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Wayne's Fatherhood Blog October 2003 Archive

By Wayne Parker, About.com Guide to Fatherhood since 2002

Two Great Books to Read with Your Kids for Halloween

Wednesday October 29, 2003
Meridian Magazine's book reviewer, Holly Newton, reviews two Halloween children's books, Lily's Ghosts and The Runaway Pumpkin. Both books are safe for children of all ages and remind us ... Read More

Keeping Kids Safe This Halloween

Tuesday October 28, 2003
Sugar hyped kids, dark streets, and costumes can lead to trouble for kids at Halloween. Check out these tips for trick or treaters, for kids going to parties and for ... Read More

Scottish Dads Home in Record Numbers

Monday October 27, 2003
Scottish fathers 20,000 strong are taking on the at home dad role. A recent article in The Scotsman talks about this trend and discusses the challenges faced by stay ... Read More

Indiana Experiment with Child Support Formulas

Friday October 24, 2003
A new program in the State of Indiana is using child support formulas to incentivize time with dad. Non custodial parents can receive child support credits for the time ... Read More

Boot Camp for New Dads

Thursday October 23, 2003
Who better to help prospective fathers learn the ropes than some more experienced dads? A three hour course in Brattleboro, Vermont, allows new dads to find those mentors and ... Read More

Britax Child Safety Seats Recalled

Tuesday October 21, 2003
Britax Child Safety Inc. is voluntarily recalling 2,689 child safety seats because they don't meet federal safety standards. Super Elite child seats with the model number E9031 are involved in ... Read More

Sex Selection Goes Mainstream

Monday October 20, 2003
Want to choose the gender of your next baby? Well, there is a Virginia fertility clinic that believes it can help. Using a technique called MicroSort, the Genetics ... Read More

More and More Families Choosing to Keep Mom at Home

Saturday October 18, 2003
Census statistics show that more married couples with children are choosing to get by on one income to help moms stay at home. An article this week in the ... Read More

A Revolution in Family Law

Tuesday October 14, 2003
Any dad who has been through a divorce and custody battle knows all to well the predisposition of the courts. The State of Tennessee is actually looking at creating ... Read More

Fathers are Key to Black Children's Success

Saturday October 11, 2003
Small Business Columnist Tannete Johnson-Elie in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel raises some interesting issues about the success of black children in Milwaukee. Her conclusions reinforce current research that children ... Read More

Don't You Dare Have Children...

Wednesday October 8, 2003
Australian Author Corey Donaldson, a recent immigrant to the United States, has written a book entitled, "Don't You Dare Have Kids Until You Read This!" Corey's book lists ... Read More

A Celebrity Dad Gets Advice from His Friends

Tuesday October 7, 2003
Tony Perkins of Good Morning America and his wife are expecting their first child. Tony's colleages at GMA offer their humorous and poignant advice for Tony as he embarks ... Read More

Fathers Rights and the Marriage Movement

Wednesday October 1, 2003
Dads know that it is best for children to have involvement with both parents, and social scientists are more and more in agreement. This article in Mens News Daily ... Read More
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