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Scuba Diving in The Maldives #Travel
The Maldives is considered one of the world’s best scuba diving sites. I went diving with new friends – The Lesters from New Zealand – and it was indeed wonderful.
Getting Our Kids to Try New Things at #DadChat
How hard has it been for you – dad and mom – to get your kids to try to learn something new — especially if it’s something that doesn’t come easy? Or something they’re not interesting in. THAT is our topic this Thursday, September 25 at #DadChat at 6:00 p.m. PT/9:00 p.m. ET. Heck, do YOU learn/try new things? That is also the topic of this week’s A Dad’s Point-of-View column!
Learning Something NEW is Brain Exercise
There’s a point in most people’s lives that they resist learning new things OR learning new things is so hard that they prefer to avoid it altogether. I remember, both fondly and sadly, how my parents struggled learning how to program their VCR. Cell-phones were just too out-of-reach for them. But, for me, I’ve found that working through that learning anxiety can enhance your life!
Dad Grows a Beard
Adopt or Buy (a Pet)?
This week’s Moral Question of the Week is simple: should you adopt or buy a dog/cat/pet? I will prejudice the question with my point-of-view that there are FAR too many dogs and cats in shelters and FAR too many dogs and cats that are killed each year for anyone to go out and buy a “special” kind of dog or cat? What do you think? Comment below…
What does #Fitness Look Like?
I attended what is perhaps the biggest fitness and nutrition convention around. People from ALL over the country attended. I was surprised by only one thing – how UN-fit so many of the people appeared. Granted “fitness” isn’t just about looking like a bikini model but – PEOPLE – being seriously over-weight is not nutritious or fitness. This seemed to be more apparent among the women attendees who outnumbered the men by about 3 to 1 in my unscientific judgment. I wrote more about this in a lengthier piece but here’s the short video I made at the convention – just for fun.
#Food, #Allergies, and #Eczema at #DadChat with Mei
Do your kids suffer from itching? Lack of sleep? We all know how much food can affect our well-being. Many of us suffer from allergies that are food-related or from other sources. These chronic problems are especially difficult for our children who often are too young to understand the pain and discomforts they feel. For parents, NOTHING is worse than seeing your child in pain (or discomfort). Thursday September 18 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET we will discuss this issue with co-host Marcie Mom aka Mei, our favorite #DadChat regular, from Singapore.
