Every parent knows the pain of having to ask their kid to do the thing 2, 3, 4 times. It is maddening. Is sound coming out of my voice, am I speaking in Latin? Why is the thing not happening? Here's advice from the hive mind on... How To [...]
How To Stop The Tantrums and Get Your Child To Love Bathtime. Real advice for dads who have mastered the bath time routine. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/photos/a.434607921426.227352.299622516426/10155722807391427/?type=3 Kim Chapple" Try the shower maybe. I have 4 kids, 2 of each, and they all went through this phase. My youngest is 20 months and [...]
This is how you create real magic for your kids. Josh, a father from Nebraska, decided to assist his son’s new hobby by burying a “treasure chest” in a local park and letting his son find it. Now his son firmly (and correctly) believes that he’s uncovered some legitimate [...]
What is your dream job? Are you currently working it or working towards it? Here are 14 dads from the Life of Dad community talking about their dream jobs. To help you land that tech job of your dreams, here are 8 online education tips. Dads Talk About Their [...]
When your child begins to lie is one of the biggest and most challenging parenting hurdles. Luckily, there's a community of 1.5 million dads who are happy to share their experience and help with handling a lying child. Dad Advice: How To Handle A Lying Child https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/photos/a.434607921426.227352.299622516426/10155728192736427/?type=3 Zach Roberts: [...]
Thanksgiving and Black Friday have come and gone, thus we enter the “grey area” between one holiday and the next. As of the writing of this post, we have 30 days till Christmas, 17 days till Hanukkah, 31 days till Kwanzaa and for our family [...]
The hurt of suddenly losing your dad, the realization that your child has just lost their grandfather, and the support of an online community of dads coalesce here to showcase the power of friendship and kindness possible in a digital world. Dads Help One Of Their Own After Suddenly Losing [...]
Until Cyndi Lauper gets around to recording the dad version of "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", we're here to assume that dads just wanna get better at fatherhood. Here's what we want to improve. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/photos/a.434607921426.227352.299622516426/10155551175851427/?type=3 Jakeand Britni Dilling: Trying to remember that everything they do isn't to get at me. [...]
Every dad has hopes for his son or daughter. Sometimes his hopes are big and abstract but other times they are simple, tangible and able to be quantified. Here's what dads are hoping for right now. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/photos/a.434607921426.227352.299622516426/10155671442431427/?type=3 Kris Cackler Martin: I hope that our kids grow up to be caring [...]
We billed this as a debate but that's not what happened at all. We asked a bunch of dads if boys should be allowed to play with dolls. The answers may surprise you. Maybe one or two time traveled from the olden days to chime in on more 'manly' toy [...]
