The Doctor and The Dad
The holidays are here again – which means you’ve got wish lists, shopping trips and mounds and mounds of gift wrapping to attend to, don’t you? Well give your tape dispenser a break for a minute, and spend just a few moments pondering this simple, age-old question: Is it better to give or receive?
All babies are thieves. It’s a fact. Normally at the Doctor and the Dad, we like to cite scientific research studies to back up claims like this. But today, we don’t have to. Because we have all the proof we need right here.
As family and friends gather together for another Thanksgiving feast this year, there are countless reasons we should all give thanks: Pumpkin pie, whipped cream, and a lot more whipped cream, to name a few. But while we are deeply appreciative of those three extremely important items, they aren’t the only things our family is […]
As a parent, you want what’s best for your kids, right? That’s why you buckle them into their car seats, make them eat all their vegetables, and read plenty of parenting articles like this one. After all, if there’s something your babies need, by golly you’re going to give it to them! There’s only one […]
Today’s “Ask the Doctor + the Dad” question comes from a parent with big concerns about her little kiddo: At age 3, is it concerning when a child can’t recognize letters? My son’s preschool teacher mentioned that other kids in the class already know them. I have an older child, but I can’t remember when she […]
Our family loves the library. For us, there are few things better than setting the kids loose at the entrance of the children’s section, and letting them gather sacks and sacks of as many books as their tiny arms – and library card limits – can hold. Sure, we wind up having to carry most […]
Last weekend, the Doctor and the Dad packed up the car, buckled up the kids and headed up the coast for our absolute, no-doubt-about-it favorite event of the year: The California Avocado Festival. For three days, our family consumed as much of the green stuff as possible, including fried avocado wedges, avocado ice cream, avocado […]