Being a huge sports fan, I love sports toys. However, there haven’t been too many good ones introduced over the last few years that were truly kids friendly. Luckily, there’s a new line of EA branded sports toys being introduced by Toy Island that are not only great for kids, but Dads will be battling to get their fair share of playtime. My favorite, being a huge football … [Read more...] about Play Ball!
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Back to School Basics
Just when everybody is in the “summer groove,” it’s time to start thinking “back to school.” Can it really be time to go back to school already? If you live in either Florida or South Carolina, you get an early jump on the rest of the country. If your children are a little older, they start heading for college in mid August. As a parent, it can be as depressing for you as it is … [Read more...] about Back to School Basics
Best Buys in the Toy Aisles this July
As a father, July has always been my favorite month. Kids are out of school, graduation parties are ending, prom is over (with two teenage girls attending this year, the event hit my house particularly hard) and back to school planning doesn’t begin for another three weeks. In the toy world, this is also a great time to shop. This is generally the slowest time of year for … [Read more...] about Best Buys in the Toy Aisles this July
11 Quick Questions About Divorce
1. How does the quality of one's relationship with their ex-spouse influence the psychological adjustment of their children? Regardless of whether children grow up in one home or two, parents provide a model for conducting important relationships. Part of every important relationship is mutual respect, civilized interaction, problem solving and conflict resolution, … [Read more...] about 11 Quick Questions About Divorce
Talking to Your Newborn? Not as One-Sided a Conversation as You Might Think.
Newborns don't talk much, and any conversation with them is going to be pretty one-sided. Once you're past the greetings, and the cutesy or silly things people say to babies, you might feel like you've run out of things to say. But newborns need you to talk to them, because their brains are taking in language and cracking the code so fast that within a year they … [Read more...] about Talking to Your Newborn? Not as One-Sided a Conversation as You Might Think.