Vaccinations are a minimal risk for maximum life. Here’s a doctor’s sign we think best sums up the truth about vaccinations. The best part about vaccinations is you don’t die.
Teaching empathy to a child at a hospital
The first time I took my child to a rehabilitation center was the hardest. This video shows five benefits from teaching empathy to a child at a hospital. Whether visiting a rehabilitation center or long-term care facility (often called a nursing home), a hospital environment will be both different and familiar to a child. While …
Official Game Rules: Walkie Talkie
A recent flurry of alliterations on the Internet has birthed a new word game called Walkie Talkie where participants rename everyday items to rhymes. Parents should take care that any game of this nature tends toward the profane. Parental guidance is suggested when following these Walkie Talkie official game rules. A player is chosen at …
Free lunch for home schooled
While Congress and the First Lady can be credited with some improvements in school lunches, nothing has been done to provide a free lunch for home schooled and virtual academy students. Are homeschooled children less important to Congress than their public school counterparts? Laws are on the books in most states that guarantee homeschooled kids …
Silence a screaming toddler with love
Is your child attempting to negotiate by screaming and crying? Don’t pay a bounty for quiet when you can silence a screaming toddler with love. Reasoned love demands a whole bunch of patience, so forget the unicorns and rainbows and bite the bullet while closing the door on your way out of the room after …
The importance of wrestling with my toddler
We’ve been celebrating those mothers and fathers who get busy rough-housing their kids. The importance of wrestling my toddler cannot be underestimated, and we’re quite happy to see a recent viral video showing dad having fun with his kid. But there are a lot of folks warning against the practice. A recent post on Reddit …
Toddler confronted about egg in the tailpipe
Aaron pulled an Eddie Murphy today and put an egg in the tailpipe of our car.
I spanked my child … now what?
So, you came to your wit’s end and spanked your child. Now what? First, the facts – you’re not alone. In fact, around 65% of parents in the US approve of the practice of spanking their child. This figure has been the norm since 1990. But in practice, only 50% of Americans spank their child. …
Toddler disasters are more common than you think
There’s bound to be parents out there who say we shouldn’t celebrate bad parenting, but we’re realistic about the fact that things go wrong sometimes. We feel that it’s fair to take a moment to appreciate them in a way that helps us deal with out own disasters coming on just about …. now! When …
A father catches his daughter and her boyfriend
From time to time we come across a story that reminds us of the imperfect world in which we live. Recently, a father posted on Reddit his flawed and heroic parenting decision after that father catches his daughter with a naked teenager. The below story is not safe for work (NSFW)! That means he’s got …
Can long hair hurt your baby
It happens more often than you’d like to think, and most of us don’t know about it. Babies are losing toes, fingers and even worse. A newspaper report shows horrendous pictures of babies who are being strangled by hairs from other people. It would seem that a hair couldn’t hurt anyone, but these pictures tell …
Kissing ass wasn’t something this dad signed up for!
It all started so well, then my son fell on his ass. Mommy was in Chicago and a man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do! What happens when kissing your toddler becomes something more than you signed up for.
Vitamin supplements for toddlers are good
Now, there’s a sanctimonious anti-vitamin movement saying vitamin supplements for toddlers is bad. These folks who helicopter over their kids are the same ones using iPhone apps with ankle bracelets on their children. Well-meaning parents and coaches, who advise youth athletes to take dietary supplements in an effort to promote early athletic development, improve performance, …
Crazy overprotective parents seek help
A growing number of parents are crazy overprotective parents, and some are seeking professional help to free their children from their controlling ways. Crazy overprotective parents are those parents who hover around their child and swoop in and help their child whenever the child is distressed or challenged – even when the kid doesn’t need …
How to raise a successful athlete
Here’s the statement that parents throughout the world should agree on, not only when it comes to athletics, but also any competitive activity. How to raise a successful athlete is best summed up in the words of this adage. Your child’s success or lack of success in sports does not indicate what kind of parent …
Butt injuries in children
A growing number of parents are warning against letting children bump-butt down stairs. What are the risks associated with butt injuries in children? Many. What are the pleasures watching your kid bump down stairs? Many more. Not that we would condone butt-bumping down stairs. Apparently, there’s a serious problem with injuries in children, so get …
Daddy’s postpartum depression bonding issue
My baby was perfect in every way and I was the proudest dad in the ward. Then the guilt started. This dad’s postpartum depression bonding issues were real. Not feeling bonded with my baby felt to me like a form of patricide. Mind you I did everything to protect him in those hours and days …
The perils and perks of spanking your child
Spanking your child is one of those subjects best discussed after talk about religion and politics has already cleared the room. Yeah, we’re willing to discuss both the good and bad, the perils and perks of spanking your child. Constructive conversation on the subject of spanking your child isn’t helped when the media reports on …
Toddlers play with poop. Get over it.
Just yesterday, I found my daughter playing with a mixture of her poop and pee. While most parents would freak out and call their pediatrician, I laughed out loud and just went ahead and cleaned her up. Toddlers play with poop. Of course, I told her not to do it anymore because it’s dirty, but …
Preschool is socialist indoctrination in disguise
“Where does your child go to school?” the stranger asked. I looked at my 6-month-old and 26-month-old nestled in the single stroller. School? Anyone could tell my children were too young for school. Who sends a six-month old and a barely two-year-old to school? “Your children need to learn to eat and brush their teeth. …