Kindle FreeTime is FREE! Let me just say right up front that this is a correction/clarification from my detailed review of the Kindle Fire (and FreeTime) parental controls in Episode 32. This correction should come as a pleasant surprise to you Amazon Kindle Fire owners. Kindle FreeTime Unlimited is not free…and it comes at a price in more ways tha…

Anne Marie Ezzo shared a blog post on her Facebook page recently that was authored by Mark Gregston. The Honest Truth about Dishonesty by Mark Gregston ”A recent Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth, by the Josephson Institute of Ethics, shows that 61% of teens admit to lying to a teacher about something important, and a whopping 76% admitte…

Kindle Fire FreeTime Parental Controls How Kindle Fire FreeTime works FreeTime is an App that some preloaded on new Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD readers from Amazon. What Kindle FreeTime does well – Control amount of time kids spend on the three categories available (Apps, Video, Books) – Restrict access to parent Kindle system apps, videos, Inte…

Credit card and Debit card theft Norfolk Naval Base McDonald’s Cashier Admits to Stealing Credit Card Data DeLand Florida Chili’s Resurant server skims $24,000 from debit and credit cards. iPhone 5 and iOS6 Tablet Crunch – Tim Cook Apology for Apple iOS 6 Maps Find My iPhone “It happens. You misplace your iPhone or your iPad or your iPod touch. Luc…

What do we do on Halloween instead of trick-or-treat, festivals, or costume parties? Our family enjoys each others’ company like we do many other nights throughout the year because in our family we believe that Halloween is Optional. Ericka over at Large Families on Purpose asks if you are going to have a “Happy” Halloween? Her birthday falls on Oc…

This podcast episode contains an interview with Matt Due to complications at birth, Matt was afflicted with cerebral palsy, which resulted in his permanently crippled condition. Surprisingly, a disability resulting from Cerebral Palsy (CP) has never stood between him and his life goals with his career, marriage, or in his parenting. From the moment…

Dads, Marriage Counts and you need to take the lead in your home. Get to know your wife and children better Love Languages Episode 13 Demonstrate Love to your wife Temperaments Episode 21 Lead devotions: We just started doing things different. Pray a simple prayer asking God to speak to you. Reading a chapter from a children’s bible. Pray and thank…

Hazardous Journeys Society Vision Forum – Discipleship and Education for Christian Families Jonathan Park Radio Adventure Series – Great adventures to educate children on the facts about creation and evolution. In this episode I quote from: http://atheists.org/content/christmas “No Adam and Eve means no need for a savior. It also means that the Bib…

I am here to help you Dads to be the parents that God intended for your to be. Yes folks, Things are changing. Regular listeners may have heard from intro that I am changing things up a little. I am refining the focus of the Daddy Life podcast. Feedback continues to prove that dads are hungry for more encouragement on the parenting front. I almost …

Rachel from over at the blog titled My Baby Sleep Guide is the winner of the latest (2012) edition of On Becoming Babywise. Speaking of Babywise, there is a new Nap App available for the iPhone from PocketParenting.com. This app has been developed by the same folks that publish On Becoming Babywise. There are demo videos and screenshots on the web …

Dads are parents and they should act like it. Be weird. Be different. Be more than just a biological father to your children. Be a Daddy. The transcript from the last half of this episode can be found posted on each of the blogs listed below on Wednesday 3/14/2012. Check them out and add them all to your RSS reader. Babywise Friendly Networked Blog…

This podcast episode contains an interview with a man’s man who is raising a house full of girls. Stacy Ratliff is an independent video consultant, producer, and editor with over 25 years of experience. He has produced a ton of content in the hunting/fishing/shooting categories over the past two decades. Stacy wrote and produced the ESPN Ultimate N…

Dad’s should teach their kids good wireless security practices and configure home wireless networks to be as secure as possible. This episode provides an explanation on the frequency of episode productions. I also provide an update on our son Caden. There are two main areas of concern: Your home wireless network configuration Your and your family m…

In this episode I have a very special guest. My wife Sherry and I introduce you to the four temperaments. Sherry and I also co-host the Home School Support Network (HSSN) podcast and blog. We have produced a HSSN episode on temperaments as well. Why temperaments? Our understanding of temperaments has been most helpful in understanding what makes ou…

Gingerbread Train I talked about Family Identity in Episode 12. It is important for dads to cultivate a sense of family identity. Getting your family together for a project like an annual gingerbread train or house is a great way to build family identity. Enter your creation into a competition. Have some fun with the project by creating some custom…

Fathers Mandate number 8. A father must build the trusting relationships on God’s Word, not on human wisdom. The Fathers Mandate Part 8 of 8 http://www.growingkids.org/leaders/gkgw-chapter-summaries/ Reference: Chapter 4 of Growing Kids God’s Way by Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo Mr. Ezzo says that if you don’t get this then everything else in the other …

The Fathers Mandate Part 7 of 8 From Growing Kids God’s Way by Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo Scroll down to the reference for Chapter 4 Feedback: Andy from Better Dad Podcast says thanks! Mandate number 7. A father must routinely embrace his children. Sherry and I meet in a hugging community. We meet through Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. …

The Fathers Mandate Part 6 of 8 From Growing Kids God’s Way Scroll down to the reference for Chapter 4 Mandate number 6. A father must guard his tongue and his tone and learn to measure his response against the excitement on their faces. This mandate is particularly important for dads because as the leader of the family dads can set the mood of the…

