Does the thought of taking your child to the theater give you the chills? Have you needed a night of culture but had to put it off because you can’t find a babysitter? Taking your child to the theater is a great way to expose them to a night of culture while spending quality time together. But how do you make sure your night at the theater together is an enjoyable one? Here are some tips to help you make the most of your trip to the theater.
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If you have been looking for something to do with your children that involves spending a lot of quality time together, camping may be one of the best activities to accomplish those goals.
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Is it me or are our lives being dominated by looking at screens? Screens of all types – TV screens, computer screens, cell phone screens. The other day, we went to some big dinner gathering and I will never forget that moment when all 10 kids were hovered around 3 cell phone screens. (Pathetic? Maybe so, and that’s a topic for another day.) In these days of looking at lots of screens, it’s also a good time to revisit some basic things to take care of your kids’ eyes.
Based on some great resources from the American Optometric Association, here’s some great tips for us dads to keep our kids’ eyes sharp and strong.
The main thing during the early years is to provide age-appropriate stimulation. Mobiles and other objects around the crib. Books. Stories. All the stuff that you probably are doing now – just keep doing it and mix it up when you can. Also, don’t forget to get an initial check-up with an optometrist at about the 1-year mark. The main things to look out for in this age: excessive tearing, excessive eye-rubbing, lots of crusties, lots of redness, oversensitivity to light, and the appearance of a white pupil.
Read MoreCheck out this post by Greg Burton, lifelong sports enthusiast and founder of Zoosse. Great points on how to keep your kids enthusiastic about sports (without embarrassing or smothering them). If I've seen "overparenting" anywhere, I've seen it in the stands of junior sports competitions. In this post, Greg provides 10 Do's and 10 Don'ts to instill a healthy love of sports in our kids.
Read MoreFinally! A website that provides some good commentary on the level of violence, sex, gore, difficulty, and for hundreds of video games.
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As a dad, you're biased when it comes to your kids' first dates. When your boy goes out, he's undertaking a rite of passage, winning over his first girl and doing his old man proud -- just like you did. When your girl goes out, though, she's running off into the world with some grungy, shifty punk you can't trust, and what's she going to do when Dad's not there to protect her?
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One great way to bring out the youth in your kids (and the youth in yourself) is through magic. Pull a quarter from behind an unsuspecting ear, flip a chosen card out of a deck or make a six-foot scarf disappear, and your kids will think you're out of this world. Besides, any good father and prospective old man have to have a few magic tricks in his repertoire.
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