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Inside Fatherhood

Archive for the ‘Kids Products/Toys’ Category

September 2nd, 2007

Selling baby

My family and I spent this weekend at my cousin’s wedding (congrats Joe and Holly!) which provided me some valuable time with my older brother. He lives 400 miles away, which makes time together hard to come by, but always enjoyable.
My brother is a stay at home with two kids, aged 2 and 4, […]

By Bill -- 7 comments

June 25th, 2007

Water Trampolines

My dream? The Island Hopper Giant Jump water park. Though I wouldn’t know how to transport it each time I headed to the lake. We don’t currently own a camp on the water so this would be a little difficult. But look at this thing. 5 kids and this could be my babysitter each summer […]

By steve -- 4 comments

May 30th, 2007

Playground Set For the Kiddos

My wife and I finally made a decision last week to go ahead and purchase a playground set from Sam’s Club for the kids. This thing is huge. Check out the image of this thing when it is all put together:

Well we have been getting some help from our family. Jess’s brothers have been over […]

By steve -- 6 comments

May 5th, 2007

Gun Rights Issue - Parenting Podcast

Hello folks, I have decided to create a podcast regarding the issues that surround gun control which have risen back to the surface since the Virginia Tech shooting. The style in my podcast is very conversational which is how I wanted it to be. I encourage you to take a listen, draw your own conclusions, […]

 
icon for podpress  Should Kids Play With Toy Guns? [29:57m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

By steve -- 1 comment

January 16th, 2007

Down to the Sea With Mr Magee, Retold by Me

Just recently I posted about one of our favorite children’s books. We love to read books and especially ones that rhyme. Well, a big hit in our family is Down to the Sea with Mr. Magee. Well I decided to read it to my blog readers. But all I have to say before you listen […]

 
icon for podpress  Down to the Sea With Mr Magee retold by Steve Remington [3:40m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

By steve -- 4 comments

January 10th, 2007

Down to the Sea With Mr Magee

I like to read kids books to my children throughout the day. They tend to like the ones that have some good rhyming in them. Of course we all like Dr Seuss and the infamous Green Eggs and Ham, but there are some other good ones out there. One of the kids favorites is Down […]

By steve -- 3 comments

January 6th, 2007

How Safe Are Infant Car Seats?

Eric Sura, writer for Dad Center, posted an article today about the overall safety of infant car seats. I did see a review on TV the other night that lines up with his article.
Did you buy an infant car seat because it was the popular brand that everyone else had? If you did, you […]

By steve -- 0 comments

November 29th, 2006

Potty Training Tips

Ever have those days when you just want the potty training to be over and done with? Well you aren’t alone. I know it isn’t much fun, especially for us guys to talk about toilets and kids with your guy friends but there are days when you could use a little assistance whether it be […]

By steve -- 5 comments

November 28th, 2006

Dangerous Toys List is Out for 2006

Adventure Dad posted over at the Blogfathers a list of the most dangerous toys for 2006. A Bow and Arrow set was among the few. Well if you want to get caught up on this list prior to the holiday season go take a look.
Are these the most potentially dangerous? Or are they really […]

By steve -- 1 comment

November 17th, 2006

Playstation3 is Here

Unless you have your head buried in the sand you know the Playstation3 has hit the stores. Back when I was a working dad I used to work in the Electronics department of Walmart. I remember when Playstation2 hit the stores and it was a huge deal. I mean very huge deal. People acted nasty, […]

By steve -- 4 comments