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Inside Fatherhood

July 25th, 2007

Worried About Your Kids and Safety?

Most parents are concerned about safety for their kids and the best thing to do is educate yourself on the topic. ParentWonder.com lists out 101 Child Safety and Childproofing Tips for Parents. This includes:
*Windows and Doors
*Kitchen
*Bathroom
*Electrical Stuff
*Laundry
*Outdoor
*Bedroom
*Living Room
*Stairs and Banisters
*Traveling
*Heating and Cooling
*Pool Safety
*Toys
*Garden and Plants
*Fire
*General
Read article.
Tags: child-proof, children, electrical, fire, kids, Parenting, safety-tips, toys

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By steve -- 2 comments

July 2nd, 2007

12 Traits of a Good Father

How do measure greatness when it comes to being a dad? askmen.com published an article last month called 12 Traits of a Great Father, written by Julian Marcus.
List includes:

1- He’s a good disciplinarian
2- He allows his kids to make some mistakes
3- He’s open-minded
4- He teaches his children to appreciate things
5- He accepts that his kids […]

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June 29th, 2007

Letting Kids Be Kids… on the Internet

We always hear people say, “oooh just let kids be kids.” In other words, kids need to learn things on their own, as if it is a natural learning process. But not only that, kids just need a place to go be themselves. When I was a kid I had this cool fort I built […]

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June 29th, 2007

10 Commandments of Fatherhood

Thanks Jason for pointing us to Family Phil for posting a synopsis of the last chapter in Ben Stein’s book called Tommy and Me: The Making of a Dad.
Read the following. They are Ben Stein’s 10 Commandments of Fatherhood:
1. Time is of the essence. Spend large amounts of time with your child. Kids don’t want […]

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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

June 21st, 2007

Celebrating our 8 Year Anniversary

Today my wife and I celebrate 8 years of marriage. In the last 8 years we have been through so much it seems almost a lifetime. Though the time has flown by like a warm summer breeze, it has left so much on our doorstep.
5 kids later and we are in the thick of it. […]

By steve -- 5 comments

June 17th, 2007

Virginia Kids Under 8 Required to be in a Booster Seat

New law out of Virginia states that starting July 1st children under the age 8 riding in motor vehicles must be sitting in a child safety seat. Prior to this law it was the age 5. The new law also states that rear-facing child seats must be place in the back seat. If the vehicle […]

By steve -- 14 comments

June 11th, 2007

Desensitization of the Word No

A lot of parents are quite familiar with saying “No” to their children over and over again. Sometimes it becomes a routine of “No don’t do that.” “No stop it.” “No get away from there.” “No get down off that.”
These commands desensitize the word “no”.
So should we not be telling our kids NO? […]

By steve -- 4 comments

June 7th, 2007

The Fundamental Dynamics of Tantrums and How to Avoid Them

My 2 year old daughter is going through the typical stage of throwing tantrums on a regular basis. Whether she is frustrated with me, herself, or even and object she begins to throw out tantrums. I have been down this road 3 times before and probably due up again in another 2 years with our […]

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May 30th, 2007

Getting Your Kids to Brush Their Teeth

Fortunately my kids love to brush their teeth. Some ask how come they enjoy it so much and to tell you the truth I am not really sure. But I can only guess that we make it lots of fun for them. We make them sing the ABC’s to the themselves all the way through […]

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