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Research For 'Rents

D+D on PBS: Inspiring Your Child’s Imagination

Has your child ever flown a unicorn right out of the house? Forged a peace treaty with thimble-sized aliens? Or become the first person to open a fast casual fondue restaurant on the moon? It’s all possible…with a little imagination. And helping your kids develop some super-powerful imagination skills is what our newest article on […]

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Ask The Doctor and The Dad

Ask D+D: Should I cry in front of my children?

Today’s “Ask the Doctor and the Dad” question has been a long time coming: Is it okay for parents to cry in front of their kids? And does it make a difference whether it’s a mom or dad doing the crying? I usually manage to keep my emotions in check, but not this week. – […]

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Research For 'Rents

D+D on PBS: Fathers Know Better Than EVER

Father’s Day is almost here, so it’s the perfect time to sit back and reflect on just how delightful dadhood can be. We decided to celebrate the big day in the most “Doctor and Dad” way possible – by reading a research survey about the thoughts and feelings of modern day dads, and then writing […]

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Ask The Doctor and The Dad

D+D interviewed: Coping with kids with colds

If you’ve been reading our updates about what having three kids is really like, you know that adding that third kiddo seems to have resulted in at least one person in our family being sick all the freaking time. So I guess you could say we’re kind of experts on the subject. (Yippee.) That’s why […]

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The Junk Drawer

Happy Mammary-al Day: One dad’s attempt to keep his baby breastfeeding – when mom went out of town for the weekend

Our long holiday weekend felt even longer than usual. That’s because The Doctor went out of town for a fun-filled girls’ weekend in Nashville, leaving The Dad and all three kids to fend for themselves. Normally, this wouldn’t be that big of a deal. Andy is a pretty modern, participating dad, and we know how […]