Conventional parenting advice may state that limiting your children's video game-playing hours is a wise move, but a new report is challenging this perception.Researchers at the Institute of Human Performance suggest that some systems that allow kids to actively participate in the game - by swinging a racket, dancing or running in place - could actually help combat obesity.They … [Read more...] about Could video games make kids fit?
Archives for September 2008
The father and daughter bond ‘is essential’
The process of watching daddy's little girl growing up can be a challenge to any father's parenting skills, adding further complication to an already complex relationship.Linda Nielsen, author of Between Fathers & Daughters: Enriching and Rebuilding your Adult Relationship, says that more attention must be given to reinforcing this connection, particularly when fathers are … [Read more...] about The father and daughter bond ‘is essential’
Daddy’s Home – Clean Clothes
Read more funny dad cartoons. Daddy's Home is a humorous commentary on today's family life, with an emphasis on the role of the modern father, through the eyes of a stay-at-home-dad. With a growing circulation of more than 4 million, it is published in leading newspapers around the world including The Washington Post and The Orange County Register. … [Read more...] about Daddy’s Home – Clean Clothes
Fathers can help kids learn to save
From piggy banks to the New York Stock Exchange, there are dozens of ways for fathers to use their parenting skills to teach the value of saving money.Financial planner Bob Nusbaum told CNN.com that the earlier children get actively involved in money matters, the better."Parents need to involve their kids in financial decisions as soon as they are old enough to grasp … [Read more...] about Fathers can help kids learn to save
Daddy’s Home – Control
Read more funny dad cartoons. Daddy's Home is a humorous commentary on today's family life, with an emphasis on the role of the modern father, through the eyes of a stay-at-home-dad. With a growing circulation of more than 4 million, it is published in leading newspapers around the world including The Washington Post and The Orange County Register. … [Read more...] about Daddy’s Home – Control