We recorded our first video episode of Cast of Dads during South By Southwest (SXSW), the interactive, music and film festival. Jeff, CC and Brad were together in Austin, so Michael and I joined in via video, from San Francisco and New York, respectively. As you’ll quickly see from the video, we jury-rigged a couple of Macs with video Skype to bring our virtual heads directly to the conversation table.… Read the rest
Tag Archives: Parenting and Life
Mobile Device Etiquette For Parents And Kids
“Call me when you arrive so I know you arrived safely,” my concerned parents used to ask when I was a kid. That phrase presumed that the check-in would occur from a destination landline. Today, for a growing number of kids, a check-in might occur via a text message, an email, Twitter, Facebook or Foursquare — undoubtedly via a mobile device.… Read the rest
Child Online Safety And Responsibility
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I had a good meeting yesterday with the child-safety product group from Symantec, the Internet security software company. They shared an aggregation of research that underscores the naivety of too many children when they use the Internet (i.e.,… Read the rest
Child Discipline
Who enforces discipline on the children in your household? That’s a tough issue, at once critical to child development, safety and family sanity. It’s something every parent can relate to, though each family case and approach is unique.… Read the rest
How To Operate A Snow Thrower
Westchester County, New York, received over a foot of snow in the past 24 hours, and it’s not over yet. Julian and I went out early this morning to remove the first foot of snow. We’ll be out again in the  late afternoon and evening. In this video below, Julian demonstrates how to operate a snow thrower.… Read the rest