How to be a Better Husband: Find Common Ground
People grow apart. It’s as natural as people growing closer – they develop different interests, have different time or money demands, or they may begin cultivating new habits or dropping old habits....
View ArticleEnjoy the Now: Being Present With Your Children
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely...
View ArticleFathers Living in Apartments: Maximize Play Space for the Kids
Living in a small space doesn’t necessarily mean you need to think small. There are many ways you can make your apartment modern over messy and cozy rather than cramped. Thanks to ForRent.com for this...
View ArticleMove Over, Boy Scouts, the Hacker Scouts are Here
I was a Boy Scout as a kid, and I certainly got a lot out of it, including a love for the outdoors and a strong sense of self-reliance. But as an adult, I now feel quite different about the...
View ArticleEnergy Drinks: Caffeine Addiction Delivery Systems
I’ll begin by saying that I don’t drink ‘energy drinks’, and I don’t let my kids drink them either, just as I don’t let them drink coffee. So I’m a bit biased. I’d rather have my children drinking lots...
View Article6 Nurturing Tips for New Dads: Cherish Your Partner
There’s a saying that goes something like: “If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy!” I used to think it was just a funny saying, until we had kids, and now I have seen the truth behind it. When a...
View ArticleWin an iPhone 5 Case from TimaruCases
Who Likes Winning Cool iPhone 5 Gear? Our friends at TimaruCases.com have partnered with us to give away one of their exclusive ‘Timaru’ iPhone 5 cases. How Do You Become Eligible? Eligibility is as...
View ArticleTwo-Minute Tweak to Your Posture Could Change Your Life
“Our bodies change our minds, and our minds can change our behavior, and our behavior can change our outcomes.” ~ Amy Cuddy I found the subject of this TED Talk by social psychologist Amy Cuddy to be...
View ArticleBella Vita iPhone Wallet Fits Like a Glove
I have a love/hate relationship with phone cases. I want what most of them promise to do (protect your phone), but don’t want what most of them actually do (make it harder to use your phone or get it...
View ArticleThe Father Effect (video)
What is the importance of a father in a child’s life? What is the impact of a father’s words and deeds on his children? This short film, The Father Effect, explores those topics: “Our purpose in making...
View ArticleRed Bull or the vegetable? In The Matrix of a food war, this kid chooses his...
“There’s a war going on inside, no man is safe from: DDTs, PCBs, every corner in the hood got a KFC or McD’s. It’s crack speed like RED Bull-ish they pulpit – so caffeine, Kit Kat like a click-clack...
View ArticlePower down for National Day of Unplugging on March 1
How bad is your tech addiction? I’ll confess to mine: Between my desktop computer, my phone, my iPad, and my Kindle Fire, the internet is just a click away during most hours of my day. While I’m not...
View ArticleFacebook is putting my mother out of business
We used to get a phone call from our mothers once a week with the news from home: weddings, funerals, births, stories of who was doing what (and with whom). Now we can just login and have all of that...
View ArticlePay attention to the obvious
Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing happened. ~ Winston Churchill Are we willing to see what we’re stumbling over in our marriage, our...
View ArticleTo keep the flame alive, come back to the altar
Falling in love is easy. We can do that with our eyes closed (and according to divorce statistics, we often do). But keeping a love relationship alive and thriving throughout all of the chaos of having...
View ArticleHelping children through foster care
Once the kids are grown and out of one’s house, a person may be bored and lonely and may feel like he or she needs to hear the kids once again in the house. One way of bringing back this wonderful...
View ArticleDouble Dutchery: The online peer-to-peer clothing swap platform
One of the things you know you’re always going to need as a parent is the next size up in clothing for your kids, and if you’re anything like us, you’ll get really familiar with the local thrift stores...
View ArticleDirtball will dress your boys in American made, 100% recycled clothing
If you could choose to outfit your boys (and husband) in clothing that makes a difference to the environment and the economy, you would, wouldn’t you? There are already a number of options for greener...
View ArticleThe unhappy truth about soda (video)
“It wasn’t so bad when soft drinks were the occasional treat. But now sugary drinks are the number one source of calories in the American diet. With one third of America overweight and another third...
View ArticleTake the pledge to slay vampires at home
Vampire energy demand, that is. “Every year, billions of kilowatt hours of vampire energy are consumed by appliances that are “turned off.” In the US alone, more than 100 billion kilowatt hours of...
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