Smartest Cars For Families | Parenting.com
Parenting.com unveiled its list of the best cars for families and the Honda Odyssey is on it. Hey, you know who has an Odyssey?
We do.
Shockingly, not on the list is a cherry red 1968 Pontiac Firebird convertible, which I’ve been trying to convince my wife we need. Damn you, Parenting.com!
If you haven’t seen this, it’s kind-of awesome. Yes, it’s nearly 9 minutes long. But, after this Southern dad (who also happens to work in IT) angrily addresses points in one of his daughter’s Facebook rants about him, he unloads his .45 into the girl’s laptop. So rad.
Maybe not great parenting, but damn funny. The bullets start flying around the 7 min., 30 sec. mark.
Not to toot my own country's horn, but have you seen the Wall Street Journal story "Why French Parents Are Superior?" The bit about children regulating their own emotions in that obesity article made me think about it.
Asked by rascouet
I did see that article. I was actually trying to think of a good way to cover that topic. On the flip-side, I just read a post from lazydad who’s angry the media is lumping all Chinese dads in with that one “Eagle Dad” guy who made his kid stand in the snow in his underwear.
My best friend growing up was half Australian. His dad let him have the occasional beer at a very young age. He said down under, drinking beer just wasn’t that big of a deal. But, that’s a cultural thing, not a race thing.
I think the problem lazydad highlights is the media’s fallacy that race rather than culture is the main factor. And even then, it shouldn’t be assumed that one asshole represents an entire culture. I mean… can’t we all just get along?
(That said, I think we can all aspire to be a bit more French.)
Good Parenting May Lower Childhood Obesity Risk
If this is true, my kids are going to be HUGE!
A growing body of evidence suggests that it isn’t always what kids eat that leads to childhood obesity; a good deal of the responsibility to keep children healthy may rest on the choices parents make at home—and not just at mealtime! A new study from NYU Langone Medical Center found that children whose parents have been taught good parenting skills are less likely to become overweight, reports DNAinfo. Read full article
The new episode of Fighting With Babies, “Quite A Spectacle,” is now available for viewing on Vimeo. Also, you can “Like” the show from the Fighting With Babies page on IMDB.
Just sayin’.
At his most recent swim lesson, Boone swam underwater from one platform to another. Just watch. That kid’s going to be a Navy Seal.
Or both he and Wyatt might follow the path of the guys in this video.
the31styear replied to your post: What advantages do you think you get by raising your kids in California compared to another state?
Yeah. Surfing & skiing here in Washington, too.
Now, wait a minute. I lived in Seattle for a while and I never heard of anybody surfing the Washington coast.
Although, I will admit I spent most of my time there in a depressed drunken haze, so I may have missed some stuff… like the entirety of 1999.
