A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. - Arab Proverb Bookstores are another good source of reading aloud material. One advantage of buying books is that having books of their own provides a special feeling for children. They may have a favorite book, just like they have a favorite toy. Many bookstores have a children’s section. These often have comfortable … [Read more...] about Guide for Dads: Bookstores
Archives for March 2008
A gadget only a dad could love – Cuisipro ice cream “scooper”
Yeah, like you really need this, but after tonight's meal where i was scooping ice cream out of a ice cube-cold vat, I'm thinking maybe, yes, I do. The Cuisipro® Ice Cream Scoop & Stack is basically a big ice cream syringe. You stick it straight into the ice cream, the ice cream fills the cylinder, and you push it out making a circular, but noo scoop-like serving of ice … [Read more...] about A gadget only a dad could love – Cuisipro ice cream “scooper”
Guide for Dads: Libraries
We know that reading aloud to children is a good idea, but what should we read aloud? Good books provide a solid foundation for reading aloud. Fortunately, it is easy to find books and other materials to read aloud to children. In her insightful book about helping children learn to read, poet Lee Tzu Peng pointed out children’s literature represents some of the best … [Read more...] about Guide for Dads: Libraries
Best and worst kids books for dads
Every night, it's the same drills at our house. A never-ending pattern of tooth-brushing and pyjama-changing. It's like the myth of Sisyphus, a mom and a dad doomed for eternity to push a rock up to the top of a hill, only to watch it come rolling back down. But of course, it's not eternity. It's just a few short years until they brush and change themselves, start to read to … [Read more...] about Best and worst kids books for dads
Guide for Dads: Reading Aloud is Not Just Women’s Work
Women should not be the only ones reading aloud to children. Fathers, uncles, grandfathers, male family friends, and other guys should be involved too. First, why should women have all the fun of reading aloud? Second, taking time to read aloud to children is one more way for dads to show that children matter to them. Third, dads want boys to see that reading and spending time … [Read more...] about Guide for Dads: Reading Aloud is Not Just Women’s Work