At about 6 months I knew my daughter would love watching television. Her father (me) was already a TV junky and it was only natural that she also inherit this trait. By 1 year she was starting to have a preference on what shows she loved, with the clear front runner being Sesame Street. While we are in our den the TV is always on and most of the time it is playing Sesame Street or other shows we have recorded on our...

The intention of this article is not to be morbid, but to actually encourage responsibility. When my wife and I had our second child, it wasn’t long after that we realized there would be no way either of us could raise the kids on our own, heaven forbid something were to happy to either one of us. Even more importantly, we realized that heaven forbid something happened to the both of us, our children’s keepers...

The days and weeks leading up to your wife’s due date can be a very stressful time for expecting fathers. While you’re running around like a maniac getting last minute items and assembling different equipment, the mom-to-be is probably propped on a couch overheated, hungry, tired, and pissed off at you for something.  She needs proper tending and you need to get things in order – a tough balance. As...

New York Times article on October 23, 2009 -  No Einstein in Your Crib? Get a Refund by TAMAR LEWIN When I first read this article I had mixed emotions.  Initially I started an internal dialogue on how litigious a society we live in and how cliche the term ‘litigious’ has become. Next, I was remembering my first experience with Baby Einstein – it was one of the first few months after my daughter...

I recently read an interesting New York Times article entitled “For Some Parents, Shouting Is the New Spanking” by Hilary Stout, where the author observes how parents now tend to use yelling as a preferable form of discipline over spanking or hitting. As fathers, I think for most tend to assume the role of disciplinarian in the family.  When I was a child my mother constantly repeated the phrase, “Just...

Finances – an area that can cause stress on any couple. Chances are if you were like me (and many other guys prior to having children) the most attention you paid to money was checking the receipt out of the ATM. Balance a check book? Why doesn’t your online access do that? Use a credit card? Sure I’ll pay it off later. Budget? We don’t need no stinking budget. These are but a small sampling of the things...

Recently my wife and I had a tough decision to make concerning our son. He was born right near the cut-off date for how our school district determines grade placement and we had an option – we could either send him to Kindergarten or keep him in Pre-K. We had so much information to consider – his Pre-K teachers had their recommendation (he should stay for another year), the school district weighed in, all...

Many of the arguments for adding this item to your collection of “baby stuff” goes along with the Infant Bouncy Chair article, but the activity playmat does add some important elements. Tiny Love Gymini Super Deluxe - Lights&Music Tummy Time If you’re a soon-to-be Dad, then you are probably not familiar with the term or concept of “tummy time.”  Esesentially, it’s the best exercise...

My wife and I both work full time and have two kids (4 year girl and 6 year boy) who have never ending appetites. There are times where my wife has to stay at work late, which leaves me as the lucky one to get home, relieve my Nanny and then start the mission of getting dinner on the table for my family while keeping my sanity. Everyone’s circumstances are different, so this won’t apply to all, but here are some...

When we found out that we were first expecting, a very analytical friend told me, “You know 2+2+2 does not equal 6 when you are talking about sleep.” You get so much advice when you are expecting that this was just another piece that I filed away, but by week 2 it was something that my wife and I really took to heart.  After the adrenaline wears off and if you have had the luxury of having your parents/others...