What do you hope your kid grows up to do better than you? This is an interesting question that gauges both the hope a parent has for their child and also, sometimes, the recipe for how parents are trying to accomplish it. Here's some of what you told about the [...]
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services, 28% of students in grades 6-12 have experienced bullying. That number is huge, particularly given the increase of youth suicide. As school age bullying comes increasingly to the forefront of international studies and news, I’ve done some research on [...]
The messages in the media being transmitted to young girls are, for lack of a better word, confusing. Be sexy, but don’t be too sexy. Be smart, but don’t be too smart. Be funny, but don’t be too funny. Be the hero, but need to be saved by another [...]
The Best Words Are Made-Up Words whether they are made up by grandparents and passed down generations or invented by babbling babies who's mispronunciations are the cutest things in the world. Here are some of the best made up words used in the homes of the dads and moms of [...]
Here's where dads talk seriously about sleeping (and not sleeping) with kids in or near their beds. This is a sensitive and controversial subject but our remarkable Facebook community of real dads and moms always rise to the challenge when called upon by one of their own. So, when a [...]
MC Hammer said it best, “I told you homeboy u can't touch this Yeah that's how we're livin' and you know u can't touch this Look in my eyes man u can't touch this” We each have something or many, many somethings that we don't want our kids to [...]
This is always an interesting question because a 'great dad' is a subjective thing so what qualities are needed to make a dad great is even more so. Still, we love to read what the moms, dads, sons and daughters think makes for a great papa and so we asked [...]
72 hours. 72 HOURS. Like a James Franco movie in real life that's how long my son held is poo and pee. No one told me it was going to be like this... This is the image I had in my mind. Everyone happy, easy peasy lemon squeezey. Done. [...]
Grayson has been into Star Wars since he was 2 1/2 years old. He will be 4 on January 25th. Recently, his Star Wars obsession has led to everything Star Wars, including Legos. That being said, I started buying him small Lego kits that would keep his attention and would be fun [...]
My sister gave me a remote controlled steam train engine set for Grayson last week. It's the same train set that Grayson has played with the past 2 years at holiday get togethers at our relative's house. He absolutely loves it. Its been wrapped and in my trunk for the past week [...]
