Music to motivate parents while potty training a toddler

Potty training a toddler is a mind numbing experiment tainted with wet pants and a strong, pungent odor.  It’s one of the necessary evils of parenting, potty training must be done.  If you and your spouse are just starting the potty training talk, here is an alternate way to sell them on the benefits of potty training your child. Continue reading Music to motivate parents while potty training a toddler

Baby Gender Testing – Are you having a baby boy or Baby Girl?

Before science came to be the norm for baby gender tests, expectant couples could only rely on unscientific techniques and methods which have today been disproved and come to be referred as myths or old wives’ tales.  Modern science has now taken over and several more reliable and scientific methods are available to help determine the sex of the unborn child.  It is in fact possible to have an ultrasound scan or a DNA test in order to detect the gender with accuracy. Continue reading Baby Gender Testing – Are you having a baby boy or Baby Girl?

A Dad reads How Can I Be Your Lover When I’m Too Busy Being Your Mother?

A couple thoughts crossed my mind while I was reading this book.  While the thoughts ebbed and flowed between a couple subjects the main one that kept coming back was the song from Sophie B Hawkings.    It’s not that my wife and I need help in the loving department, but we’re a normal couple with two small children.  Continue reading A Dad reads How Can I Be Your Lover When I’m Too Busy Being Your Mother?

Four reasons why The Hulk is just like Dad

As a Dad and lifelong comic book guy I can see parts of my personality in most characters.  The character that most likely fits my personality now is The Hulk.  As a dad the farther down the parenting road I go the more I realize that The Hulk is also a great encapsulation of all things Dad. Continue reading Four reasons why The Hulk is just like Dad

Power Rangers Super Samurai: Black Box & Showdown review

Our kids are too young to enjoy the Power Rangers. At almost 3 and 1 they’re much simpler, so to properly review these DVDs I called in a diverse group of kids who ranged from 5-11. I watched the videos also, but I sense that the Power Rangers are vying for my wallet and not my critical opinion. Continue reading Power Rangers Super Samurai: Black Box & Showdown review

ParaNorman is a stop-motion zombie movie with personality

ParaNorman is the story of Norman, a young boy who can speak with the dead.  He sees them everywhere, gets teased and bullied by his school mates.  His family doesn’t believe him, his best friend-Neil is a bit of an outcast himself and it’s up to Norman to save everyone from the return of an evil witch and a pack of zombies. Continue reading ParaNorman is a stop-motion zombie movie with personality

Marlow and the Monster by Sharon Cramer-Book Review

I still remember the area in my closet where my monster lived.  I don’t remember what they looked like, only that the closet was always open just a little …where they could come out.  Of course they never did and the monster wasn’t real.  If Drop Dead Fred or Ted taught me anything it’s that imaginary friends aren’t here to scare us. Continue reading Marlow and the Monster by Sharon Cramer-Book Review

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