Words are powerful. Words spoken by a parent to a child are very powerful and often can carry far more weight and impact than we realize, so as parents we should choose our words carefully.  With that in mind, here are:
5 Things You Should Never Say To Your Kids
1) F#&*! – You need only watch prime [...]

Next. Next. Next. Whoa! NEXT! Next. Hey now! Next. Next. Next…  If you have been clicking on “next” a lot lately, perhaps it is because you have been one of the millions of Internet users checking out the latest on-line fetish fad, Chatroulette.  If you live in a cave and haven’t yet heard of Chatroulette Jon [...]

At the opening of this episode you will hear a promo for The Boom Effect, an auction and fund raiser for fellow dad and good friend Tee Morris who recently lost his wife.  Tee will be raising his little girl known as “Sonic Boom” on his own, and the Podcasting community has been very supportive [...]

LIAR.  It is a four letter word that can be far more hurtful than other familiar expletives. This is especially true when the liar in [...]

Many moons ago, when I was just a mere tike, when my Mom and Dad taught me to “share” they were mostly trying to get me not to explode in a hissy fit when my younger sister or one of my playmates wouldn’t let go of my Legos or give up my G.I. Joe. Life [...]

As one year winds down and another begins it is always a time to look back and look forward, to reflect on the year that [...]

 
The Cast of Dads could not resist getting together to record one last podcast for 2009.  Certainly one of our highlights of the year was [...]

As parents we are many things.  At times we are the masters, at times we are the mentors.  We have to be both teacher and [...]

Disney sent me the above email.  I opened it up and decided to try it out.  I already had registered with their site before (for what I have no idea) then it was just a matter of uploading a recent pic of my daughter and typing in her name.
After you make your own video, there [...]

Thanks to technology, our kids are growing up in an amazing time. Homework assignments that I would have had to use construction paper, crayons and [...]

Movies, bowling, pizza, arcades, museums, concerts, shows, Ice Capades, circuses, Chucky Cheese, Dave & Busters, ice skating, rollerskating, sporting events, shopping, pottery, fairs, carnivals, planetariums, [...]

We are in that awkward time between Thanksgiving, and New Year’s, when the various “Holy Days” (a.k.a. Holidays) kick in.  Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, [...]

Everyone has family secrets…things that all the relatives know, but are better left unsaid outside the family circle. The worse family secrets are the ones [...]

My wife and I are preparing our oldest son for kindergarten.  This is a huge step for him.  Our oldest has Down syndrome and we decided to hold him back a year in preschool.  Now, however, he is ready for kindergarten.  While I am excited about the new things my son will be exposed to [...]

Traditions in a family are really important in creating a history that bonds and binds.  Having family traditions leads to having family stories that are [...]

I’m the cook in our house.  Whether it’s an elegant gourmet meal or hamburgers and hot dogs, my wife is not ashamed to say that [...]

One of the worst memories of my childhood was during one of my first summers at Sleep Away camp.  (NOTE: I know, I must have [...]

The waiter poured the glass of wine for my son and we raised our glasses to toast…   Despite my instinctive fatherly discomfort and concerns, [...]

Sometimes our urges to help our children succeed can get a little out of hand…

As a dad myself, Father’s Day is always a double whammy – I get to honor my own dad, and all he has meant to [...]

Love Hurts.
Perhaps there is a reason cupid walks around with a quill full of arrows. With every piercing of the heart that leads [...]

Is sibling rivalry alive and well in your home?  If you have more than one child, you are well aware of the many challenges of [...]

Curses!  It is clear that our society has become more and more accepting of what was once considered “foul language” (not to be confused with [...]

Thanks to the annual wonders of Daylight Savings Time it is still dark out when I wake up at 5:30 in the morning.  The start [...]

I drive carpool most mornings lately.
I do it because it gets me out of the house and on my way to the gym. It works. And we have a very specific routine in the mornings. That routine includes what streets we take to get to the school. It’s all very predictable. We never deviate [...]