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I’m a Proud Dad and a Fine Husband and maybe someday, I’ll get the title of “Good Dad.” In the meantime, enjoy my little discoveries and learn from my earnest mistakes in parenting. You can find additional articles on my blog, meta-dad.com.

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Family Television 101: Parent minded reviews

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I have been compiling what I hoped to be my own litmus test of sites that give fair and even-handed descriptions of movie content for different...
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Wild Animal Park - very hot in the summer months

The San Diego Wild Animal Park in Escondido is typically hot in the summer months — very hot. Most of the animals are not active during the day,...
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Play it safe for the 4th of July

The latest report from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) indicates that there were reports of seven fireworks-related deaths and an...
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Top Ten Signs of a Good Kindergarten

We moved from New York City a few short years ago because we could not face the price tag associated with raising kids in the city. You can laugh, I...
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Sun exposure and your children

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We all know during the hot summer months you need to keep the kids covered and in the shade. It’s not easy to do but the facts show that little...
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5 fantastic Father's Day gift ideas

We all know how hard it can be finding that perfect gift for your dad, or husband. Here are a few good ideas to help you find something good for your...
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Free Father’s Day coloring pages

Father’s Day is coming up and here is a list of fresh links for decent free Father’s Day coloring pages. Use the back of some old...
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Unique Father's Day gift ideas from a Dad

Strangely, I see Father’s Day as a distinctly ‘grown up’ holiday. Sure, it is a great photo ‘op for the kids to pile on the...
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Video Games Live for the family

Get ready to load up the kids and geek out in grand style humming along to the theme to Halo 3 with Video Games Live (VGL) because they may be coming...
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Studies show children reap benefits of active fathering

When talking about parenting I think it is important to point out that the idea of the conventional nuclear family is pretty blurry in this day and...
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