Read the transcript from this important discussion on Teen Suicide!
#DadChat is often fun and frothy. But, life is often not, which is why we choose to take on difficult topics on a regular basis. This Thursday, November 14, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET we are taking on Teen Suicide. Heather Solos has agreed to talk about the recent suicide of her sister – Laura (pictured above) – in order to help everyone understand the far-reaching effects of this tragedy.
My second son at 13 months!
It’s yours truly’s birthday November 8 but we’re going to start the party early with Parent Choice at #DadChat Thursday, November 7 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET. That means we all talk about whatever is on our minds!
Let’s have a HORROR NIGHT at #DadChat. What are your favorite scares, from real life to Hollywood? Let’s have a costume party – best costume wins a copy of either of my books! Let’s just have fun, hopefully with the kids home from Trick or Treating! Join us this Thursday, October 31 when #DadChat falls on Halloween Night – from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET.
Game Day Bites – what are YOUR favs? Is Game Day THE thing in your home? Do you LOVE tailgate parties? Are you kids die-hard sports fans? Who can’t resist great snacks when watching The Game, whether tailgating it in the parking lot, watching in the stands, or just having a television party at home. Let’s talk SPORTS and FOOD this Thursday, October 24 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET at #DadChat! Sponsored by Mars Bites, they are generously giving away THREE $100 Walmart gift cards, too!
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Warning: The Bots are coming to #DadChat. Hasbro’s Playskool Rescue Bots are coming! Be prepared since they may take over and if you’re very lucky, you may win a prize package including a game console and a Rescue Bot of your choice…or, gulp, you may be transported back to your childhood! BEWARE!
We will have our usual free-for-all chat/discussion but Hasbro is also generously giving away FIVE prizes – Transformers Rescue Bots Beam Box Game System and one additional Rescue Bot Game Pack figure (a $57.98 value!). As always at #DadChat, you will have to earn the prizes! One winner per family.
We read about it all the time – the effects of media on our kids – especially video games. I wrote about Hollywood’s destructive effects recently and Chris Brogan is going to take us through a discussion about Video Games in Parenting this Thursday, October 10 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET. NOT TO BE MISSED!
Surviving Marriage is our topic at this week’s #DadChat on Thursday, October 3 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET with my friends Jenny and Rufus Triplett as co-hosts. They have literally written the book on surviving marriage and you can win a copy of it (three chances!) at this week’s #DadChat. See the book image, below as well as their bio in a screenshot. What have YOU learned about marriage? What could you learn that might save a troubled marriage or that you can bring to a new one (or relationship)? Their book is an easy-to-read 13 steps guide and it is spot on!
No, that is NOT me in the above photo. I’m not THAT crazy! But, Peter Shankman evidently is. He is co-hosting #DadChat this Thursday, September 26 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET. When we discussed what topic he’d like to do at #DadChat he said the following, “…the concept of people giving up what they love when they have a child if what they love happens to be dangerous. Skydiving makes me a better person, and why wouldn’t I want to be the best person I can be to my child? Let alone teaching my child to understand and embrace fear, to learn from it. But ask some people, and I’m the worst dad in the world because I still jump from planes after spawning a young’in.“ How we Confront Fear is our topic because Peter has more or less expressed that sky-diving is easy in comparison to raising kids!
Who doesn’t feel afraid about being a parent, about blowing it, saying or doing something that will damage them forever!? We’ll confront these fears with Peter, ask questions, share thoughts and stories, and otherwise become the better for it!
