“I’m calling to schedule a playdate and find out if you have guns in your home.”
Last week, the Good Men Project asked me to weigh in on a topic they were contributing to which explored parents comfort with talking to other parents regarding guns in homes. “In all your years as a parent, Jim,” they asked me, “have you ever talked to the parents of your children’s friends about guns in homes and safety issues?”…
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My Chat with #1 Best Selling “Shred” Author Dr. Ian Smith
I had the opportunity to interview author of the #1 best seller, “Shred: The Revolutionary Diet,” Dr. Ian Smith last week. I think you’ll enjoy finding out why this diet – a combination of all his past research – is having staggering results around the country! My kids tell me with regularity that I’m confusing. Now #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr.…
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The One Thing I Hope Lance Armstrong Gets Right
Like many of you, I’ve watched the back-to-back Oprah interviews with Lance Armstrong. I was curious. Way more than curious. As a cancer survivor I felt a connection to this story. This was a little more personal. I’ve spent time in the Livestrong offices. I’ve had my own moments of rubbing elbows with Armstrong. So I watched. And I got…
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The Spin Cycle of Life
From the fun and foibles files of this Bobblehead Dad, I’m proud to be part of the new Clorox Bleach It Away program—celebrating those messy moments in life that come with kids, pets, houseguests and more. Clorox calls them “Bleachable Moments.” I call them a reality of life. I’ve been sharing a few of mine over the last few months and hope…
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SINGLE PARENTING SUCCESS TIPS!
This week on Bobblehead Dad Radio we explore Success Tips for Single Parents with Dr. Wendy Rice of Rice Psychology Group. After you’re done enjoying the show, I hope you’ll enjoy more insight from other professionals below! Take a close look at your child’s class picture. If there’s 25 cute, smiling faces in that group, statistically about seven of those…
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My One Word for 2013 is…
Brevity is a good thing. It’s good when you’re listening to a sermon. Or sitting through a school recital. And it’s really good when you’re giving a lecture to your kids. I like brevity. Short. Targeted. To the point. That’s why I was intrigued by a book I recently picked up, My One Word. The book was born from a sermon…
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Dirty Dog
From the fun and foibles files of this Bobblehead Dad, I’m proud to be part of the new Clorox Bleach It Away program—celebrating those messy moments in life that come with kids, pets, houseguests and more. Clorox calls them “Bleachable Moments.” I call them a reality of life. I’ll be sharing of few of mine over the coming months and hope…
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Les Verklempt
I was thinking it would be like roadkill. Something you know you shouldn’t look at. But you do anyway. Which is followed by that horrible feeling in your gut that you should have followed your instinct and avoid it. Yup, that’s pretty much how I’ve thought about Les Miserables for the last ten-plus years. Let me explain. I’m part of…
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BABBLE-Head Dad?
Santa will surely tell you that lists are over-rated. But I have to admit that it’s kind of fun to show up on any list that’s not the “Naughty List.” That’s one of the many reasons I’m proud to have been included in this year’s Babble Top 50 Dad Blogs for 2012. Seriously, I’m just honored to be able to…
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Everything Old Is New Again
It’s crazy when you stop and think about the life span of some of the gadgets around the house. Like ironing boards. I received mine when I was a senior in college. And it still works fine. Sure, it creaks when I pull out the legs. But let’s be honest – my own legs do the same. Then there’s my…
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