Bad Product Idea #10: Peter Pottymouth Proper Pronunciation Wheel
Whether you chuckle or upchuck a little when your little one accidentally swears because of mispronunciation, it’s okay, sheet happens. Rest assured! It’s just part of learning to talk. But now, with the Peter Pottymouth Proper Pronunciation Wheel, you can put rocket boosters on the unfortunately foul-mouthed part of the learning process. Grandma’s poor heart [...]
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One Parent’s Trash Is Another Kid’s Treasure
Kids and adults differ on a lot of points. The way they each look at things can be so different that sometimes it defies logic that adults were ever kids themselves. At what point does a penny become just a lame fake-out for a dime when searching your pockets for something to feed a parking [...]
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You Ain’t Smarter, Dudes!
Dear People of Earth, Meet Tanishq. He is a pretty normal eight-year-old kid. You know: Excitable. Loves to play. Loves to sing. HE’S A COLLEGE STUDENT. Both he and his sister were accepted into Mensa at the age of four. He currently studies in college and is absolutely smarter than you are. He gets better [...]
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Bad Product Idea #9: KiddleProd Child Motivation Enhancement Utility
[ click the image to enlarge ] Are you tired of how many times you have to ask your child to do or stop doing something, keeping exact count of how many times so they can’t turn around and correct you when you give an inexact guesstimate of how many times you’ve already asked? Are [...]
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Wrong 101 (Kid Responses to Accusation)
On the journey to teach kids the difference between Right and Wrong, they seem to learn something else you didn’t necessarily intend along the way. All on their own, without any flashcards or kidstructional videos. Wrong 101. They learn the wide and varied rainbow of responses to any accusation or confrontation of Wrongness. Kids learn [...]
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Muhver Day: My Kid Just Said… #4
“Say Happy Muhver Day!” -Lucas (2012, almost 3 years old) Being literal is not the same as being literate, but it’s funny. Facepalm. He repeated exactly what I just whispered to him. His smile was sooooo big tho! So was hers. Precious. Even though he chewed it up a bit, I was proud he got [...]
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The Food Groups According to Kids
[ click the images to enlarge ] Children look at food and nutrition differently than adults. Sometimes they don’t even look at it, they just breath it in without even chewing. Some are picky and have roulette wheels for appetites. But whatever the case, the food groups look different in the eyes of a [...]
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I AM A TEXT-ACTIVATED ROBOT
If someone looked at my wife’s texts to me, they could easily look like a bunch of messages to a personal assistant. Knowing that these were back-and-forths between husband and wife, someone might say, “Yeeeeeah. There’s a loveless marriage, right there!” But it’s not loveless!!! It’s child-FULL. We’re parents. Sometimes parenthood has to roll up [...]
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My Wife Just Said… #55
“Sometimes I just don’t get them [the kids] like you do. I’m a grown woman, but… you’re part kid.” -Elizabeth – Previous “My Wife Just Said…”
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Monsters Hand Drawn by Kids
When I saw this stumbled upon this site, it was pretty obvious that it needed to go on our blog because here at “How To Be A Dad” revel in riding a line that’s a razor’s edge thin between adult and child. Behold: childhood drawings brought to life! Check out all of the drawings here: [...]
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