“Family” collection
Navigate the intersection of family life and technology with expert advice on household gadgets, digital parenting, and home safety. This section focuses on tools and strategies that enhance family connections and simplify domestic logistics in a digital-first world.
A Solid, Tech-Filled, All-Around Performer – 2011 Ford Explorer Test
A few months ago, Sony and Ford Motors invited the Cast of Dads out to the East Coast to participate in a variety of events, one of them was driving…
Parking Lot Personalities, New Law for Kid Giants & No
Here is the weekly round-up of some posts that I did over at Babble.com in the Dadding Section: 7 Parking Lot Personalities You Find When Looking for a Spot I…
A Quest for the Holidays – The 2012 Nissan Quest
I sit in a darkened cafe. About a block away, packs of people are streaming into the San Francisco Opera House as part of a holiday tradition that goes back…
Ice for Xmas, Kid Failure, Modern Holiday Songs, Santa Believer,
As I mentioned earlier, I'm now doing a daily article on Babble.com's new "Dadding" site. Since I feel that there is actually some of my better humorous content over there,…
Training Wheels without Training Wheels – The Gyrowheel
I'm a bit of a slacker daddy. My kids seemed to be the only ones on the block who were last to learn how to ride their bikes. Chalk it…
BCS Bowl, Super Bowl, and a Deuce NOT in a
We almost dropped the deuce laughing during some of DaddyBrad's stories in this episode of Cast of Dads called "Deuce in the Dryer". It seems like we hit a low…
Giveaway and Review: Modernizing Monopoly with Electronic Banking
Show me a family who hasn't played Monopoly before and I will let you see the dinosaur I keep in my back yard. I would hazard to guess that pretty…
Getting Scruffy for Movember – “Real Men Will Grow a
We are halfway through November, I mean "Movember," and I've got this itchy feeling on my face, as do a few of the other dads on Cast of Dads. Why?…
Growing a Mustache in November for #Movember (Or in my
Facial hair has not really been my big thing. I have sported a goatee a while back and even a "soul patch" but I always ended up shaving it off…
How Ford is Saving Teenage Lives, One Person at a
I'm scared. In 1 year, I will have a teenager. In 4 years, I will have a teenage driver. And I have two more daughters after that. Just writing the…