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Laugh Your Way to Improved Health and Happiness
Laughter is free, fun, and good for your health. Here are some of the things laughter can do for you, and some ways to bring more joy into your life.
5 of Our Top Blog Posts of 2020
Today we’re sharing a short blog featuring five of our top blog posts of 2020. We’re always open to new blog ideas and would love for you to share any ideas you’d like to see us write about this year. If there’s anything you’d like to see us write more about or new topics you’d like us to cover, please share your suggestions with us in the blog comments below.
15 New Year’s Resolutions to Improve Your Health
Are you unsure which of your priorities is most important in the New Year? Do you have plenty of dreams for the future, but not many concrete plans?
Check out these 15 resolutions you can make to improve your physical and mental well being during the next 12 months and beyond.
Happy Holidays and A Gift from Dad Central
To help you celebrate the best of 2020 and look forward to 2021, we’ve put together a short holiday gathering conversation starter. You can use it with your kids, a loved one, or your entire family. The goal is to stimulate your collective thoughts, inject some humour and help you and your loved ones find hope.
13 Life Lessons From Classic Holiday Movies and TV Specials
Holiday movies and TV specials can teach us how to live better and enjoy more happiness year round. These are some of the most important life lessons from a few old favourites and some other works that may be less well known.
Allow Your Children to Make (and Learn From) Mistakes
We all learn from our mistakes. Every situation is an opportunity for growth. Obviously there are certain mistakes you want to protect your kids from, such as playing on a busy road or sticking their hand on a hot burner. But in other situations, they’ll learn more if left to discover the consequences themselves.
How to Maximize the Value of Play With Young Children
Learning to be actively involved in play with your kids is an important part of being a dad. This blog features excerpts from our “Daddy, Come Play With Me” booklet to help dads understand their role in play and how they can build bonds with their kids through play all while helping them learn important skills.
Three Opportunities Valentine’s Day Creates for Dads
I have to admit – I’ve never really embraced the idea of Valentine’s Day. That being said, now that I have daughters and am approaching 15 years of marriage, I’ve come to see three important opportunities Valentine’s Day provides us as dads.
Setting Loving Boundaries to Help Your Kids Make Positive Choices
Children are often required to make split-second decisions that can lead to either a smooth or troublesome path. As a parent, you may have wondered how best to help your children learn to make positive choices. One way to set your children up for success is to establish good boundaries with them.