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Remembering Our Babymoon this Saint Patrick’s Day

Today we celebrated Saint Patrick’s Day like this: and it reminded us of when we used to celebrate it like this: It also reminded us of the time we went to Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day for our big “babymoon” vacation right before we started having kids. Here are some of the shenanigans we got […]

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Kid Joke Korner: Dueling Pianos

Welcome to another installment of Kid Joke Korner, where the punch lines are plentiful and the spelling is krazy kute! Because joking around with your kids is seriously good for their development, we like to crack wise with our kiddos all the time. Each Kid Joke Korner features a real joke set-up that one of […]

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D+D on PBS: What’s So Terrible About Two-Year-Olds?

Tell anyone you’re the parent of a two-year-old, and you’re bound to hear a response like this: “Uh oh.” “Good luck!” “The Terrrrrible Twos…” (Cue spooky haunted house music here.) It’s true that two-year-olds have a serious reputation for being The Worst. But in our latest article on the PBS Parents website, we ask the […]

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Kid-Friendly Song Lyrics: Escape (The Piña Colada Song)

By the time you get to be an adult, you probably have thousands upon thousands of song lyrics bouncing all around inside your brain. And every so often, you might want to belt a few of those lyrics out. Normally, this isn’t a problem. Singing in the shower or rockin’ out with the car radio […]

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Picking husbands first OR kids first is the absolute WORST!

Pop quiz, moms… Who comes first: your husband or your kids? Think that’s a strange question? Well, so do we. (More on that in a sec.) But multiple blogs have been written by lots of different people vehemently arguing one side or the other. “Husbands First or Kids First?” is one of those annoying debates […]

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What the Super Bowl means to our family

Here’s what happened when a family of five reflected on the true meaning of this country’s most celebrated sporting event. Another Super Bowl is nearly upon us. And folks young and old are all scrambling to get ready for the big game. The Doctor and Dad household is no exception. But before we kicked off […]

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Kid Joke Korner: A Crumby Conversation

Welcome to Kid Joke Korner, where the punch lines are plentiful and the spelling is krazy kute! Because joking around with your kids is seriously good for their development, we like to crack wise with our kiddos all the time. Each Kid Joke Korner features a real joke set-up that one of our children made […]