Mission:  Getting Toddler to Fall Asleep on His Own:  Accomplished
Wed, 10/12/08 – 21:44 | 3 Comments

About 8 weeks ago, we started on a mission that we thought would be impossible.  It was to get our toddler, Smarty Pants, to fall asleep at night on his own, without us in the …

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Audio Memory - Fun Kid’s Do It Yourself Game, but…
Fri, 14/11/08 – 8:34 | No Comment
Audio Memory - Fun Kid’s Do It Yourself Game, but…

Love Buns had a brilliant idea for a kid’s game that can be made at home with every day objects, called Audio Memory.
It works like this:  you have pairs of small opaque containers, each pair …

Swap Meet Survival Guide, or, how to get good cheap stuff for your kids and live to tell about it
Tue, 11/11/08 – 21:53 | 2 Comments
Swap Meet Survival Guide, or, how to get good cheap stuff for your kids and live to tell about it

This past weekend we went to our first swap meet of the season in Vancouver, at the Kitsilano Community Centre.  Since these swap meets will start happening more often now, I thought I would share …

Pregnancy and Childbirth Humor
Sun, 9/11/08 – 21:31 | No Comment
Pregnancy and Childbirth Humor

During pregnancy and following childbirth, expectant moms and dads have a lot of questions on their minds.  I have attempted to answer some of the most commonly asked questions here, keeping in mind that you …

New at The Dad Jam!
Sat, 8/11/08 – 22:56 | No Comment
New at The Dad Jam!

I have added several new pages and items at the Dad Jam recently, so wanted to let you all know about it.
First of all, I added a new Jam Archives Page.  I used to have …

Mission: Getting Toddler to Fall Asleep on his own: Week 3
Thu, 6/11/08 – 22:21 | No Comment
Mission: Getting Toddler to Fall Asleep on his own: Week 3

It has been about three weeks since we started our mission to get our toddler, Smarty Pants, to fall asleep on his own.  To get the full scoop on how this mission started, check out …

Parenting: The World’s Most Thankless Job
Tue, 4/11/08 – 22:30 | 4 Comments
Parenting:  The World’s Most Thankless Job

Ever find yourself in a situation where you’ve just spent the whole day with your child, bought him ice-cream and candies, had lots of good, fun, quality time, including breaking your back climbing through the …