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Avoiding Chaotic Meals

By the time I’ve finished working all day and have battled through evening rush hour traffic, the last thing I want to deal with at home is more chaos. It’s taken a long time, but my wife and I have come up with some ways that work well for our family to make dinner time a little bit more relaxed and less anxious.

21Nov2008 | Jeremy | 6 comments | Continued
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15 Fun Activities for Dads with Preschoolers

Little kids can get majorly bored. My four-year-old son Michael, when he gets bored (and that’s every night), hops around like a jackrabbit with its tail on fire, bouncing off of this bit of furniture and that, twirling and spinning, knocking over whatever might be in his path. It’s not a pretty sight.

3Nov2008 | Jeremy | 4 comments | Continued
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Kids - How Many Are Too Many?

This article written by Contributing Writer Matt Pfingsten.
I live in Southern California. There are a LOT of people here, and the population grows exponentially every year. Traffic worsens, smog thickens and violence increases. Why don’t I just come right out and say it? It is packed full-o-people. One would be hard-pressed [...]

30Oct2008 | Jeremy | 8 comments | Continued
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Harry Potter Adventure of a Lifetime Contest Winners

Thank you to all of the readers who chose to enter the Harry Potter Adventure of a Lifetime Contest. There were some outstanding adventures shared, which made it very difficult for me to choose the Grand Prize winner. As promised, the Grand Prize winning entry is published below.

16Oct2008 | Jeremy | 3 comments | Continued
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Have You Really Hugged Your Kids Today?

A lot of guys aren’t very comfortable vocalizing their feelings, and some men struggle with showing affection to the ones they love most. An easy way to demonstrate to your children that you love them is to give them a hug. Even when they don’t ask for one, most kids will be more than happy to accept a hug at any time

28Sep2008 | Jeremy | 11 comments | Continued
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Harry Potter Adventure of a Lifetime Contest

The thing I love about the Harry Potter books and films are the thrills and adventures of Harry and his friends. The mix of action, suspense and competition engages me in ways that few other stories can. As I read these books by author J.K. Rowling, I’m reminded that life is meant to be an adventure and the journey is worth documenting.

12Sep2008 | Jeremy | 20 comments | Continued
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License to Play

A really cool thing I hadn’t considered before my first child came along is that having kids is a license to do kid stuff again. It’s a license to play. A grown person playing hopscotch or setting up troops of little green army men would be considered bizarre unless that person were playing along with a kid. You have a kid, and you get a free pass to have fun.

11Sep2008 | Jeremy | 10 comments | Continued
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Mud Bog Races - Fun Father Son Day

Every year the local fire company puts on a very popular event on the outskirts of our city. It’s called a mud bog, which is essentially drag racing for country folk. We live in what is called a suburb of Washington, DC, but it is still very much a rural area at the base of the Allegheny mountains. People come from far-and-wide for three things around here - karaoke, gun bonanzas and the annual mud bog races.

25Aug2008 | Jeremy | 7 comments | Continued
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Surviving Two Weeks of Family Vacation

With Mommy and our five-year-old daughter stricken with strep, I was responsible for keeping our three-year-old twin boys alive, something that I take for granted when I am at home and working most of the time. After the better part of three days, they were angry and I was ready to die. I kept thinking, if only I could get back to work for a bit of rest!

18Aug2008 | Jeremy | 5 comments | Continued
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Family Fun at the Zoo

We’re fortunate to live in an area where we have access to three zoos. The National Zoo is less than an hour away. The Maryland Zoo in Baltimore is within two hours. The Catoctin Wildlife Preserve and Zoo is only thirty minutes from our house, so it was an easy choice to pick for a family fun day.

14Aug2008 | Jeremy | 8 comments | Continued
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5 Life Lessons the Olympics Can Help Teach Kids

The Olympics have always inspired me. One of my earliest memories is of sitting on the living room floor of our home in 1976 watching the Summer Olympic games in Montreal. It was a small black-and-white TV, but I was still enthralled with the many athletes from around the world.

10Aug2008 | Jeremy | 13 comments | Continued
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My Toddler’s Top 5 Favorite Things

My 2-year-old son has already gone through many phases. When he first started becoming mobile and active, he really liked to play on his aquarium floor mat, spin in his exer-saucer, push around his blocks and watch Baby Einstein DVDs. A few months later, he moved on to cars, the ball popper toy and Little Einsteins.

30Jul2008 | Jeremy | 7 comments | Continued
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Family Fun at the Beach and Boardwalk

We went on a short family vacation last week to Ocean City for four days. The kids had a blast playing on the beach, even though the water felt like we had a swim call on an Alaskan cruise liner. I don’t understand the science behind ocean water temperature

29Jul2008 | Jeremy | 12 comments | Continued
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Memories that Last a Lifetime

We went up to the mountains a few weekends ago. We had the opportunity to rent a quaint little cabin form a friend of Aline’s on the cheap, so we jumped on it. If you have never spent time in the Angeles Forest, I recommend it. I’ve seen a lot of the U.S. landscape, and the California mountains are beautiful and unique in a way that few areas rival.

24Jul2008 | Jeremy | 2 comments | Continued
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Top 10 Summer Activities for Dad and Kids

Summertime is a fun time for Dads to do interesting activities with the kids. The weather is nice, and it’s a good time of year to have an adventure. Most importantly, though, it is a great time of year to connect with kids and do things that will create memories for years to come. With that in mind, here is my list…

20Jul2008 | Jeremy | 13 comments | Continued
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