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Top 10 Easy Recipes for Mother's Day

If you're looking for an easy way to do something nice for your mom (or to help the kids do something nice for theirs), check out About Busy Cooks Guide Linda Larsen's great and simple recipes for Mother's Day meals. And help the kids make sure their mom is celebrated this Mother's Day!
Friday May 9, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

How is Your Child "Smart?"

Children tend to learn in different ways depending on their personalities, innate intelligences and their motivation biases. Guest author Rae Pica shares some insights in how to tap into your child's learning style to help them learn, grow and develop their talents.
Wednesday May 7, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

A Great E-Card for Mother's Day from the March of Dimes

Let a mom you know that you appreciate her…by sending her a free March of Dimes “Mom You Rock” animated e-card. This awesome e-card allows senders to cut and paste mom’s head right into the on-stage action and then add a personalized message. This free ecard, available at www.momyourock.com is a wonderful way for people to honor a mom in their life. It’s perfect for Mother’s Day or any other time someone might want to let mom know she really is the star of the show. So give the kids the link and get this great card in their mom's inbox.
Monday May 5, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Fun New Way to Involve Kids in Family History

I am a bit of a family history buff, and I have really enjoyed doing research into my family tree. But I have to admit, I didn't have a great love of this hobby when I was younger. But now, there is a great tool for dads like me who have the family history bug, to get kids interested in genealogy. Family Tree Magazine has partnered with Tamagotchi, the world's most popular virtual pet, to get kids interested about their family history. Celebrating the new Familitchi V5, the newest version of the highly popular Tamagotchi Connection toy, www.TamaGenerations.com provides kids the chance to create family trees of everyone's favorite Tamagotchi characters, make a personalized family tree online and learn fun tips on planning their very own family reunion party. Check out this really fun page and get the kids involved in family history.
Sunday May 4, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Fun Ways to Get Young Children to Eat Healthier

I've been reading in the press lately about efforts to get candy and soda machines out of schools and replace them with healthier options. The childhood obesity epidemic is an important issue for fathers and families. Guest contributor Angela Russ offers some excellent advice for getting your children to eat healthier in their formative years, and for helping them develop healthy habits now that will serve them later in life.
Friday May 2, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Setting Up and Running Your Fathering Blog

Want to join the world of bloggers and share your thoughts about being a dad? It's not that hard and joining the community of dads who blog can be really rewarding. Learn more about blogging, how to get started and how to keep things up to date.
Wednesday April 30, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

My Dad - A Reader's Story

About Fatherhood reader Tom Krause has shared a great story about his dad and the love and support he offered during their high school championship football season and beyond. Maybe I am just a sucker for these kinds of stories, but they renew my hope and faith in fatherhood.
Monday April 28, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Equal Parenting Bike Trek This Summer

The annual Equal Parenting Bike Trek will begin this year on August 8 at the Michigan State Capitol and proceed for 758 miles to Washington, D.C. to show support for equal parenting laws. This is a great event and a way to raise awareness of the importance of fathers being co-parents and sharing joint custody after a divorce. The cyclists are all fathers with incredible reputations. There will also have an American Indian Organization present at the departure event performing their pow-wows of song and dance. Learn more about this event and show your support by participating, making a donation or sharing or blogging about this important opportunity to spread the word about equal parenting.
Sunday April 27, 2008 | permalink | comments (74)

Dealing with Invasive In-Laws

When the new baby arrives, often the hardest relationship transition is the one with a dad's in-laws. A dad recently wrote to parenting expert Armin Brott about feeling like he is excluded from his new fathering role by smothering in-laws. Learn what to do to ease this important transition.
Friday April 25, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

Parental Alienation Awareness Day on April 25

Fourteen U.S. States are recognizing Parental Alienation Awareness Day on April 25. The Parental Alienation Awareness Organization has some great resources as well as information about Parental Alienation Awareness Day activities around the world. Learn more about parental alienation syndrome and identify ways to avoid it and the devastating impact it can have on children and parents.
Thursday April 24, 2008 | permalink | comments (0)

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