Do you Love or Hate Valentine’s Day at #DadChat?

Valentines DayValentines Day everyday

Let’s admit it guys, Valentine’s Day is often a lose-lose proposition for us. Just read this column, Guys Hate Valentine’s Day, which has consistently been one of my most popular posts EVER! And Ladies, go ahead and admit how much it means to you! Let’s hash this out on Thursday, February 6 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET. Yeah, let’s share the L O V E!

We have a relationship and dating expert to help us navigate this issue!

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Africa, Gratitude, Fame, and The Biebs

Thursday, January 23, 2014

Featured guests:

Cherylyn Harley LeBon – Co-Chairman of the Project 21 National Advisory Board – for “Political Talk.”Pastor Drew Sams for “Spiritual Talk.”

Pastor Drew Sams for “Spiritual Talk.”

Doug French, co-founder of the Dad 2.0 Summit

Today’s radio show is inspired by this week’s “A Dad’s Point-of-View” column, Flying Home after 13 Countries, 21 Cities, in 38 Days.

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What’s On Your Mind at #DadChat

What's on your mind

It’s a New Year. What’s on YOUR mind? What are your hopes, wishes, fears? What do you want for yourself, for your family, for the world? I just returned from a wonderful but sobering trip to Africa and India and I’ve been reflecting a lot about the world, my place in it, and my hopes and dreams for my boys. Let’s have an open dialogue about this and whatever is on YOUR mind Thursday, January 23 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET.

How Much is Two Billion?

Numbers comparison - the size of one billion dollars

In mid-2013, #DadChat surpassed one billion impressions. I wrote How Much is One Billion at the time so all the amazing facts about numbers are in that column. This time, I simply want to crow a bit about how the entire year turned out for #DadChat AND, what I believe to be the potential and pitfalls for Tweet Chats in the future.

First, the statistics for 2013:

Contributors: 7,956
Tweets: 77,113
Reach: 69.61 million
Impressions 1,883,330,000

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World War Z at the Taj Mahal

Seeing the swarms of people that came through the entrance to the Taj Mahal at Sunset was truly mind-boggling. I know it doesn’t look that crazy busy and crowded but it was and it brought to mind the wild scenes from the movie, “World War Z.” The joy on the faces though is so apparent. And, the colors so vivid. It truly is a wonder of the world!

Laugh Out Loud at #DadChat

Baby laughing

Isn’t laughter the best medicine for everything? Don’t you love people who make you laugh? Well, we’re going to talk humor and LOL with guest host Gina Valley this Thursday, January 9 from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m./PT/9:00 – 10:00 p.m. ET. Let’s talk about how to bring laughter into our homes. How to laugh with our kids! And perhaps just share some jokes and funny images!

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