Kids

If your child isn’t going back to school the week before Labor Day, he or she will be starting up likely the Tuesday after. A new school year is a time for new beginnings for your child and for the entire family. Here are a few things you might consider to start this school year off on the right track. Discuss what’s up this school year with your child and agree on some … [Read more...] about More Tips for Dads Sending Kids Back to School

It’s upon us. If your child isn’t going back to school the week before Labor Day, he or she will be starting up likely the Tuesday after. Now is the time parents can make a few resolutions to get the first morning off right and try to head off some familiar headaches. Here are a few GreatDad tips that we’re commiting to this year: Agree on clothes the night before. … [Read more...] about Tips for Dads Sending Kids Back to School

Note: To receive great ideas for activities with kids  subscribe now to the free GreatDad newsletter for dads of 4-8 year olds. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to take your children on a journey into space—lifting them up on your shoulders can bring them closer to the sky. It wouldn’t hurt though if the kids actually knew what a real rocket scientist … [Read more...] about NASA Info for Dads and Kids

Note: To receive great ideas for activities with kids subscribe now to the free GreatDad newsletter for dads of 4-8 year olds. Killing aliens with the x-box may not be the only way for your kids to step outside the planet. Dads and kids can still share the thrill of a darkened planetarium or the awe of a star-bright night sky. Such experiences can make the … [Read more...] about Making the Solar System interesting for Kids

Untitled Document We can't help but wonder what the long-term effects of video game playing will be and we limit the games in our house. And until now, we've said "later" to hand-held games and TV games such as PlayStation and Nintendo. However, more and more evidence actually points to a correlation between increasing IQ scores and technology advances in the last 40 … [Read more...] about Three ideas for dads struggling with video games and kids