Practical Dad
Welcome to PracticalDad.com!
A website created to give fathers the information they need as they take on a larger role in raising their children.
PracticalDad.com offers you guidance and information on:
- Children’s Health
- Childhood Development
- Household and Family Management
- How-to tips on your kids and the house
- Raising kids in today’s world and culture
And whatever other topics might affect you and your family.
Fathers have a crucial role in the lives of their children, even if they are home with their mother while their father works. The everyday importance of Dad rises even further when Mom leaves the home for work, study or even the military. The household has to continue running and the kids must have stability and continuity in order to grow and thrive. And PracticalDad.com is here to provide the information and tips that you need to help you with your kids.
-->What is a PracticalDad?
A PracticalDad is a father who believes that as women take a larger role in the working world, he must shoulder his share of rearing the children and managing the household.
A PracticalDad understands that the old fatherhood models are broken and will use what’s available to create his own model, suited to the particular needs of his own family.
A PracticalDad doesn’t have to be a stay-at-home dad, executive, mechanic or professional. He doesn’t view himself as a SuperDad or PerfectDad. He will simply take the information and opportunities available to help create a working, vibrant and productive home life.
PracticalDad is a website dedicated to the idea that fathers are as capable of being equal partners in the family’s life as women can be equal partners in the workforce. PracticalDad is written for these fathers.
ARTICLES BY CATEGORY
Basics for Dads
- Some Thoughts on Becoming a “Stay-at-Home Dad”
- The Little Things - Bathtime Songs
- Yes, Dad, It’s Okay to…
Child Development
Child Health
Child Safety
- PracticalDad: Staying for the Practice?
- What to do? Managing Panhandlers
- Comments on Becoming an Adult Male Volunteer
College
- A Pox on the College Graduates
- Piling On: Student Loan Rate Increase
- PracticalDad: Critiquing the FAFSA
Commentary
Communication
- Dad, Why Are You So Cranky Tonight?
- Rock, Paper, Scissors
- PracticalDance Moms: Kids, Parents and Coaches
Dad and Mom
Discipline
Economics
- PracticalDad Price Index: Food Prices Accelerating in May
- Stealth Inflation Continues…
- Cannibalizing Our Young
Family / Personal Economics
Family Management
Father Lessons
- PracticalDad: Knowin’ How to Do Stuff…
- Kids and Public Behavior
- PracticalDad: Honoring The Other Parent, Honoring The Other Child
Housework
Humor
- PracticalDad Slang: Of Opies, Forcepushing and Duckpecking
- If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, v. 2
- PracticalDad Physics
PracticalDad Solutions
- Playing With The Kids: How Badly Do I Want To Win?
- PracticalDad Solutions: Uniform Hooks
- “Do I Have To Go?” Taking the Kids Along
School
- Another Look at the Report Card
- PracticalDad and School: Austerity Comes Home
- Kindergarten: Ready? Get Set, Go
Youth Culture
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