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Diapers, Wipes Critical Necessity for Families in Need

September 29, 2016 by Guest Contributor 1 Comment

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DISCLOSURE: This post by L.A. Dads Group co-organizer Eli Lipmen marking National Diaper Need Awareness Week is sponsored by Huggies®, founder of the National Diaper Bank Network. Huggies has donated more than 200 million diapers and wipes to help babies in need over the past six years, most through the NDBN’s 320 banks throughout the United States. Read on to learn how you can help through this year’s #NoBabyUnhugged campaign. There is nothing better than a hug from your child after you return from a long trip. I recently returned from traveling way past my kids’ bedtime. The next day, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: babies / pregnancy, gear, health Tagged With: diapers, Huggies, sponsored event / post

Bump Day Call for Better Maternal Health Care

August 1, 2016 by Kevin McKeever Leave a Comment

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More than 800 women die every day as a result of pregnancy-related causes -- a startling piece of information given modern advances in medicine. That's one of the many maternal health facts you'll hear or see repeatedly Wednesday, August 3, on Bump Day (or #BumpDay throughout social media), an international effort to call attention to the risks and challenges moms and babies around the world face. The second annual event aims to celebrate moms and babies with the hope of giving more newborns the healthiest start in life possible. The day's organizers, which include City Dads Group … [Read more...]

Filed Under: babies / pregnancy, events, health Tagged With: pregnancy, self-care

Daughter’s Cleft Lip Makes Dad Question What is “Normal”

June 29, 2016 by Guest Contributor 5 Comments

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Editor's Note: A cleft lip, with or without cleft palate, is the fourth most common birth defect in the United States, affecting one in 700 babies a year. In this guest post, Roberto Santiago writes about his inner turmoil reckoning his daughter's quest to look "normal." It's a weird thing when your 4-year-old gets a nose job. Before you get upset, I'm not a pageant dad. This was a medically necessary nose job related to my daughter, Lou, being born with a cleft lip and palate. Since the day she was born, our surgeon has repeated the phrase “normal by five” several hundred times. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: health Tagged With: Roberto Santiago, special needs

City Dads Fight Pediatric Cancer with Alex’s Lemonade Stands

June 3, 2016 by Kevin McKeever Leave a Comment

Alex Lemonade Stand

City Dads Group will join the effort to raise awareness and funds to battle childhood cancers by setting up an Alex's Lemonade Stand in six U.S. metropolitan areas the weekend of June 11-12, 2016. Our fathers in Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City and Minneapolis-St. Paul will host the lemonade stands. All money raised will be donated to the Alex Lemonade Stand Foundation (ALSF) for its work funding research to find better treatments and cures for childhood cancer. Details, including times and locations for each city, can be found on the City Dads Group's ALSF fundraising … [Read more...]

Filed Under: health, outreach Tagged With: Alex's Lemonade Stand, cancer, Chicago Dads Group, Cleveland Dads Group, Dallas Dads Group, L.A. Dads Group, NYC Dads Group, Twin Cities Dads Group

‘What to Feed Your Baby’ Author Nourishes Your Mind, Child’s Body

April 15, 2016 by Matt Schneider Leave a Comment

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Best-selling author and childhood nutrition expert Dr. Tanya Altmann dishes to The Modern Dads Podcast about the importance of introducing healthy foods early on, and discuss the latest research on food allergies, GMOs, organic food and more.

Altman, a UCLA-trained pediatrician practicing in southern California, also discusses her new book, What to Feed Your Baby: A Pediatrician’s Guide to the 11 Essential Foods to Guarantee Veggie-Loving, No-Fuss, Healthy Eating Kids. 

Here's what the book blurb has to say about What to Feed Your Baby: "As a pediatrician, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: health Tagged With: food and drink, Modern Dad Podcast, nutrition, podcasts

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