Archive for the 'James' Category

Boot Camp touches down in the land of fish and chips

June 28, 2007

Boot Camp for New Dads, sponsored by Dads Adventure, is expanding to England!
In April of 2005 Greg Bishop, founder of Boot Camp, was asked to speak at a national fatherhood conference in England about his experiences. Since that time Greg has worked with Fathers Direct (England’s national fatherhood organization) to bring Boot Camp to the [...]

Tiger Woods - Man After My Own Heart

June 13, 2007

Normally, I do my best to stay away from golf related news as I don’t find the game overly exciting (and in the interest of full-disclosure I should tell you that my first job was at a driving range which instilled in me a serious aversion to any game that uses a tiny ball and [...]

What is Dad’s Most Important Job?

June 5, 2007

In years gone by your role as a father was mostly about providing for, or supporting financially, your family.
Over the past two decades, though, more and more research has shown that a father’s sustained involvement with his child has more impact on how that child will develop (and what type of person that child will [...]

Paternity Leave

May 29, 2007

In 2004 California was the first state in the country to enact a “Paid Family Leave” act. While it is generally known that this law pays benefits to someone who must take time off work, for up to six weeks, to care for a seriously ill relative, it is not as widely known that [...]

How expensive is a child?

May 23, 2007

The USDA estimates that the cost of raising a child (including college and factoring lost wages for a stay at home mom or dad) is somewhere in the vicinity of 1.6 million (with an M) dollars. And that’s US dollars, in case you were wondering.
The actual cost, is closer to 190,000 over 18 years. [...]

Introduction

April 25, 2007

If you’re reading this then you’re probably a soon to be, or brand new, dad. Of course, you might be a soon to be, or brand new, mom looking to for some “help” for your partner.
That said, let me start off by saying congratulations!
You’ll find out very quickly that being [...]