RADIO: Moms and Dads! We’re Going to Boot Camp!
Do you think a new mom or dad might benefit from some hands-on, pointed training before they start their journey into parenthood? We make new drivers go through a lot of work before we put them behind the wheel alone, right? So why not give new parents the same kind of opportunity? Today’s guest has been doing just that for…
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Bobblehead Break: Donny Killian – “Movember!”
I recently took a Bobblehead Break with Donny Killian, the United States Manager for the “Movember” movement? If you’re not familiar with Movember, you should be. During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on men’s faces around the world. With their Mo’s, these men raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer…
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The Grading Game
Mistake number one was turning to my high school son for a suggestion about a topic to write on. “Um, write about grades, Dad,” he tossed out. “What? You want me to write about your grades?” I responded confused. Surely he didn’t want me to go into detail about all the comments and input I received earlier today during parent-teacher…
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RADIO: What Working Women Say About At-Home Dads
Today’s guest is Dr. Marianne Dunn, one of the co-authors of a recent study exploring what working women with at-home partners feel about themselves, their families, and their relationships with their children and spouses. The study was recently shared at the 16th Annual At-Home Dads Convention. This is a show all dads, stay-at-home dads, and moms will enjoy! As host Jim Higley and guest Dr.…
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The Game of Life
When I was a kid, I used to love playing the board game Life. It made the big, unexplored world seem so exciting. So appealing. You even collected money when you added children to your clan! The process of adding those children was relatively simple, as I recall, and involved little tiny pegs—either pink or baby blue—that you’d place in…
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My SkyMall Saga Continues
If my last story about a solution for soggy cereal wasn’t enough for you, today I share yet one more incredible find during a recent trip through my friendly SkyMall-catalog-in-the-seat-in-front-of-me-pocket. May I present the perfect gift for the teen in your life. The Wrist Cell Phone Carrier. Available in black, denim, camouflage and pink, this is the accessory of all…
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RADIO: Are You Raising Free-Range Kids?
This week’s guest on Bobblehead Dad, Lenore Skenazy became a media sensation a few years ago when she published a column describing how she allowed her nine-year old child to ride the New York subway system. Alone. Overnight she became a topic of discussion on television shows, radio call-ins, and parent play groups everywhere. Some viewed her as the World’s Worst Mom. Others…
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SkyMall Monday: Solution for Soggy Cereal
I shouldn’t have done it. But on my return flight from New York this weekend I was just too tired to do the work waiting for me in my briefcase. I had no interest in reading the book I’ve been carrying around for a few weeks. And there was no in-flight movie. I had noticed that the lady sitting next…
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A Dad’s Instruction Manual
If you ask me, the road to dadhood is much like my experience assembling an eight-drawer Ikea dresser for my daughter last year. The finished product looked really appealing in the store. The directions were hard to follow. And, the process to completion took a lot more time than I expected. However, in the end, everyone was happy. Unfortunately, there’s…
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Bobblehead Break: Scott Powers
I had a Bobblehead Break recently with Scott Powers – a financial planner and dad to two young boys. Scott was a fun guest and – in addition to being a financial superstar – has a few impressive resume adds. Like being a card-carrying member of the Screen Actors Guild AND having his mug show up on the silver…
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