• Gaming
    Daddy Talk,  Gaming

    4 Ways to Impress Your Kids With Gaming 101 Tips

    Want to impress your kids and be a cool dad? Well, the best way to do that is to make sure you use these gaming tips. They will help make you better and help you prepare for a fun night gaming with the children. Learn the Ropes First port of call is to make sure you learn the ropes, at least a little. That means having a go on some games, learning about the controllers for consoles, and what they do. Having a basic knowledge of gaming will really help keep you from being embarrassing when it comes time to play. You have to understand that your kids are going…

  • 4 Fun Hobbies You Can Share with Your Kids
    Hobbies,  Kids,  Parenting

    4 Fun Hobbies You Can Share with Your Kids

    Parenting is a lot of work, even in the best of circumstances. Having an activity on hand that allows you and your kids to relax and enjoy your time together is always nice. Coming up with ideas for hanging out can be challenging, especially if you must consider the time constraints of school and work. Read on to learn about four fun hobbies you can share with your kids. Cooking Meals Many people enjoy cooking meals. There’s no better feeling than seeing someone enjoy a new dish you prepared. Cooking allows kids to explore their creative sides while learning essential skills they’ll need later in life. Learning to unwind and…

  • 3 Kids Activities I’m Enjoying As An Adult With New Technology
    Adult Talk,  Technology

    3 Kids Activities I’m Enjoying As An Adult With New Technology

    During these crazy times, we have so much to worry about especially if you’re a parent. Covid-19 stopped the entire world and still is a problem today. My entire household caught it except for my son. My daughter was the only one in school, so we opted for digital learning from her freshman to junior years. We have a new threat on our hands with the monkey pox outbreak. With so much to worry about, it’s enough to stress you out and keep you from enjoying life. Despite all of that, we must continue to live our life and that’s something I’ve continued to do. When we were stuck in…

  • 5 Ways To Turn Your House Into The Local Hangout For Your Kids
    Entertainment,  Kids,  Parenting

    5 Ways To Turn Your House Into The Local Hangout For Your Kids

    Every parent wants their home to be the place where kids want to hang out. However, when you have a house full of friends, it is easy for parents to feel like they are constantly entertaining guests. Therefore, it’s essential that your kids have their own space so they can relax and enjoy themselves without getting in the way of grown-up activities or feeling too much pressure to entertain everyone all the time. Here are a couple of top ways that will help turn your house into an inviting local hangout for your children’s friends! Have Plenty of Seating One of the best ways to make your house more kid-friendly…

  • Gaming,  Kids,  Parenting,  Technology

    How Parents Should Introduce Their Kids To Video Games?

    Parents who are nervous or censorious tend to blame video games for all kinds of anti-social conduct committed by their children. However, by scapegoating the latest button-masher, parents overlook the value of video games in helping children develop anything from problem-solving abilities to emotional intelligence. Sure, video games may negatively ensorcell children, but instead of resisting that pull, parents can educate their children to enjoy games and then step away. After all, it’s better to educate good behavior than to be the fun police. Talking about that, Pirate Bay lets you download all kinds of video games on your computer. So, download a few of them right now, and let your…

  • Gaming,  Gift Ideas,  Kids,  Parenting

    5 Amazing Gifting Ideas for Kids That Love to Play Games

    Being a dad is one of the best experiences in the world and being a gamer kid’s dad is a different level altogether. If you’re a gamer yourself, seeing your child pick up on catchphrases and gaming lingo from you is an amazing bonding experience. As fun as it is to enjoy gaming with your child, it is even more fun to bring out the inner gamer in you and give them something they would truly love. While the holiday season is just around the corner, we know that many parents begin to fret over what to get their child, because today we try to do our best and give…

  • Gaming,  Gift Ideas,  Holiday Gift Guide

    Go Retro This Christmas With Arcade Gaming

    Struggling for present ideas this Christmas? Feeling like there needs to be something different to do during the holiday season with the family? Or maybe friends are clamoring that they want to have an unusual get-together? With the rise of retro gaming and general retro merch over the last year or two, there’s plenty of arcade based games out there to keep everyone happy, like table football, arcade machines or even a game of pool with the guys while you viciously debate over why your football team is doing the best this season. Table Football No longer is table football the staple of bored school kids who would rather be…

  • Great Reasons to Get Outside
    Fitness,  Health,  Kids,  Outdoors

    4 Great Reasons To Get Outside With Your Kids

    It’s easy to give a child a piece of technology nowadays to try and satiate their needs. A lot of the time, it’s because we ourselves as parents don’t like to admit that we’re a bit addicted to gadgets as well – but whatever happened to getting out and about? A lot of the time, we can match our technology with the activities that we are doing in order to give us an accurate representation of fitness levels, miles ridden or even incorporate it into games. It’s A Den Maker’s Paradise Let’s face it – the original dens were all made outside. If you have a woody place near to…

  • Inspire Your Kids
    Daddy Talk,  Kids,  Parenting

    School’s Out! How to Inspire Your Kids to Learn New Things at Home

    Every Dad is expected to have some kind of hidden power. Whether it’s an uncanny ability to solve problems or a handy set of tools that can fix any electronic device, you have some kind of talent that your kids will marvel at. When your children are growing up, they’ll look to you as inspiration for their own futures. If you’re a chef, then your kids will love to mimic you in the kitchen and might even grow up to be a fine cook themselves! If you’re a well-groomed businessman, then they’ll jump on toy laptops and pretend they’re in your shoes. Whatever your kids decide to do in the…

