Parenting Advice

As a father, I have really no idea what I’m doing. Keep that in mind when you read the articles offering some kind of advice or parenting tips. Enjoy!

Daddy by Default Shows You How to Care for Aging Parents

Taking Care of Aging Parents

This is a more serious post than what you would normally see here on Daddy by Default, but one that might interest a few readers who are roughly the same age as me, or going through a similar situation with their parents. My father has some health issues that make it very tough for him [...]

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The best baby toys are the common household items used as baby toys

Common Household Items Used as Baby Toys

Do you have a toy box big enough to fit ten of your kids in it, like we do?  Wait, that sounds weird…we’re not actually putting kids in our toybox, I’m just saying that our kid, nearly 11 months old, has more toys than she can ever play with at any given time, and I’m [...]

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Hidden Dangers in Baby Sign Language

Hidden Dangers of Baby Sign Language

My father buys into those infomercials you see late at night and my mom is addicted to shopping on QVC. It’s kind of charming what the old folks do, but sometimes it gets a little bit annoying. Before our daughter was born, they were trying to get us into baby sign language, that is, teaching [...]

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Awesome Apps for Dads and Cool ipad apps for dads on Tracking Your poop - Seriously!

Awesome Ipad Apps to Track Your Poo

Today, we continue along with our week dedicated to bodily functions, this time bringing you some pretty awesome Ipad Apps and Iphone apps that will blow your doors off.  If you’re new to the site, or reading the first post of the week on Daddy by Default, be sure to check out the post that [...]

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To Homeschool or not to homeschool-that is the question - A Guest post by Jamie McMillin

To Homeschool or Not Homeschool: That is the Question

This is a guest post by Jamie McMillin. She has homeschooled her three kids for the past 15 years, and is the author of Legendary Learning: The Famous Homeschoolers’ Guide to Self-Directed Excellence, to be published in October 2011. For more information, check out her blog at www.JamieMcMillin.com.  If you want to guest post on Daddy [...]

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The Duke on Being a Dad

The Duke on Being a Dad

I don’t think of John “The Duke” Wayne as being a role model for kids, that is unless you want your kids to learn how to ride horses and shoot outlaws in the Wild West, but my wife sent me this video she found on the web and I thought it would make a good [...]

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