Dad stuff in the news

More dads make home their domain

julian — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 22:19:27 -0700

More dads make home their domain

http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/chi-sun-stay-at-home-dadsoct26,0,...

Building upon your child's interests

tony — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:40:51 -0700

I read a great CNN article on how some parents overemphasize "giftedness" at the expense of just helping our kids develop. I found myself nodding when the writer recommended building upon your child's interest. How have you done that with your child? Looking for some practical ideas.

Is it good for our kids to believe in something that doesn't exist?

wonkitime — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:46:02 -0700

Complementing the Bigfoot story, what is the benefit of having our kids follow fictional lore if any?

NYT: Fathering in America

tony — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:22:02 -0700

Did anyone see this article in the NYT on fathering? It talks about the basics of fatherhood and also mentions how dads are portrayed in the media as (at best) "well-meaning, but misguided large children." My question - do these negative stereotypes impact your every day life? What can we do to change those perceptions?

Watch out for those tomatoes

tony — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:10:16 -0700

just in case, you hadn't seen it: "The source of the tomatoes is still unknown, but officials believe that large tomatoes, including Roma and round red, are carrying the strain"

Mother's love worth $117,000 per year, study says

julian — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:29:57 -0700

Mother's love worth $117,000 per year, study says. I think my mom and wife's love is worth $8. A sideways 8

Older Fathers = higher risk for kids?

tony — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 14:23:04 -0700

A new scientific study was released today that found that children fathered by over-45s were twice as likely to die before the age of 18. Any thoughts on this? Is there a male biological clock, too?

New dad depression

tony — Wed, 07 May 2008 10:46:11 -0700

Whoah: "Fathers of 9-month-olds are about twice as likely as other men their age to show symptoms of major depression, which also can hurt their children"

Unknowledgeable parents?

tony — Tue, 06 May 2008 14:42:00 -0700

Saw this in the news today - apparently, 1/3 of U.S. parents know "surprisingly little" about typical infant development. What do you think?

Bisphenol A-free bottles

chibucks — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:23:49 -0700

Just wanted to give a heads up to the bottle-feeders out there...
Read an article today in the Chicago Tribune about polycarbonate bottles as opposed to the polyethylene bottles that babies use and the Bisphenol A that poses health risks according the National Toxicology Program...