Tara Ariano reports for The Awl, from a bar in Orange County somewhere, where the kid who was Dancing Baby is paying his way through UC Irvine by doing public appearances. His dad Steven got him the Ally McBeal...

Tara Ariano reports for The Awl, from a bar in Orange County somewhere, where the kid who was Dancing Baby is paying his way through UC Irvine by doing public appearances. His dad Steven got him the Ally McBeal...

The whole point of a toddler is that they don't know what it is they're "supposed to do" in any given situation. So yelling your kid's name with increasing volume, urgency, and anger is not going to make him suddenly...

  I originally wrote this post entitled “Be The Entrepreneur of Yourself” on my personal blog.  Upon further reflection, I think it also may be appropriate here on Dadomatic.  After all, I think instilling the entrepreneurial spirit in our kids is more important than ever.  What do you think? Be The Entrepreneur of ...

It was a day that began just like many others. A father wakes up before dawn, breaking through the fog that is his pre-dawn state of mind. With ninja-like movements, he quietly gets dressed and ready for what quests the day may hold. After grabbing ...

I am no match for my 6 year old in a battle of wits. This becomes problematic because when I get home from my job, where I use up my daily dose of brainpower, my defenses are down. The hamster on the wheel that is my brain has stopped running, ...

The idea that kids respond better to positive reinforcement is a big, steamy pile of crap. We as parents are taught that if we just smile a little bit more, or give Timmy an “attaboy,” that Timmy will want these positive actions to keep happenin...

You are looking at a photo of Mt. Rainer from my flight from Vancouver to Omaha for the 15th Annual At Home Dads convention. I’ve seen Mt. Rainer a million times, so why take a photo today? Read on. I think almost universally among fathers, what we