Paging Dr. Herald… For the last eight months our blog has been around, Andy has been saying: “You’re an actor! Make some frigging videos and act, fool.” Actually, he never said that, but I like to falsely attribute quotes to people. We have, however, been chomping at the bit to ...

Dear Mr. Dad: We’ve always taught our kids to say “please,” “thank you,” “excuse me,” and the other basics. But where are the rules about texting and using cell phones and all those other things that didn’t even exist when our parents w...

I don’t know which is scarier to the baby here: the babytalk or the mother’s laugh… LADY, YOU CRAZY. This baby’s expression embodies my internal feelings about people who BABYTALK THE HELL OUT OF THEIR KIDS. I don’t mind a babyish word here or there, but sometimes parents go through ...

Ahh, YouTube. How many hours have been sucked away watching viral videos of laughing babies, dance routines and hypnotic rainbow pop tart cats? While there is plenty of great content on YouTube, separating the wheat from the chaff in an educational setting can be daunting. YouTube does have an educational channel ...

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and research lately about kids, parents and technology. One of the clearest trends: kids are using technology at a younger and younger age. Many of the biggest tech companies have picked up on the trend and are now offering products aimed at the ...

Today is December 1, 2011 and according to the Mayans, the mustache has ended. This is good news. Mustaches and my face do not get along. In fact, the only thing that looks worse on my face is a fist (or whatever dirty joke you just came up with). I ...

The above YouTube clip captures beautifully the respectful approach that the World Children’s Festival takes in celebrating children’s creativity. Established as an annual event in Washington, D.C., each June by the International Child Art Foundation the festival brings together children from around the world in three days of music, art ...

Goodnight Moon. We’ve all read the book once if not 75,839,456,874,985 times. So, I don’t know whether to be tickled or terrified by this YouTube video. Now, I’ve seen the videos of babies trying to swipe and pinch at books and magazines like they are iPhone and iPads. It’s the ...

A few months ago, my son came to me with a video he said that I had to see. In it was an orange with eyes and teeth talking and asking questions of the fruits and assorted kitchen items. The orange had one of the most annoying cloying voices I’d ...

Whip up some delicious fun with this pizzeria set. Mold the perfect crust in the oven, grate cheese with the cheese sprinkler tool and then use the molds to create tons of toppings. Pile your pizza high, serve it and slice it -- then start all over again. How many ...