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Aug 26 2008

Online Resource: Mr. Dad

Published by sirenavs at 1:23 am under Between Parents

You know, I like to believe that I am the end all, be all of resources. Once you read my articles, you don’t really need to look anywhere else. I mean, who else could write such informative information on an almost daily basis.

Okay, Okay, I’m not really that over extended in my ego and I will be the first to admit that I don’t know everything and no one person should be a complete and total resource for parenting. Every parent, every family and every child is different and although I have the training to deal with some of the topics of parenting and Early Childhood Education, I am not going to be able to cover them all.

For this reason, I am constantly on the lookout for new resources. I’m sure you have seen them now and then when I discuss a subject and I send you over to a website or a blog where I have found wonderful information. I really think that my worth as both a writer of parenting articles and as a parent myself is to continue to grow and to learn about the tools that are available for myself and my readers.

The world of children is always growing, always developing and much like my 2 year old niece stripping off her poopy diaper at my wedding and running up to guests with it, surprises occur that I’m just not capable of handling. And for this reason, I am always on the lookout for other experts and parents who can share advice and resources.

Well, this long opening brings me to the actual subject at hand. This week, I came across an excellent resource for Dad’s, although it is not specifically geared towards men alone and does cover some topics that mom has questions about. It is a Q and A style blog where Dads (and Moms) can ask questions and have it answered by Armin Brott, who is according to his site “…a nationally recognized parenting expert.” He has several books published and they address an often overlooked topic; questions that dads have about parenting.

So if you are a dad (or even a mom) that enjoys my blog and would like a few more topics that are geared more towards the fathering aspect of parenting, or would like a few good books to read, I would recommend this site, http://www.mrdad.com. His Q and A blog at Ask Mr. Dad, or you can listen to his Positive Parenting Radio pod casts at http://www.mrdad.com/radio/.

I know I have read quite a few of the blog posts and find them very informative.

Sirena Van Schaik

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