  • Weekend Activities
    Daddy Talk

    Weekend Activities With The Kids To Show Off Your Cool Dad Skills

    There are a few select years of childhood where you look up to Daddy and see him as a God-like figure. He is your hero, perhaps even a superhero. There is nothing he can’t do, and he can’t be beaten. Dad is the fastest, the tallest, the ‘bestest,’ and the coolest. Then your kids grow up, and you lose your hero hat to some high profile celebrity you’ve never heard of. But for now, while your kids are in this impressionable phase, it’s time to prove just how cool you are! Bowling You’ve got speed, strength, height, and form. And you have a couple of decades of experience over your…

  • Couch Potatoes
    Daddy Talk

    Dad’s Guide To Stopping Kids From Being Couch Potatoes

    Technology is undoubtedly a wonderful thing. However, every father worries that his son or daughter will become addicted. Whether they’re spending too much time on Snapchat or Call of Duty doesn’t matter. Fighting back against those dangers is vital. There’s nothing wrong with them using those tech facilities, but moderation is key. Here are five top tricks to ensure their interactions remain healthy. Embrace Other Hobbies The best way to stop them from leading a life glued to their screens is to celebrate their other passions in life. If they love music, for example, paying for professional lessons could see them develop a far more productive hobby. Meanwhile, expert music…

  • Video Games
    Gaming,  Parenting

    Video Games: Are Your Kids Acting Responsibly?

    We’ve all heard horror stories about kids and their video games. In actuality, there aren’t too many things to worry about as long as you’re keeping an eye on things. Those horror stories you hear in the media are often a result of not understanding what kids are doing. So, we’re going to give you a basic education on the things you need to look out for. Age Ratings You should be keeping an eye on all the games that your kids buy. They all have age ratings on them, just like movies do. They’re on there for a reason, so if you see an ‘18’ sticker on Grand Theft…

  • Gaming Advice for Dads
    Daddy Talk,  Gaming

    Gaming Advice for Dads

    Dads have been using gaming as a way to unwind since the halcyon days of arcade games and Pong. Gaming has changed a lot since then; today’s games are technological marvels with realistic graphics, immersive gameplay, and Internet connectivity (for massive multiplayer games). Gaming offers everything from real-time casinos to fantasy, sports, or warfare. Games You Play without Your Kids Gaming is a great way to relax. After the kids are off to school or tucked away for bedtime (provided you don’t have to work), you can get your game on (provided your wife doesn’t have other plans). What you play is up to you, unless you’ve been living under…

  • Kids at computers
    Parenting,  Technology

    Parenting Alongside Modern Gadgets: How To Keep Kids Safe

    Mobile gadgets and powerful personal computers have come around at a near overnight rate in recent years, and today it seems that everyone has a smartphone or a Portable Drawing Tablet close to hand that they can easily use to shop, play, communicate or work upon whenever or wherever they please. For a parent though, there can be a point at which your children know far more about the technology itself than you do, and of course this can really become an issue when you realize the need to protect them from the internet’s nastier side. Here are some useful tips you can use to save yourself headaches later on.…

  • Forza 4 and M&Ms(Plain & Almond) #shop
    Product Reviews

    Fun Night With My Kids, Xbox and M&Ms

      My kids have been bugging for a couple of weeks that they wanted to play Forza. They were jealous because when the Xbox One Demo Tour came to Atlanta I got to play Forza on the Xbox One, while interviewing Xbox One Director of Programming Major Nelson. So I promised them that one weekend I didn’t have to work we would get the game and play it.   This past weekend I finally caved in and went to Walmart Saturday morning to purchase it while they were sleep, yeah I love to surprise them. While there I picked up about 2 different bags of M&Ms, the plain kind and…

  • 5 Safe Games for the Physically Active Family
    Entertainment,  Family,  Games

    5 Safe Games for the Physically Active Family

    If you and your family are more active than some others, getting out and about together can be great fun. But there are also some safe games that encourage physical activity rather than straightforward exercises, which can be boring for kids. So, here are a few examples. Mock Combat Games If your children are a little older and getting into physical fitness, team-based games are excellent for keeping them engaged. Combat simulations such as airsoft (what is airsoft?), paintballing, and even Live Action Role Playing can give something to look forward to. Additionally, some combat simulations can help you learn some of the required basic skills (such as handling guns)…

  • 4 Ways to Build A Unique Board Game For Your Kid
    Entertainment,  Family,  Kids,  Parenting

    4 Ways to Build A Unique Board Game For Your Kid

    Everybody loves a good game, and kids more than anyone else. Games can serve multiple purposes in the development of your child. It can teach them how to organize thoughts strategically, how to cooperate with others, how to build up their creativity, and how to engage in social activities. At an age where digital technology is taking over as an educational and engagement tool, it’s important to remind our young ones that offline games can be just as entertaining. If you are experienced with craft tools, you can even create a unique board game for your child. This is a meaningful present that no one else could get them. So,…

  • How to Support Your Brothers During Quarantine
    Entertainment

    How to Support Your Brothers During Quarantine

    Quarantine has proven incredibly taxing for even the most resilient amongst us. Women have been conditioned to be open and communicative with their feelings. For the most part, men do not share with the frequency or zeal with which women tend to share. The truth is: keeping intimate platonic relationships between men alive during the pandemic can be especially difficult because it involves a robust and vulnerable line of communication between the two parties. Men usually can rely on external distractions to forge bonds together; without that, wherein they are confined to text and phone, it gets more challenging. Be sure to look out for your brothers, cousins, uncles, and…