Dr. Louann Brizendine has written an important commentary at the CNN.com website, proclaiming, "Let Men be Men." Men and women should read the column. Men to confirm our own self-knowledge, here recognized by an avowed feminist, that there's nothing wrong with the way our brains work in regard to sex, because we are wired that way. Perhaps the biggest difference between the … [Read more...] about “Let Men Be Men,” says Author of “The Male Brain”
Books
Why you should NOT raise a reader
Everyone tells you to raise a reader. Read to them when they are babies, read them stories every night, model reading behavior. A great, or even good dad, will devote hours in slavish devotion to this idea. Well, here's one dad who will tell you what the evil publishing scientists and lobbyists won't: reading isn't fundamental; it's fundamentally mental. Teach your child to … [Read more...] about Why you should NOT raise a reader
Mini-Review – Pocket Doodles for Kids – a good book for a plane ride
Pocket Doodles for Kids is a fun book for kids who like to draw. When my daughter first saw this book at nine, though she fancied herself a budding an artist, it was hard for her to know what to do. At almost 10 though, she had a a lot of fun with it. The principle of the book is simple. It's a lot of half-finished drawings that give just enough detail that a young artist can … [Read more...] about Mini-Review – Pocket Doodles for Kids – a good book for a plane ride
2009 Dads in Movies Contest – first in a series – Winners get 5 books!
Okay, it's on! We promised we'd put together a contest with a movie theme in time to give away a lot of stuff before and during Academy Awards season. We need nominations for the best dad movies in 2009. That means best for dads and best with dads. We'll be doing more contests with this theme, including an eventual vote on visitor favorites, but to kick it off, here is a cool … [Read more...] about 2009 Dads in Movies Contest – first in a series – Winners get 5 books!
How evolved are you? New book for kids tells all!
The Giant Timeline is a new book out by a new publisher, Charlie's Playhouse, which makes books and toys to teach kids about evolution and natural selection. The Giant Timeline is an 18 foot long unfolding book that takes the reader through the past 600 million years of history of life on this planet. The book is big, big, big, like its subject matter, but makes the story … [Read more...] about How evolved are you? New book for kids tells all!