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Guest Post By A Ghost – Yo-kai Watch

Guest Post By A Ghost – Yo-kai Watch

I’m part of the Yo-kai Watch campaign you’ve seen around the Internet (you can find some great posts on social media using the hashtags #YokaiWatch and #YKWdad), and I’ve been looking forward to watching the Disney XD show with the girls and sharing our adventure with you. But something has happened. Or somethings. Every time(…)

An Open Letter From My Car Seat: Parents, You’re Doing It Wrong

An Open Letter From My Car Seat: Parents, You’re Doing It Wrong

Dear Parents, You’ve all seen the commercials. Two opposing vehicles approach an intersection at full speed. In the passenger cabin of the first car, the man at the wheel is rocking out to a driving guitar riff on his radio. In the other, a father takes his eyes off the road ahead and whips them(…)

When The Father’s Day Dust Settles: Making New Memories With Netflix

When The Father’s Day Dust Settles: Making New Memories With Netflix

Father’s Day has come and gone, again. All of that dad-centric attention that fills your TV screens with grill ads and sports car spots has settled back into business as usual and I’d be lying if I said there wasn’t a slight hangover effect from all of that focus on fathers. It’s a sharp drop(…)

There’s Magic In The Music: Alison Faith Levy’s Big Time Tot Rock

There’s Magic In The Music: Alison Faith Levy’s Big Time Tot Rock

One of the other dads bends down to hear my daughter over the band’s acoustic euphony. She blurts out her excitement, her phone chord curls bouncing in time with the beat. “{{I have magic in my hands and I can touch the walls and turn them different colors but ACTually the magic is in my(…)

How To Teach Young Kids About Water Conservation

How To Teach Young Kids About Water Conservation

My almost-four-year-old knows we are in a drought.  At least she has heard me say it enough times that the term itself has started to register. “Turn off that hose, we are in a drought!” “No, I’m not going to fill the tub for you again, baby, California is in a drought.” But, as all(…)

Poptism.org Does It For The Kids: Take Me Out To The Ball Game

Poptism.org Does It For The Kids: Take Me Out To The Ball Game

A few weeks back, during the lead up to Father’s Day, I was an avid giveaway clicker. They were all over the internet. Brands were giving away everything from grooming products to mega-grills to meat buckets. I even hosted my own Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants giveaway.  I was trying my luck at every turn when(…)