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Becoming a fan doesn't imply you agree with all-- or even most -- of what I write. :)
Curious Dad
Long before The Boy was old enough to be interested in toys, I harboured a secret wish that he would be interested in toy trains. I never got into toy trains that much when I was little, but I've long had a fascination with trains and hoped that ...(read more)
Ever since The Boy was born, our family's entertainment options -- not all that exciting to begin with -- have more or less narrowed to sitting on the couch at the end of a busy day and watching TV (and occasionally renting a DVD ). And so we have...(read more)
I was a big fan of the BBC's epic nature series Blue Planet and Planet Earth . So I was delighted to hear that the Discovery Channel was set to begin airing a new 10-part nature series from the same BBC Earth team , called Life . In anticipation of...(read more)
The Boy and I both suffered through nasty colds over the past couple weeks. And, like usual, mine ended with several days of a persistent, hacking cough. I tried taking regular doses of cough syrup, as I usually do, but it didn't seem to be having...(read more)
Curious Dad Which photo-sharing site do you use? Flickr? Facebook? Picasa Web Albums? I'm writing a blog post on the topic and want to figure out which sites have the best features, best privacy controls, etc. If you've got a site you love -- or hate -- please post a comment and tell me why. Thanks!
This blog post is part of an occasional series on taking photos and videos of your kids . In my last post , I looked at some of the fears about creeps and pedophiles looking at photos of your kids you put on photo-sharing sites like Flickr. Concern about...(read more)
This blog post is part of an occasional series on taking photos and videos of your kids . The New York Times had an interesting piece recently about parents concerned about the dangers of putting their children's photos on photo-sharing sites like...(read more)
If you enjoy reading this blog, please consider becoming a fan of the new Curious Dad Facebook Page . I set up the page for a couple of reasons. The first is that while there are a number of ways to " subscribe " to this blog -- from RSS feeds...(read more)
Curious Dad
I'm not a huge Food Network fan like my wife but I found this article -- on the very real impact Jamie Oliver's "healthy school eating" campaign had on test scores and student performance fascinating. Thinking of blogging on it next week. What do you think: Should schools ban unhealthy food from the cafeteria? I rememb…er in my high school days scarfing down fries-and-gravy-and-ketchup (with salt and pepper on top) on a near-daily basis.Подробнее
Источник: www.ft.com
Tim Harfordon Jamie Oliver’s successful ‘school dinners’ campaign
This post is part of an ongoing series examining which neighbourhoods and cities have the most children . Today: Young children (5-9) in Metro Vancouver cities Last month, in my first installment looking at the distribution of children in Metro Vancouver...(read more)
I expect many of you have already seen this, but for those who do your searching from your browser window, you may have missed Google's tribute to Sesame Street's 40th anniversary today on its homepage: This isn't the first time Google's...(read more)
Curious Dad My own version of Google Flu Trends? A post I wrote way back in June on whether it's safe to alternate between Tylenol and Motrin has rocketed to the top of my blog traffic list in the past few weeks...
Источник: communities.canada.com
Chad Skelton blogs about the latest tips and trends for today's parents
Last week, I wrote about the Baby Einstein refund and -- more generally -- on what science says about how damaging TV is to children under two . One of the central questions in the controversy over Baby Einstein is whether -- over the past few years ...(read more)
Curious Dad I'm hoping to use this Facebook page to keep in touch with readers of my Curious Dad blog -- especially for those who aren't already on Twitter. And to give people an alternative way to follow my blog other than RSS readers.
My post on the H1N1 vaccine two days ago, in which I (somewhat regrettably) called people who didn't get the vaccine idiots has generated a fair bit of controversy. I thought the topic could benefit from a lighter touch today, Hallowe'en. So I...(read more)
