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Comment on Vibram Five Fingers: Minimalist Running Shoes And The Hype by Cynthia

Cynthia — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:11:32 +0000

I like the before and after scan of your foot. It’s awesome because you fund it seriously. I love your interest.
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Comment on Eating Green Stuff. Ewww! by Meet Tshaka Armstrong: Eating Green Stuff | Love Your Veggies

Meet Tshaka Armstrong: Eating Green Stuff | Love Your Veggies — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:47:21 +0000

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Comment on Protecting Our Daughters: How Far Is Too Far? UPDATED by alfiesaden

alfiesaden — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:03:27 +0000

hello – is it just me !! can any one explain why when i type in the yahoo browser “dadstalking.com” i get a different site yet whe i type it in google its ok? could this be a bug in my system or is any one else having same probs ?
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Comment on Childhood Obesity – Are We Abusing Our Children? by Jim Turner

Jim Turner — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:19:06 +0000

Great comment Stephen. I think obesity is again related to the foods we eat. Much of what we eat has large amounts of fat and we eat it far too often. Soft drinks and many other vitamin water drinks are far too many calories for the kids. They are even far too much for us parents too. We need healthy alternatives too. I think portions are a big part of it, with our “super size it” mentality. Bigger is better but not in the case of what we are eating. We hope to see your thought provoking comments more Stephen and thanks for being a part of the Dads Talking community.

Comment on Tips For Keeping Kids Safe Online This Holiday Season by Jim Turner

Jim Turner — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:12:51 +0000

Stephen this is exactly the dialogue I think we dads need to have with each other to help us determine what is going on in our children’s lives and how we can be a part of their growing and our learning. Thanks for the comment and keep being a special dad!

Comment on Tips For Keeping Kids Safe Online This Holiday Season by Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:05:56 +0000

My children are 13, 10 and 6 (boy, boy, girl) and my oldest has a talk/text cell phone. While going over the rules with him, I explained that FWD’s get deleted and pictures get screened. If he gets one from somebody, I need to see it. If he wants to send one, he shows it to me first. There are enough parental controls nowadays that I can check when he sends or receive’s data such as a picture. Those are dangerous. One of his friends sent him a picture of her in her new bathing suit. I had him delete it immediately and I contacted her parents so they were aware of the activity.

The oldest also has been nagging for a Facebook account. That’s off limits still. I realize that Facebook says no one under 13, but I think that’s still too young. Who is he going to add? School friends? Me and his mother, Aunts and Uncles? I know that my close friends who the kids consider their ‘Uncles’ or ‘Aunts’ post some pretty obnoxious things on Facebook and a few post about drinking or how depressing their lives are. I don’t want my son to see them like that, but I also don’t want to go around telling everyone not to accept friend requests from him or make sure they block him from their posts. I can’t rely on them to protect my son from their adult-like rants, so no Facebook yet.

He has demonstrated a good level of maturity for his age and it will pay off for him. I’m just not ready for him to be on Social Websites as of yet. I want him to explore the human world and interact with people face-to-face before he begins his journey into virtual socialization.

Comment on Childhood Obesity – Are We Abusing Our Children? by Stephen

Stephen — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 16:47:51 +0000

Three meals a day is considered a requirement. Snacks in between are not. If a child gets hungry before the next meal, then the parent needs to provide him/her with a healthy snack. I typically have fruits and veggies available, however my oldest son does not like those so he has snacks with whole grains that he can eat. Yes, occasionally I’ll let them have sweets but those are typically reserved for holidays and special occasions or desserts.

Some feel that food intake can be controlled by how much exercise a child gets. The NFL has a “Play 60″ promotion to encourage children to get 60 minutes a day of activity. People blame video games for obesity because a child just sits there and stares at the television all day. My arguement to that is there isn’t physical activity in reading either but show me a parent who says they don’t want their child to do that? Books were around long before video games, was child obesity a problem when children were reading books? Video games aren’t active but they increase hand/eye coordination which prepares them for physical activity and sports when they play.

I’m not advocating video games over reading, just looking at both sides of the coin. This is definitely a growing problem, my niece is ten years old and overweight. Her father is constantly trying to get her active but she has quite an appetite. Do they make something for children that helps to suppress their appetite? Would it be a safe alternative to them snacking between meals?

Great topic! I’m new here and I’ll definitely be back.

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Cristina Cordova — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:57:31 +0000

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Comment on Survivor: Las Vegas The Dads Talking Version by Hannah

Hannah — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:29:17 +0000

Hello! This is my first comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and say I really enjoy reading your articles. Can you suggest any other blogs/websites/forums that go over the same topics? Thank you so much!
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Comment on Tips For Keeping Kids Safe Online This Holiday Season by TeAm

TeAm — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:39:43 +0000

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