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Adventurous Eaters Club Wants Kids to Explore Kitchen, Play with Food

November 5, 2019 by Kevin McKeever Leave a Comment

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One of the many universal struggles we parents go through with our kids is getting them to eat diverse and healthy meals. Life, after all, has more and better things to offer than just chicken nuggets and boxed mac and cheese.

Help is here for many moms and dads with the arrival of The Adventurous Eaters Club: Mastering the Art of Family Mealtime, a new family cookbook by actor Misha Collins of TV's Supernatural and his wife, Vicki.

The book, available starting today, tells the Collins' story of struggling to get their firstborn … [Read more...]

Filed Under: education, health Tagged With: books, food and drink, nutrition, picky eaters

Parenting Mantras I Learned from Author Toni Morrison

October 9, 2019 by Vincent O'Keefe Leave a Comment

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The words of recently deceased, Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison had a huge impact on my life —first as a student, then as a parent. In graduate school, much of my research focused on her powerful novels — especially Beloved — that explored slavery and its aftermath. Later, as a stay-at-home dad, I saw her appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and once again her words hit me hard. During that appearance, Morrison captured the nature of a parent's unconditional love: “It’s interesting to see when a kid walks in a room, your child or anybody else’s child, does your face light up? That’s … [Read more...]

Filed Under: at-home parenting, growing up, parenting advice Tagged With: books, stay-at-home parents, tips

Little Library Can Have a Big Impact on Your Neighborhood

August 7, 2019 by Vincent O'Keefe Leave a Comment

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Think back to your childhood neighborhood. Beyond the memories of family and friends, what is your warmest recollection about the neighborhood itself? I was lucky enough to grow up in a neighborhood that featured two elderly women called “the Candy Lady” and “the Sucker Lady.” In elementary school, my buddies and I learned that they lived a couple of blocks away, next door to each other. Near their back doors they kept a bowl of wrapped candy and suckers, respectively, for kids to enjoy. Each time we rode our bikes to their houses, we couldn’t believe the treats were there again, like a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: education, parenting advice Tagged With: books, reading, tips

ADHD, Dyslexia Helped Jonathan Oliver be a Better Dad, Man

June 17, 2019 by Kevin McKeever Leave a Comment

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When life throws you curve balls ... well, you learn to smack 'em out of the park. That seems to be a key to success for Jonathan Oliver has found in his journey from college where, after graduating high school with honors, he learned he had dyslexia to his current status as a personal development coach, motivational speaker, author and at-home dad. Oliver, also known as "J.O.," joins this latest edition of The Modern Dads Podcast to talk about marriage, at-home fatherhood, and his new book, To the Little Boy in Me: Learning with Dyslexia & ADHD. In the conversation, he discusses the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: health Tagged With: books, Jonathan Oliver, learning, Modern Dad Podcast, podcasts

‘The Life of Dad’ Book Shares Celebrity Fathers’ Wisdom on Parenting

May 23, 2019 by Kevin McKeever Leave a Comment

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Celebrity dads -- they're just like us humans! Jon Finkel and Art Eddy know because they've spent years interviewing fathers from the worlds of sports and entertainment for their writing and podcasting projects. The two veterans of the Life of Dad online community have collected some of the wisdom they have heard from famous fathers in book form, and we discuss it on the latest episode of The Modern Dads Podcast. The Life of Dad: Reflections on Fatherhood from Today's Leaders, Icons, and Legendary Dads is billed as "an all-encompassing, entertaining distillation of the full dad … [Read more...]

Filed Under: parenting advice Tagged With: books, Life of Dad, Modern Dad Podcast, podcasts

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