Consulting Dads

My 4 year old in private Pre-K told me the boy who sits next to her said mean things to her (You don’t look good etc.) How do I report this? Talk to teacher or school admin or something else?

Our toddler used to repeat words we said and now won’t do that, he is 19 months.

Anyone with similar experience? Anything you did which helped?

Working couples with young kindergarten-age kids: how do you manage childcare e.g. the morning routine, or when school is closed etc?

Presumably you don’t have a nanny as the kids are in school 5 days a week, and… more

Have a 1.5 yo and try to maximize non-work times on mornings, evenings and weekends with him. This leaves me no time to do other things like workout, play sports or learn a new hobby. How do y'all… more

At what age did you start sending your kid to day care? We’re to-be new parents, my wife is a medical practitioner and Amazon is enforcing RTO. We’re struggling to figure out how we juggle our jobs … more

For 10 yr old girl what would be good birthday gift. Nothing fancy with 20-30$ budget. Our kiddo is toddler and no idea what 10 yr would be interested in

My little one has outgrown his infant car seat and I'm researching what the upgrade should be. How does one not get overwhelmed!?! There's a dozen good choices. Any reccs are welcomed!

Dads did any of your wives have covid when pregnant and have baby boys? I read an article about how it impacts boys 12months and over if the mom had covid during pregnancy. My son is my world and I… more

Spent over an hour looking around the house for the keys to my car with my 2 year old daughter so we could go to the park. We wandered the house calling out “keys, where are you?”. She looked so prett… more

How did you find your divorce lawyer?

It was a tough couple of days, toddler almost 2 won’t nap and won’t go to sleep, he was just running around and was so active as if he had some energy drink. Finally late at night he slept.

Is this sle… more

My 2 yr old is shouting from bottom of her lungs at aleka but she won't listen and play baby shak song. Now it's OK gogi's turn to take yelling. AI can't even beat my 2 yr old. I won&… more

I love my kids, 5 and 7. I’d die for and do illegal things for them. But do you guys ever have those days where you just want to tell them to shut the f up? Like they talk non-stop all the time, and b… more

Looking for some practiced gifting hands… My wife and I had our first child in Feb and I want to get her something special for her first Mother’s Day. What is something you have gotten your wife that … more

I'm buying a house in New Jersey.

Do I really need a property survey if there is one from 2010?

Do you do I really need to purchase title insurance?

The research I'm doing seems to indicate mor… more

Any good kids educational apps to recommend?

Someone please tell me your kids eventually grow out of getting you sick with s**t you haven’t had in 30 years

What is everyone getting their wives for Mother’s Day? I’ve been so busy at work and have no good ideas. We have 2 kids. Just had our second 7 months ago.

Night feeding schedule that worked for you? My wife and I just had our third. He’s bottle fed so it’s anyone’s game. For our second my wife had a particularly hard time and I ended up doing every nigh… more

Yesterday, my wife and I dropped our 10 month old in public. We were going to carry him in the stroller up the stairs and forgot he wasn’t strapped in. It was quick and a short tumble. He basically tu… more

“Why is Iron Man wearing black armor?”
“That is War Machine”
“Oh - he keeps people warm?”

Book/Resource recommendations on how to be a good and respectable dad? I grew up not knowing my dad. While he was around from time to time, he was toxic emotionally. The experiences I knew are the one… more

Our 2 year old started smacking our 7 month old. Prior he was very sweet and cute with his brother. But now he’s running up to him and hitting him or knocking him down. Definitely doing it to antagoni… more

Any advice on helping your kids get more active? My 7 yo used to love going outside to play. Now he just wants to sit around, totally inactive whether it's reading, video games, drawing, etc. I… more

Our second is on the way and my wife doesn’t want to move out of our smaller townhome into something with more space for fear of giving up our location close to all things walkable, fun, diverse, pati… more

“I don’t want to eat that!” Anyone else dealing with a suddenly picky 5 year old? Foods she used to love are no longer enjoyed, including vegetables. How have you managed and changed the behavior?

My experienced fellas, need some help: wife does a disappointing thing, then gets upset when I’m disappointed. I’m at a loss

What time do/did you put your 6 month old to bed? We’ve been thinking about putting him to sleep later because he gets up around 6:30 am everyday like clockwork.

What are your favorite kid's shows? I find a lot of them annoying but my kid recently got into Arthur and I'm actually loving it.

Wife and I realized we’re kinda letting the baby and our regular lives get in the way of any one on one time with each other. Even when we have someone watching the baby, we either just grab dinner (n… more

What’s the best way to vet an au pair ?

Have you ever used an au pair? If so, how was your experience? I am currently considering one, but trying to weigh the risks. Cost is def the reason for even considering this option, along with my u… more

Going to be in Orlando for a wedding same weekend as my 2 year old’s birthday. What is better for this age, Disney or Universal? Any recommendations?

How rigid are you with regards to meal times, nap & bed time (and location)? Finding the rigidity makes it very hard to plan time with others (friends, family) who either don’t have young kids, or… more

Anyone get annoyed that the kids only want mommy mommy mommy all the time?

Hi Dad’s - Does anyone here enjoy couple of drinks and Netflix on weekends after your little one and wife are asleep to have some alone time? Or do you do anything else to recharge yourself?

So we have a 2 week old in the house and thought we had a great plan for showing our 5 year the love to help manage the jealousy factor. Turns out our best thought out plans have been rendered to low … more

Hi all, I’m trying to figure out if the liability insurance I bought for having a nanny in my home is considered tax deductible. Can anyone provide any insight?

My wife and I are struggling with our 3.5 yo's separation anxiety when either of us travels overnight for work. While she's fine during the day if one of us is away, she will not settle down a… more

At what age did you teach your kids to swim?