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A place for dads and parents to collaborate on fatherhood and parenting topics and read articles offering advice, tips and tricks from a father of a toddler and a baby. Lots of articles and observations served up with a side of humor. Come join us
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The Power of the Liquid Timer
If a timer is a parent’s best friend, a liquid timer is a parent’s best friend forever. Or life partner. I took a trip to Science World in Vancouver with the family today (Telus World of Science I should say – and a great place to...
Getting Toddler to Bed – An Approach that Worked!
Getting our toddler to bed is sometimes harder than his head. To him, sleep is an unwelcome interruption of play. Getting him to jump on the bed is much easier… I can do that effortlessly. ......
Getting Toddler to Listen - How Signs Can Help
One of the hardest things to explain to a toddler does not start with an S. It begins with an F. That’s right, flowers. How do you explain to a toddler that he is not allowed ......
How reverse psychology works with Toddlers
Picture this: It’s a warm sunny day. I’m out shopping with my toddler boy, Smarty Pants. We were just at a toy store where he was frolicking about with dusty sample toys that the ......
Toddler Discipline: Alternatives to Time-Out
I came across a great article on the internet today about toddler discipline and alternative methods to achieving good behaviour in toddlers beyond the old “time-out” method. Not to say the “time-out” method isn’t good...
The Power of Ending on a Positive Note With Kids
Warning: For this Jam, reader discretion is advised. Part of this Jam is not for the faint of heart. I’ll warn you before I get there, so read on for now. You won’t regret it. ......
Getting Toddler to take a Bath or Shower
I’ve written a few Jams about toddler bedtime routines and a combined toddler and baby bedtime routine, and both of them include having your toddler take a bath or shower. What if my toddler refuses ......
Sushi taught me how to talk to my toddler
I learned an important lesson about how to talk to my toddler from one of his favorite foods - not chocolate - but sushi. Cucumber rolls to be exact. My toddler boy, Smarty Pants, devours cucumber ......
A Parenting Dilemma - A Difficult Decision
Every so often (and sometimes more often than not) I find myself in an awkward parenting moment. I had one of those moments today, and I faced a dilemma that left me wishing I had ... Related posts:Who is parenting who? I find it quite scary some...
Parenting: The World’s Most Thankless Job
Ever find yourself in a situation where you’ve just spent the whole day with your child, bought him ice-cream and candies, had lots of good, fun, quality time, including breaking your back climbing through the ... Related posts:Get Your Kids ...
Get Your Kids to Listen to You Using Keywords
Getting your kids to listen to you is not always an easy task, especially if they are just learning to understand language in general. You want them to understand you and listen to your instructions, ... Related posts:How to get your kids to brus...
Another Lesson in Toddler Obedience
Smarty Pants was playing with some dominoes today and left them lying all over the floor when he was done. So as not to slip on them later and crack my head open, and to ... Related posts:Cutting Toddler’s Nails - Tip [caption id="attachmen...
Preparing your first child for your second’s arrival
Parents often ask me how we prepared our first child, who is now 2 and a half, for the arrival of our daughter, who is now almost two months old. This is a hot topic, as it is a challenge that every family of two or more faces. I have heard many st...
Top Ten Toddler Developments
I have written a few articles on the terrible twos and toddler obedience issues, and I realised that I haven’t said many positive things about the terrible twos yet (how can they be positive when they are called “terrible,” right?)....
Who is parenting who?
Hi all, I find it quite scary sometimes that my two year old son sometimes sounds like I do when he talks to me. If I do something that he doesn’t like or want me to do at that particular moment (such as talk to my wife, or eat), he will firmly...
Great books for fathers and parents
Hi all, Just had a thought today that I might need to go back to my fatherhood and parenting reading material… my son has really been exerting his independence lately, so gotta remind myself what to do in these situations! Today, for the first ...
