August 28, 2018

MyHeritage DNA Lets You Easily Discover Your Ancestral Roots (Giveaway)
With an easy, secure, at-home test, MyHeritage DNA enveils your family heritage, lineage, & ancestry information to build your family tree & discover lost relatives.
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February 16, 2018

Small Steps Make A Bigger Impact – Overcoming Violence
As the United States is hit with yet another violent and tragic school shooting, as concerned citizens we must do something. In-action is plaguing our government and the violence continues. But perhaps taking smaller steps is the answer. This opinion article discusses this approach.
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March 3, 2017

Which Is Better? Teaching Kids Management or Sharing via “Unlimited” Data Plans
The new "unlimited" data plans coming from mobile carriers might actually be a good teaching moment for parents - from sharing to management.
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October 22, 2016

TheSmartTalk.org Makes a Social & Digital Safety Contract for Families and Gets the Discussion Going
Having a family conversation about social media and being a digital citizen is incredibly important. TheSmartTalk.org offers a great way to do this!
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March 10, 2015

“Reading” – What You Need to Know about Reading by my 11-Year-Old
My 11-year-old daughter recently wrote an essay on Reading. She has posted it to her blog: Words by Sally - www.wordsbysally.com
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June 30, 2014

Has the Magic Kingdom lost its Magic?
My family and I headed down to Disneyland a few weeks ago. It was to reward my kids for a successful year at school and a way for all of us as a family to do something together before we splintered off in different directions during the summer and even the coming years. So, I figured it would be good…
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October 4, 2013

Weighing in on the Withings Smart Body Analyzer WS-50
Recent advances in personal technology are allowing individuals and families to get better analysis of their health progress or lack there of. From wearable devices that track your movement to applications that help you set exercise goals, our society now has consumer tools that remove some of the mystery surrounding personal health. Withings is a company that has been leading…
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October 25, 2012

Huffington Post Launches “Screen Sense” – A Site for Parenting & Tech
Yesterday, the Huffington Post launched a new property called "Screen Sense" which is a new resource designed to help parents understand and learn how to work with technology in their lives as well as their children's. As part of the launch event, I was invited to participate in discussing this exact topic on Huffington Post Live (a live video stream…
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July 2, 2012

Parents Beware: Instagram & Kik Messenger Are A Dangerous Combination & What Social Dangers to Check For
Over the past few years, I have written about security and safety for the family, especially when it comes to protecting your kids from online predators and social bullies. My wife and I really try to practice what we preach. But as social networks and sharing services evolve, sometimes it is hard to keep up with the latest and greatest…
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November 1, 2011

Growing a Mustache in November for #Movember (Or in my case – Facial Hair) – Men’s Cancer Awareness
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 to the cheers of my wife, parents and even my kids. But for the month of November, I'm getting scruffy again but this time for a cause – to raise…
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September 26, 2011

Waging War on Pollen, Dust, Bacteria, Mold, Germs & More with the Honeywell Air Purifier HHT-145
Sneezing, coughing and runny noses as night. Itchy eyes with tears being squeezed out. My daughters have had allergies all spring and summer and it was particularly worse this year because of the longer rainy season and the larger amounts of pollen in the air. So I brought some big air defense weaponry in to battle these tiny, annoying irritants,…
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September 19, 2011

“Mother Nature is in a Bad Mood” – Cast of Dads Episode #44
Ok, school has started for most of us and I realize that we have some homework to do. That is, the Cast of Dads do since we seem to be sputtering along trying to get back into a regular recording groove. "The dog ate my homework" isn't going to work for us. Maybe, "we just had an earthquake" or "we…
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