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Remote Learning: Is it Causing Your Kid to Fall Behind in School?

January 6, 2021 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

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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...]

Filed Under: at-home parenting, education Tagged With: remote learning, technology, tips

Pandemic Parenting ‘How To’ Videos to Help Your Family Get By

December 21, 2020 by Kevin McKeever Leave a Comment

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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...]

Filed Under: education, health, parenting advice Tagged With: COVID19, Dove Men+Care, sponsored event / post, tips, video

‘When Good Fruit Goes Bad’ Aims to Teach Kids About Inner Worth

November 9, 2020 by Kevin McKeever Leave a Comment

vernon gibbs ii holds a copy of his new children's book "when good fruit goes bad"

One bad banana in the bunch started Vernon D. Gibbs II on his journey to become a children's author. The New Jersey stay-at-home father of three, who is a contributor to our City Dads Group blog, said his son, Justin, was getting ready to toss out a bruised and overripe banana several years ago. Gibbs interceded, showing him that the brown and dented fruit would be a perfect addition to a smoothie -- which Justin simply ate up. "From there, a story grew about eating healthy, creating less waste and how we all sometimes struggle or don’t bother to try to find value in ourselves and each … [Read more...]

Filed Under: education, entertainment, health Tagged With: books, nutrition, Vernon Gibbs II

Clean Up the World This Weekend for a Better Future for Your Kids

September 16, 2020 by Kevin McKeever Leave a Comment

clean up the world beach marine litter

As parents, we spend a lot of time worrying about our children's future and the future of the world they will live in -- the world we will leave them. That's why City Dads Group is encouraging all parents and their children to get involved with Clean Up the World Weekend, Sept. 18-20, 2020, a global effort to preserve the environment and Earth for the next generation and beyond. The annual Clean Up the World event is a not-for-profit, non-government apolitical movement, started in Sydney, Australia, in 1993, with a goal of uniting communities with a common focus to protect the environment. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: education, events, outreach Tagged With: Dove Men+Care, environment, recycling, tips, video

Reading Routine a Habit Parents Can Help Children Form

September 8, 2020 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

father reads to child reading routine

EDITOR’S NOTE: City Dads Group is working with longtime partner Dove Men+Care to create “how to” videos for the grooming products company’s “Dads Care” campaign. We will be featuring the videos and scripts our members appear in. This one features Drew Bennett of BenSpark Family Adventures and our Boston Dads Group with a little help from his children talking about how to set up a reading routine. Reading is such an important activity for our family. My wife and I read to our children when they were small every night, and it has paid great dividends. My daughter, Eva, for example, is now a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: education, parenting advice Tagged With: Dove Men+Care, reading, tips, video

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