How do bananas evolve for our kids? If you are a parent, I’m sure you’ve become a master banana preparer by now. If you haven’t yet, you’ll be there soon. Bananas evolve in several ways. Typically, we start by presenting our kids with banana-mush and we work up to the goal of having them eat […]
Read More How Bananas Evolve For Our KidsDo you have an infant? Do you have a floor grate? Yes? Well then you are in luck. You might as well take all the other toys in your house and throw them in the trash. The floor grate is all a baby needs for fun and development. 6 Uses For Floor Grates: 1. Musical […]
Read More Floor Grates – Makeshift Entertainment 6A wise man once said that children are closer to God as they enter the world free of any preconceived notions of how the world works. As they grow into toddlers their philosophy of life becomes apparent. I’ve taken careful note to write down some of the profound quotes my 2-and-half-year-old has provided over […]
Read More Toddler PhilosophyDo you know the Gummy Bear Song? Here’s an experiment – try playing this song just once for your child. It’s impossible! Children love repetition. Parents? It depends. I like the idea of $100 bills repetitively replenishing my wallet and personal sushi chefs slicing raw fish in the kitchen all day to feed me on […]
Read More Repetition and The Gummy Bear SongIt’s been about a year since I started ModernHouseDad.com. One of the best things about having a website is finding out about how people arrive at your site. People search for ridiculous things. Below are my favourite google searches that brought people to ModernHouseDad.com this year. I truly hope people found what they were looking […]
Read More Top Google Searches For ModernHouseDad.com In 2013I’m not going to lie – there’s a lot of Christmas excitement in our house this year thanks to my son. I might look like this on the outside, But I feel like THIS on the inside – My son is now at the age where he is starting figure out that Christmas is different from other […]
Read More Christmas ExcitementChildren make interesting connections as they learn to express their thoughts. This is a normal part of learning to communicate. Children learn vocabulary and linguistic rules and try to apply this information as best they can in novel situations. For example, your child may learn that the pet in the house with 4 legs, fur, and a tail is […]
Read More Family-Specific VocabularyI must say, I’m happy my kids are not old enough to be asking what crack cocaine is and why our mayor, Rob Ford, is smoking it. I can’t imagine this is an easy explanation for parents. Do you answer with brute honesty? Do you deflect to another topic? Do you make something up? If […]
Read More How Do You Explain Rob Ford’s Behaviour To Your Kids?I’ve heard a lot of great advice for taking your children on an airplane: “Have a sippy cup ready for the way up.” “Wrap a few small presents and let your children open them on the plane.” “Have your wife jam her breast into your baby’s mouth on takeoff and landing.” “Make sure to bring […]
Read More Taking Your Children On An AirplaneI’ve been contacted by a Toronto-based production company looking for dads to participate in a documentary series in Toronto. The series aims to explore the changing roles of dads in modern families. If you are a renegade dad who likes to shatter “traditional social roles,” I urge you to read the casting call below and […]
Read More Casting Call for Dad Documentary Series in Toronto
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