How the Whole Family Can Survive Christmas and New Years at #DadChat

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Bruce Sallan

@DabneyPorte is co-hosting this week!

This week, WE helped create an “A Dad’s Point-of-View” column. The result was Tips and Thoughts on How to Survive Christmas, New Year’s, and the In-Laws. We shared our favorite tips for making the holidays less stressful and more joyful. I’m selected the best of so many and included them in the above-mentioned column. Dabney Porte co-hosted (DabneyPorte.com and socialmediagirlfriends.com). Also, everyone had the opportunity to get a FREE Kindle AND PDF version of my new book, The Empty-Nest Road Trip Blues: An Interactive Journal from A Dad’s Point-of-View. The offer is good until Christmas Eve. Read the transcript of what you missed and please join us ANY and EVERY Thursday from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 ET.

Test Prep Sanity at #DadChat

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Bruce Sallan

Elie Venezky and a very limber lady!

Everyone knows the stress that standardized tests cause both students and their parents. We’ve got THE expert on this subject this Thursday at #DadChat from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 -10:00 p.m. ET. Elie Venezky (@PrestigePrep) has been helping families prepare for standardized tests for over 14 years.

#DadChat Gave Thanks at #Thanksgiving

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Bruce Sallan

What are YOU thankful for this Thanksgiving? We shared the blessings we all have and gave thanks – with each other – Thursday, November 15 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET – the week before Thanksgiving. Don’t you know that GRATITUDE is the single biggest ingredient to happiness? The homework for this #DadChat was to read Thanksgiving Gratitude for the Whole Family.

Bring YOUR #Pet to #DadChat

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Bruce Sallan

My dog, Simon - enjoying the wind and the view!

We talked pets and had a pet photo contest Thursday, November 8 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET. There were THREE winners of a copy of my soon-to-be-published new e-book for best/cutest pet photo! The were @GemWebb, @KimWhix, and @Casudi. The cover is pictured at the bottom of this post. Trey Burley was our co-host. Share in what you missed via the transcript.

#DadChat has been having some HEAVY topics lately so I felt it was time for a lighter night for our community.

What are WE Eating? – #DadChat

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Bruce Sallan

What are we eating? What do our kids eat? California is asking this question via Prop 37 which is simply asking food manufacturers to include when GMOs are in our food. GMOs are Genetically Modified Organisms. This was a passionate #DadChat on Thursday, November 1 with respectful dialogue on both sides of the issue. Sadly, the official transcript is incomplete due to server issues, but below are the rough stats and I know we had over 200 people, participating!

#DadChat Took ON Racial #Stereotypes

Posted on October 22, 2012 by Bruce Sallan

Jenny and Rufus Triplett – #DadChat co-hosts this week!

#DadChat agains stepped into the tough topics on Thursday, October 25 at 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET by taking on Racial Stereotypes. We’ve done religion, politics, sex, and now perhaps one of the most difficult and volatile subjects. Thankfully, we had Rufus and Jenny Triplett aka @PrisonWorld to co-host and they brought tremendous credibility to this issue. Read the transcript. Why couldn’t our candidates have such a respectful dialogue?

We Talked #Politics at #DadChat

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Bruce Sallan

Duh, it’s political season and this time there’s a sort of important election going on. How do we talk to our kids about politics was our topic at #DadChat Thursday, October 18 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET. To many, politics is almost a religion. Do we proselytize about it to our family? Should we? Should we give a fair and balanced point of view on the issues and candidates? What impact do you believe this election will have on OUR KIDS? We talked #politics – Read the transcript.

Special Moment Songs and Rock ‘N’ Roll at #DadChat

Posted on October 9, 2012 by Bruce Sallan

My son in front of the Rock 'N' Roll Hall of Fame and the title inspiration for my next book!

Don’t we all have those songs that bring back good (and bad memories)? The songs we listened to in high school, those we loved when we first fell in love, and so many others we associate with high and low points in our lives. Jason Ramsey co-hosted Thursday’s #DadChat, October 11 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET. Read the transcript and enjoy all we shared.