Ideally, kids wouldn't have to face death, especially not the death of friends and family but we don't live in an ideal world. If the person that passed is close enough to you, you might have to handle part of the cremation, funeral services, or even the traditional Asian [...]
A kid who bites when she doesn't get junk food?! Yikes! One of our fellow dads has a problem and he came to the Life of Dad Facebook community for guidance. As usual, you guys didn't disappoint. https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10155181987366427 Jonathan Neal: Remove the junk food from your home and it will [...]
My teen and tween daughters are just about to put a bow on ten months of early morning instrument rehearsals, after school honor society meetings, cumbersome class projects and nightly homework assignments. It's been a good year, one that bore witness to tremendous growth inside and out of school, but [...]
In 1989, the movie ‘Back to the Future II’ debuted and dare I say it rivaled its predecessor in popularity. Sure, most people think that sequels are a joke and aren’t nearly as good as the original, but in this case the opposite may hold true. If you don’t [...]
They never tell you how hard becoming a parent is going to be. Well, some people do, though until you actually become a parent, you never really understand it. I learned very quickly with my three kids that juggling parenting plus running a business can be a challenge, but [...]
As most of you might remember, May was National Home Improvement Month and we’re here to proudly announce that we ABSOLUTELY CRUSHED IT. On behalf of the DIYZ APP and Life of Dad, over thirty dudes set out to battle the rigorous standards of the National Electric, Housing and [...]
What's the hardest thing to get kids to do? I mean, other than putting their shoes on, brushing their teeth, cleaning their room, stop picking up the cat... https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10155184177356427 Mark Bayley: Believe me when I try to tell them the easy/smart/right way to do things. They'll have to learn the [...]
It doesn't always work out this way, but man it is so freaking awesome when you and your kid(s) share a hobby. Maybe it was one of your passions that they've adopted or maybe the other way around, something your child took to and you followed them. Either way, sharing [...]
The world needs it now more than ever: kindness. But how do we teach our young people to be kind, to themselves and to others? We asked the dads of our Facebook community and they told us how they are doing it. So here's how to teach kids to be [...]
This season is one of our family’s favorites. We love traveling in the summertime, seeing the landscape in full bloom and riding with the windows down. Since my wife and I are travel writers with ThoseCrazyNelsons, we travel frequently. As a result, we have our summer road trip technique [...]