of growing the Life of Dad community has been providing a forum of men to ask these kinds of questions. Divorce and children are a complicated mix and the vulnerability needed to ask for help is not lost on us. That is why it [...]
It might surprise new and non-parents to learn that the topic of a kid's allowance is one of the hottest of hot button issues in the parenthood world. Some parents think kids should be rewarded financially for doing household chores, some vehemently disagree. Here is how some of the [...]
Patience x 3 is not an acceptable answer to this question we asked on Facebook a couple weeks ago but it isn't a lie. Here's what real dads say are the three things every dad needs to be a success. What would your three things be? Tell us on Facebook! [...]
Thanks to millions of real dads and moms, the Life of Dad Facebook page has become a haven of humor, support, tips and inspiration for parents the world over. Many dads send us questions looking for help and thankfully, because you guys are so great, they always receive help in [...]
I'm on record as saying, and I'm going to be obnoxious and quite myself now, "if you aren't growing alongside your kid, then you're doing parenting wrong". Being a dad is a learning experience from conception to when they go off to college or move out to get a job, [...]
You know, you guys should write a book, a parenting book, a life book, because you've got so much wisdom to share with parents and non-parents alike. While we sit and patiently wait for that six figure publishing deal, here's a blog post, 100% free of charge, that drips with [...]
Not everyone has a wise dad of their own to call upon when advice is needed so we asked the dads of our Facebook community, from whom / where do you get advice on fatherhood? Here's a sampling of what you told us about the place and the people you [...]
Becoming a father is a dizzying experience. There’s the weird black poop, the crying, the lack of sleep and the lack of post-baby sex but there’s so much more than that that a new dad needs to know. Lucky, we know almost a million of 'em and so we asked [...]
We’ve asked this before and we’ll likely ask it again because it’s a beam of light into what makes us, as individuals and as a community, great dads and moms. Sometimes, we find out that dad imparting some truly valuable lessons with his wise words or through his positive actions [...]
Becoming a dad for the first time is one of the most terrifyingly exciting moments of a man’s life. From the moment a guy announces the news, he starts getting peppered with well-meaning but often atrocious pieces of advice. The real dads in our Facebook community have something way [...]
