Did it really take a study to prove that TV is bad for young children? Apparently so. Researchers at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Centre in Seattle found that for each hour of TV a child watches, there is a 10% increase in the risk of att...

Here's a simple DIY project to build "stilts". You can do this for or with your child - pretty straight forward, check it out: Materials Needed: * two 2x2x8' timber beams (e.g. pine) * one 2x4x 12" piece of wood (e.g. pine) * two 3/8" x 4" Hex Head Bo...

Deciding on the ways you should teach your son how to be a man can inspire a great deal of soul searching for any father. Back in the olden days, when a man was seen as the head of the household, sole bread winner and a pillar of physical and ...

What can you do to make sure your child doesn't get bullied at school? Find out about "bully proof courses" in your area! Bullying is a major issue for all school children and parents these days and it seems schools or government initiatives are relati...

Here's a useful tip to manage motivation and excitement for the little people in your house when you are working towards a particular goal or significant changes in their lives. You can use a "countdown calendar" to count down to the day when the chang...

The central piece of the bedroom is generally a large bed which occupies most of the space; in order to win free space, you can search for a bed appropriate for your room size at bedstar. Another reason for having not enough space in your bedroom is du...

Non-parents or brand new parents sometimes struggle to find age appropriate gifts for babies and children. To make the present-finding process a bit easier, here's a table with suitable presents and gifts by age range. Age range Gift idea /...

Here's a list of top airlines and their child-friendliness (as rated by DIYFather dads). Send in comments or experiences about a particular airlines and we'll include it in the list. Votes:197Air New Zealand is the national carrier of New Zealand ser...

We used our dress sense app Dressify to put celebrity kids to the test ... Dressify confirmed that Shiloh Nouvel has the edge over Susie Cruise. How does your dress sense stack up? Get Dressify (free) and find out DIYFather.com

Here's some inspiration for Easter craft projects with the kids - depending on what you're into and what resources you've got at home you can pick a project from the following: The ultimate Easter Gadget I guess ... the "Egg-Bot Kit" by Evil Mad Scien...