Think your kid has game?
Thursday, June 5th, 2008In Lithuania, they start their kids on the road to the Olympics early. Check out this video of hard-core athletes at early ages.
Archive for the ‘Health and Fitness’ Category
In Lithuania, they start their kids on the road to the Olympics early. Check out this video of hard-core athletes at early ages.
Alive, but not live this week
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Our episode this week will not be recorded live. I can’t guarantee my schedule.However, there will be an episode recorded (most likely on Thursday) so I’d love to hear your answer to the following question: What do you do to keep your children healthy? You can post your answers here as a ...
Digital Father 35- Male Pregnancy: Who approved THAT?
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008(The ID in the audio says "Episode 36", but it's really 35!) Family Entertainment is expensive, Sex and Marries Couples, Luxury Treehouses, Build your own hovercraft, Bicycle Safety, Male Pregnancy, and Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture". Plus, Dad's News. Links:
Digital Father 32- Big Boys Do Cry!
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008Holy Sex! Children grow up too fast, the relative who screws up every holiday, and crying as a family. Dad's News and links after the jump.
Digital Father 31- Jim, Kim, and Client 9
Monday, March 17th, 2008Jim of With A Voice Like This podcast and Kim of Girls Night In podcast join me on Talkshoe for this podcast (YAY- listeners!). Teen girls and STD's, working dad support groups, Client 9 aka Elliot Spitzer, and "The Peter Pan Experience." Links from this show after the jump.
Won’t eat his veggies? Feed him this!
Friday, August 3rd, 2007You spend years trying to prevent our children from choking on the crap they shove indiscriminately in their mouths. Then you go out and do this: Hip-hop fan Bobby Tedesco, 7, from Sanford, Florida, was delighted when his mum brought home a £5 ($10) grill for him from a local car-boot ...
Boiling Water
Sunday, July 22nd, 2007Apparently last night, the local Water Company sent out an automatic phone message stating I should be boiling my water. We received no such message at our house. As such, for the past 20 hours we have been drinking water that may have been unsafe. Funny thing is, I felt ...
Always Check the Cup!
Monday, June 18th, 2007My wife and I learned early on that we should always check the drinks they give your children at a restaurant. We had a bad experience with some sour milk. However, we did not get the Apple Juice/Margarita mix-up. ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) - Kim Mayorga was confused when her 2-year-old started ...
Father’s Day
Sunday, June 17th, 2007First of all, I hope you had a Happy Father's Day! I did, and I will recap to explain. It started with a brief snack in bed. A snack and not breakfast, but that too requires explanation. You see, It's Sunday, and I always work on Sunday. I have a ...
The trouble with wood chips
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007A federal judge ruled that a school district using wood chips around their playground equipment was a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The National Safety Council Playground Safety page agrees, and states "The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that new playgrounds make appropriate accommodations for ...
Recalls
Friday, May 11th, 2007FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 3, 2007 Release #07-178 Battat Inc. Recalls Parents Magazine Toy Cell Phones for Choking Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. Name of product: ...
Nursing Mothers May Find Relief- in Texas?!?
Wednesday, March 7th, 2007State Representative Jessica Farrar of Harris County, Texas has introduced a bill that would reverse a horrible law allowing Texas businesses the right to kick nursing mothers out who refuse to stop nursing their children in their establishment. Now I can't say that the State of Texas is against breastfeeding, ...
How Safe are You?
Monday, January 29th, 2007Have you checked the smoke alarms in your house? Have you written an escape plan? Do you have fire extinguishers? Have you had a fire drill? The University of Oklahoma Police Department has a guide for Home Fire Safety. It's worth a glance, and it serves as a healthy reminder to ...
I’m supposed to tell my daughter WHAT?
Saturday, January 13th, 2007There has been a tremendous discovery in the world of medicine. According to the Centers for Disease Control: In June 2006, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted to recommend the first vaccine developed to prevent cervical cancer and other diseases in ...
Circumcision?
Monday, January 8th, 2007This is an extremely touchy subject. Everyone who has a son has had to face this discussion, and I am overwhelmed after the hub-bub over at Suburban Turmoil after Lindsay mentioned it. Now I am circumcised, and my wife and I discussed it at length (haha) and decided not to succumb ...
