DaddyFactory

Dad and daughter go for 100, then 1,000 nights of bedtime reading. and they don’t stop there…
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He’s a dandy daddy. Not sure how well that works out for his staff, but the example he sets is a good one.

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Note to self: when your kid tells you he’s going to barf, believe him.

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The guy at the bike store said these make your bike go faster. Sounded like common sense to me. After a full battery of tests, it’s confirmed: pink and purple streamers enhance bike speed by up to 13%.
Believe it.

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No, not for making more kids. For making pancakes.
When Sam was little I used to craft Thomas the Tank Engine flapjacks in the pan. These days, Pokemon continues to rule, even for Sylvie, who carries a Pikachu doll with her at all times.

Make the batter thin, so you can draw outlines, then fill it in. [...]

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Another entry in the growing list of quick & simple ways to focus your papa power.

Sick of board games? Desperately keeping the video monster at bay? Sometimes the answer is as simple as a tongue-twister. Begin with a classic:

PETER PIPER

Observe how — when a Rubber Baby is applied — the activity disintegrates into greater hysteria…

RUBBER [...]

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Mornings are easier when you awaken prepared for chaos. Breathe. Go with it. Embrace it.

Ahhhh, that’s better. Now just wait a second. That’s not chaos — it’s a tea party. Drink up, everybody!

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I’ve written about the importance of reading dynamically to kids , and about recording their voices for posterity, amusement, and a good old fashioned cry now and then.
We read together every night, without fail. Sometimes it feels like it’s taking forever and I want to go veg on American Idol. Sometimes I just want to [...]

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We all need help with our adventures in fatherhood. Hence, the growing daddy archive of ideas that is Father First.
Some of the best books I’ve read to my kids are drawn from the “classics.” We’ve become huge E.B. White fans: Charlotte is a font of Buddhist wisdom and Stuart is a boy-adventurer for the ages. [...]

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That’s right, kids: it’s another amazing installment in the big list of brilliant brainstorms and sensational strategies inspired by the philosophical fuel that keeps the DaddyFactory up and running: Father First.
I’ve been lying to my kids. I can’t help it.
It started when the WB Network, in all its inglorious wisdom, took Krypto the [...]

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