It may be a little early to start thing about Christmas gifts, but if you have a stay-at-home dad, SAHD-to-be or wannabe SAHD in your life, consider pre-ordering The Ultimate Stay-at-Home Dad manual, by Kansas City Dads Group member Shannon Carpenter. Subtitled Your Essential Manual for Being an Awesome Full-Time Father, the book uses some of the best advice and wisdom Carpenter compiled from his fellow dads’ group members and other fathers he met along the way. The book, filled with many of his hilarious personal observations from 12 years as a stay-at-home father, aims to compile … [Read more...]
Set Example of Good Parenting for Little Eyes, Ears are Always Upon You
My 7-year-old son has been copying more of what I’m doing lately, major and minor things. He’s been wanting to learn how to cook. He's started display his action figures the same way I do with my collection. He's also started beating me at checkers. I think its because he spends a lot more time than usual with me at home because of the coronavirus pandemic along with him being at an age where he observes and analyzes a lot more of what I do. In that way, it's a good thing. He is gaining a keen insight into the exciting world of being a stay-at-home dad. The drama. The intrigue. The … [Read more...]
Studying Tips to Get Your Children Their Best Grades Yet
Does getting your kid to study feel like pulling teeth? Do you bite your tongue to stop yourself from admitting they’re right when they scream “It’s boring” and “I don’t want to do it!” Studying is simply no fun. But if they want to pass their tests and earn better grades you know they’re capable of, they have to do it. If you have a child who has all the potential in the world but struggles with test taking, it probably has nothing to do with their intelligence. It might be that they never learned the right strategies for studying effectively. So here are six of the best studying tips for … [Read more...]
Remote Learning: Is it Causing Your Kid to Fall Behind in School?
If you’re working full-time from home during the pandemic while also adjusting to your kids being there around the clock thanks to remote learning, you’re probably seeing sides of them you hadn’t before. You might see them slacking off a bit in school since they don’t have a teacher there to keep them on track. They might be taking breaks a little too frequently or walking away from their work whenever they get bored. To an extent, you can’t blame them. You’re probably facing many of these challenges yourself. Having so much freedom tempts you to do things you wouldn't otherwise since … [Read more...]
Pandemic Parenting ‘How To’ Videos to Help Your Family Get By
With school on winter recess and families hunkered down for what may be the toughest season yet in the world's COVID-19 crisis, this is a good time to brush up on your pandemic parentings skills. What are those? Motivating your children to exercise rather than plop down with the electronics. Keeping the little ones busy so you can do your work. Making online learning work for you and your kids. Our longtime partner Dove Men+Care has been overseeing a "Dads Care" campaign series of dad-written and -produced "how to" videos in 2020, many of which cover topics specific to parenting … [Read more...]
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