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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  • Host Armin Brott


  • Armin Brott, a nationally recognized parenting expert, is known worldwide as Mr. Dad. He is the leading author of books on fatherhood, which have sold millions of copies worldwide. Armin writes the nationally syndicated column, "Ask Mr. Dad," and hosts the "Positive Parenting" radio show.
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