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 – Weight Watching
Archives for May 2009
Family Dinners Have Nutritional and Social Benefits
The positive effect that family dinners have on children, especially teenagers, has been highlighted by a study carried out by Columbia University’s National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA). The study surveyed 1,000 teenagers and found that more than half of them believed that the best time to talk about something important with their parents was at family … [Read more...] about Family Dinners Have Nutritional and Social Benefits
Michael Douglas: Family bond is magical
Though he plays a smooth-talking uncle in the current film Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, when he's at home Michael Douglas says he's all about fatherhood.In a recent interview with Ok! Magazine, the 64-year-old actor said he was enjoying being a dad, despite having kids at an older age."I have the attention, the time, the priority," Douglas said. "This is not a … [Read more...] about Michael Douglas: Family bond is magical
Key Parenting Skill for Dad – Keep Kids Out of Harms Way
A new study by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio shows a 40% increase in furniture tip-over incidents over the last 18 years. The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Pediatrics tracked 12 types of furniture including dressers, bookshelves, televisions, and cabinets. The study indicates … [Read more...] about Key Parenting Skill for Dad – Keep Kids Out of Harms Way
Good News for Dads Who Give Pacifiers to Babies
Sometimes a pacifier is the only way to calm a crying baby, especially when dad is up with baby at night. Now there's good news for parents who use pacifiers. A new study in the Archives of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine says that researchers could find no link between pacifier use and breastfeeding issues. SInce the 1980s, health officials have argued against use of … [Read more...] about Good News for Dads Who Give Pacifiers to Babies