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 [...]
We asked you to describe getting your kid ready for school in three words and you didn't disappoint. School day mornings are...interesting...and there are certain words that describe it perfectly. Alex starts us off with a bang and Rob finishes things as all mornings end. Alex Pereda: A fucking nightmare. [...]
Parents have a bit of a bad habit that we can all fall prey to. In our desire to make sure our teenagers succeed and have an incredible life, we can begin to push them a little too hard. When we do, we can fill them with dread, making [...]
I have 14 year old son. He is six feet tall, 175 pounds so he looks like an adult. Inside though, he is still just a kid, and he struggles with some of the same things I did when I was his age. He has trouble staying organized. He [...]
Being homeschoolers, we have our hands right in the mix of our daughter’s education. Not only are we her parents, for better or worse, we are also her educators. This may not be an ideal choice for parents since some don't have the time to properly educate their [...]
This week for our Art and Crafts segment here at Life of Dad we are creating some Valentine’s Day butterflies that make a nice gift for your kid’s class party at school. This is a fun and easy craft that your kids will enjoy making and sharing for the upcoming [...]
This week for our Art and Crafts segment here at Life of Dad we are making a polar bear head out of a paper plate, paper cup, and other items that are around the house. This is fun craft to do around the winter time or when your kids want [...]
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 [...]
Join us for the ‘What Are We Watching?’ podcast where Christian verbally destroys all of the kid’s shows his son Carlin loves to watch. This episode, we watch ‘KC Undercover’ S01E01: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6shui-b8HXI Check out the Short Film, ‘Sanctuary’, that Carlin co-wrote here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkj0Y-aw0Tk What did you think of KC [...]
Kids have mental health needs and many get the help they need from mental health professionals in schools. We start a series of conversations with two leading psychologists from the National Association of School Psychologists – Dr. Eric Rossen, Director of Professional Development and Standards, and Dr. Kelly Vaillancourt Strobach, Director of [...]