The Fathers Mandate Part 5 of 8 From Growing Kids God’s Way Scroll down to the reference for Chapter 4 Happy Birthday Caden Check out the details of Caden’s birth on Caden’s Page and my Happy Birthday Note to Caden. Mandate number 5. A father must be the encourager of the family. Not just encouraging words but a spirit of encouragement. Leave notes…

The Fathers Mandate Part 4 of 8 From Growing Kids God’s Way Scroll down to the reference for Chapter 4 The Fathers Mandate Part 4 of 8 http://www.growingkids.org/leaders/gkgw-chapter-summaries/ Scroll down to the reference for Chapter 4 4. A father must give his children the freedom to fail. – Your children need to freedom to fail…in front of Dad. …

The Fathers Mandate Part 3 of 8 From Growing Kids God’s Way Scroll down to the reference for Chapter 4 3. A father must understand and respect his child’s private world. Public World – What people see and hear when you are out and about in a public setting. The things that can be seen by strangers on the street. Personal World – The world where you…

The Fathers Mandate Part 2 of 8 Based on Chapter 4 from Growing Kids God’s Way 1. A father must cultivate a sense of family identity. (Review) – Be proud of your family – as Mr Ezzo said be the cheer leader (We are the Osbornes and we…) Rise above the level of mediocrity! I added a couple of blog posts this week. One related to Cub Scout activities…

Part 1 of an 8 part series on how I implement the Fathers Mandate from chapter 4 of the Growing Kids God’s Way (GKGW) parenting series by Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo. This episode provides a short click from GKGW session four where Mr. Ezzo introduces the first mandate. CNN Opinion article Why Men are in Trouble by William J Bennett “Today, 18-to- 34-…

Daddy Life Podcast Show Notes Caden Update – Caden had surgery on Thursday, September 22, 2011. Go to Caden’s Page for more details. Legacy Home School Support Group live speaking event – Outstanding feedback several emails and one phone call. DaddyLife.net Episode 1 audio clip – demonstrating improvements in quality and helping reiterate why this …

Daddy Life Podcast Show Notes Cell Phone Security Tips Caden’s Page – Surgery date of September 22. Details will be on Caden’s Page. Review of Facebook policy on access to your kids accounts Moral maturity is not about age Relationship and character training BetterDadPodcast – Hank will be a guest on an upcoming episode of the Becoming a Better Dad…

Daddy Life Podcast Show Notes Caden’s Page – Discharged from the Medical university of South Carolina (MUSC) Children’s Hospital on Sunday August 28th. Details on Caden’s Page. Andy Traub – http://www.takepermission.com/ “Be a Better Husband Podcast” He is also the co-host of “Business Tech Weekly” over at GSPN.tv The FREE PodCasting 101 Webinar wi…

Daddy Life Podcast Show Notes FREE PodCasting 101 Webinar with Cliff Ravenscraft from PodcastAnswerman.com – Saturday, September 3, 2011 beginning at Noon Eastern. It appears to be scheduled for approximately 90 minutes. REGISTER NOW An overview of how podcasting works Podcast equipment options Podcast website & media hosting recommendations How to…

Mommy is also a Wife – stay home moms especially need to be reminded and protected by dad (husband) in this area – Dates – Send mom out – Do something special The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love That Lasts by Gary Chapman (affiliate link) Security Tools New security tools page with a link for OpenDNS. Review 10 Simple Security tips for Mac – C…

This episode covers the following topics: Changes to DaddyLife.net Podcast hosting – The DaddyLife.net Podcast audio files are now hosted on Liberated Syndication (LibSyn.com. This move will make your DaddyLife.net podcast experience much better with faster downloads. PodTrapper -Podcast catcher APP for Droid GrowingKids.org – A community of parent…

This episode covers the following topics: Are you friends with your child on Facebook? Did you know that there is a good chance your child has a social media account even though you may not approve? Facebook terms of Use Social Engineering Spear Phishing Feedback: Leave comments below on this post or Email me – hank {@} daddylife {dot} net Voice Ma…

This episode covers the following topics: Intern Filters – Internet Filter Review web site Porn – World Magazine Story with statistics on porn prevalence in pastors and Christians in general. XXXChurch, TopTeReviews – Internet Pornography Statistics Winnie The Pooh Movie Review – Great for the whole family. Marriage – Priority Relationship, dates, …

Growing Families National Family Conference Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society – How I met my wife Sherry. Internet and content filters – I recommend that with young children, you configure your content filtering software to a deny all with explicit allow. What I mean is that you only allow your children to go to the specific web sites tha…

Below are show notes for DaddyLife.net Podcast Episode 2 Links from the Podcast: Larry Collette’s guest post – Important tips for Parents of Gaming Children ESRB game rating website – http://www.esrb.org/ Training kids to use the Internet Safely Caden’s Page Cliff Ravenscraft – The Podcast Answer Man Android Podcast Recording App – HiFiCorder This …

This episode was focused on introducing me (Hank), my family, and providing the reason behind this podcast and this site. Some links mentioned during the podcast were: HOEI.com – My original home on the Internet GFI.org – Growing Families International On Becoming Baby Wise: Giving Your Infant the Gift of Nighttime Sleep YouTube – HOEI.com channel …