Parenting
5 Tips for Helping Fearful Kids
Helping kids through their fears is tough. As adults, we can look at the situation rationally – there is nothing outside, the doors are…
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Parenting
How Many Activities is Too Many?
After-school clubs, sports, and music lessons—oh my. It seems as though kids’ schedules are busier than ever. This got us thinking. How…
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Parenting
How to Make Dad Friends
Forced proximity was the name of the game for childhood friendships. Your friends were kids you were in school with, played sports with…
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Parenting
6 Tips to Avoid Parental Burnout
Here at the Company of Dads we know what it means to be a Lead Dad – the go-to parent for appointments, sports, a shoulder to cry on, and…
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Child Safety
Stranger Danger Safety
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children reported 600 non-family abductions in 2020. While that number is…
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Behavior
Age-Appropriate Chores
We don’t have kids for the sole purpose of passing on chores to them. However, it is nice when they’re old enough to start cleaning up after themselves and helping out around the house. A common question we get in our Dad community is, “What age should …
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Technology
Managing Screen Time
The reality is, screens are everywhere—our TVs, phones, computers, tablets etc. We know screen time use is dependent on age for a lot of…
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Technology
How Old Should a Child be to Start Using Social Media (if at all?)
Social Media wasn’t a thing for most of us growing up, or at the very least, caught us in early adulthood. We didn’t have apps in the palm…
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School
Navigating Middle School Dynamics
Think back to middle school…if you’re having trouble accessing those memories, chances are you’ve repressed them like the rest of us…
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Behavior
Toddler Tantrum Tips
We all remember that moment (vividly) when our kid had their first tantrum in a public place. You run the gamut of emotions as you try to…
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