Gone Fishing. Then Off to Jail?
I saw some little boys fishing in a lake near our house the other day which started my mind on a little journey down memory lane… I took my 10-year-old son Kevin on a father-son fishing trip to Canada a few years back. The week’s catch included 83 northern pike, 133 walleye and—as Kevin likes to put it—a Canadian criminal…
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VIDEO: Bring Your Kid to Work Day!
From the Higley family archives, I’m proud to share my (now 23-year old) son’s first business trip with dad. I was bringing my kids to work long before it was cool!
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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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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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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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RADIO: Solutions to Common Behavioral Problems!
You are going to love this show. Promise. We’re joined by one of my favorite guests, Dr. Michele Borba. Michele is the author of over twenty award winning books, including The Big Book of Parenting Solutions, an internationally recognized speaker, parenting expert, and a regular guest on numerous national television shows. She is known throughout the world as a dedicated voice of…
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RADIO: Why You and Your Kids Need to Laugh More!
Today’s show is sure to do two things: Make you laugh. And make you think about laughing! We’re talking about the importance of laughing with Dr. Anthony DeBenedet, author of The Art of Roughhousing. Current research confirms that there are numerous health benefits attributed to laughing including lower blood pressure, increased tolerance to pain and – most importantly – a reduction in…
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RADIO: How Parenting Styles Are Passed Down Through Generations
Most of us learned how to parent from the same source: Our own parents. And, as a result, it’s not uncommon for some of us to use the same parenting styles we were raised with on our own children. For many, that’s a win-win proposition. But for others, it may bring some parenting styles that need to stop. That’s what…
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