There isn't a dad on earth who doesn't appreciate a few quiet moments alone on the toilet but what else do dads appreciate? We asked and as always, you told us! Here's just a taste of what you dads appreciate the most. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10154939197721427 Zachary Wiesner: A good solid deuce....in [...]
If you've heard the incredibly cool conversation between Life of Dad's Art Eddy and the talented rocker Andrew McMahon on Life of Dad's flagship podcast (and if you haven't, you should), you probably already know and love the song "Cecilia and the Satellite". Andrew wrote that beauty for his daughter [...]
Being a good dad means being good at a lot of things, from changing diapers without getting poop on yourself to playing the 'sleeping' game on the floor with your kids. We recently asked the dads of our Facebook community to tell us what they are really good at. Here [...]
When one Life of Dad user put out a call for parenting advice in the wake of his son being diagnosed with autism, many members of our Facebook community offered up their own personal experience. Here are a few first hand anecdotes to help this one dad and hopefully [...]
If fatherhood was a video game, and let's be serious, it kind of is, what skill or accomplishment would be an Achievement: Unlocked? https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10154900370926427 Michael Ortiz: Mender of broken hearts 100G- help your kid get over their first break up. Michael Ortiz: Birds and the Bees 1000G- Explain where babies [...]
Many people have written many words to describe parenting but our dads need only three words to sum up the wild, wacky world of fatherhood. Here are many parenting styles described in three words or less. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10154899096506427 Erika Nicole Montez: Not raising jerks. Tom Sanderson: Please. Send. Help. Jayde Marie [...]
As a father, I wasn’t sure how to talk with my teen about drinking and the related responsibilities that come with alcohol consumption. However, I read up on some studies that show that having these conversations before my child started college might reduce his alcohol consumption when he goes [...]
Being a dad is great, but we all know there are some terrible parts -- diapers, throw-up, ex-wives. We asked the dads of our Facebook community to tell us their least favorite part of being a dad and if we could sum it up in one word, it'd be TIME. [...]
Happy? Batman? A wicked combination of the two? Dads have a lot of ideas on what they would like their kids to be when they grow up so we asked 'em! Below is just a sample of the emotional traits and careers dads want their kids to possess. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10154890353551427 Mark [...]
Our society is so focused on making sure that our children have the best test scores, are the best athletes and have the best grades. This expectation of perfection pressures our kids and teaches them to focus on the wrong thing. We need to be teaching our children the [...]