Feb 28 2006

DaddyCast #5: The connection between happiness and success, dating for single dads; reviews of books boys will love, and how techonology is redefining the family

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  • Email question: Dating for single dads. When and how should a single dad introduce his girlfriends to his children?
  • Boook reviews: Books that are guarenteed to spark boys' interest–even the boys who don't like to read.
  • The connection between happiness and success. Why are happy people more successful? Secrets of the happiest, most successful people.
  • Interview: How technology is redefining the family. Diane Ehrensaft, author of Mommies, Daddies, Donors, Surrogates.

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Feb 23 2006

DaddyCast Show #4: The importance of family dinners, how becomng a father changes your frienships, reviews of the latest computer games, and helping our children understand grief

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  • Email question: How does new fatherhood change the dad's (and the mom's) friendships and relationships?
  • Technology and video game reviews.
  • The importance of family dinners. Kids who regularly eat dinner with their family are much less likely to drink or do drugs than kids who don't.
  • Interview: Understanding grief and helping our children grieve. David Kessler, author of Grief and Grieving.

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Feb 21 2006

DaddyCast #3: Jealous fathers, reviews of current and classic family films, the fine art of saying No, and do girls cause divorce?

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  • Email question: New dad is jealous of his baby and the close relationship with mom.
  • Movie reviews: Current family films plus some great ones that are just out on DVD.
  • Do girls cause divorce? New research says that divorce rates are higher in families that have girls than in those that have boys. We'll talk about why that might be.
  • Interview: The fine art of saying NO! That's something many of us have a lot of trouble with. Susan Newman, author of The Book of NO: 250 ways to say it and mean it.

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Feb 15 2006

DaddyCast # 2: Prenatal communication, the father's role in children's education, books about the Olympics, and why it's good to fight with your spouse

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  • Interview: Communicating with your children before they're born, with Dr. Philip DeFina, Director of Neuropsychological Research at the NYU Brain Research Laboratories.
  • Email question: Why fighthing with your spouse is a good thing.
  • Book reviews: A look at books about the Winter Olympics.
  • You and your child's education–why your role is so important.

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Feb 13 2006

DaddyCast #1: Stay-at-home dads, helping the kids with homework, and can fathers get post-partum depression?

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  • Interview with Peter Baylies, author of The Stay-at-Home Dad Handbook.
  • Email question: Why helping your children too much may be hurting them in the long run.
  • Depressed fathers? A new study shows that moms aren't the only ones who get postpartum depression. And a father's level of depression has a significant effect on his children's behavior.

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