About 5 years ago I was walking through a mall killing time. I wandered into one of those Perfumania stores. Behind the counter was a bottle I hadn't seen in almost 40 years (or at least never noticed). I asked the girl, "is that the same Aramis from 100 years [...]
Watch D.O.G.S. is a program of the National Center for Fathering that is an official Partner of National #PTA. This program gives fathers and father-figures the opportunity to experience their child’s school day in the “real world” Fathers can choose any day of the school year (with the exception of [...]
Please join our guest host Jim Heath as we have some fun with father involvement. Jim’s guest will be comedian Elliott Threatt. Also joining Jim and Elliott will be a local Hero of the Hallways, Rich Bartow.
WatchDOGS Radio Host Keith Schumacher will be broadcasting live from the 26th Annual National Youth at Risk Conference in Savannah, GA. Our Local Hero of the Hallways this week is Megan Preusser, Teacher and Watch Dog School Rep, Pleasantview Elementary, Sauk Rapids, MN. Please join in and give us a [...]
Many people think about Moms when they think about caring for and advocating for a child with disability. But Dads are part of the equation as well. We will talk with Ryan Hamilton, co-founder of LifeofDad.com, and Dad to a child with autism, on his experiences as a father. We [...]
We all have problems. We have personal problems, family problems, work problems. Even our problems have problems. Some problems are worse than others. I know that my problems are not necessarily the same as your problems. Having said that, I have a problem. I have lived in NY for [...]
I never had someone I wanted to be like when I was growing up. I never emulated anyone famous or thought about being someone different. Of course, like most children, I had favorite sports figures and action heroes. I loved Don Mattingly, the best Yankees first baseman to ever [...]
The other night while driving home with my boys we got into a great discussion on what it takes to be a leader. As a parent you want to constantly tell your kids that anything is possible as long as you work hard for it and believe in [...]
Since I went back to working in the corporate world and am no longer working at home raising my daughter, I feel like my mental workload has quadrupled. It seems that I never have enough time and brain power to make a well thought out decision. My regular work day [...]
My wife and I have never made a big deal about Valentine’s Day. A long time ago we would go out of our way to get each other gifts and romantic cards when we first started dating; but, after 15 years together we decided that we would much rather spend [...]
