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    • in Random Parent Stuff
    • — 16 Sep, 2012

    Sandwich Board Kids: Is Public Humiliation Effective Punishment or Abuse?

    If you haven’t seen ABC’s What Would You Do?, it’s a show that stages events to determine what regular human beings would do in morality testing situations. You see a kids getting bullied: What[...]

    About Mike Johnson

    My Family. Boston Sports. Music. Food. Video Games. Founder of Playground Dad. Live in Northern California with my wife and 4 daughters. The Wire is the best TV show ever. My daughters still tell me I'm funny and that's all that matters to me.

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    • in Advice for New Dads
    • — 16 Sep, 2012

    Parenting Memes: Sheltered Suburban Mom

    Memes are dumb. But I love them. So this semi-parenting related meme obviously caught my eye. Welcome “Sheltered Suburban Mom”. We all know her. Some of us ARE her. Info on the origin of the[...]

    About Mike Johnson

    My Family. Boston Sports. Music. Food. Video Games. Founder of Playground Dad. Live in Northern California with my wife and 4 daughters. The Wire is the best TV show ever. My daughters still tell me I'm funny and that's all that matters to me.

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    • in Kids & Sports · Media · Random Parent Stuff
    • — 15 Sep, 2012

    NBA Champion Dwayne Wade Releases New Book, ” A Father First”

    Miami Heat guard and 2 time NBA champion Dwayne Wade aka D-Wade released a new book this week about being a single dad to his sons. It must be a[...]

    About Mike Johnson

    My Family. Boston Sports. Music. Food. Video Games. Founder of Playground Dad. Live in Northern California with my wife and 4 daughters. The Wire is the best TV show ever. My daughters still tell me I'm funny and that's all that matters to me.

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    • — 15 Sep, 2012

    Parenting in a Digital Age – Volume 22

    I’m super late to this one, but was forwarded this image recently and thought it was too good (and strategic) not to share. As our kids get older a lot[...]

    About Mike Johnson

    My Family. Boston Sports. Music. Food. Video Games. Founder of Playground Dad. Live in Northern California with my wife and 4 daughters. The Wire is the best TV show ever. My daughters still tell me I'm funny and that's all that matters to me.

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    • — 14 Sep, 2012

    MyKidPad – New Kickstarter Could Save Your iPad From Kids’ Destruction

    We have a couple of iPads in our house and they quickly became a kids device…a very expensive kids device. The kids get the most use out of them by[...]

    About Mike Johnson

    My Family. Boston Sports. Music. Food. Video Games. Founder of Playground Dad. Live in Northern California with my wife and 4 daughters. The Wire is the best TV show ever. My daughters still tell me I'm funny and that's all that matters to me.

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    • — 10 Sep, 2012

    Saving for College Simplified

    By: Guest Blogger Marcos Cordero, GradSave CEO As a parent, your child’s future education is one of the most important things to you, and the exponential cost of college is[...]

    About Mike Johnson

    My Family. Boston Sports. Music. Food. Video Games. Founder of Playground Dad. Live in Northern California with my wife and 4 daughters. The Wire is the best TV show ever. My daughters still tell me I'm funny and that's all that matters to me.

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    • in Kids & Sports
    • — 6 Sep, 2012

    UPDATED: 6 Tips to Enjoying the Game Without Being a Terrible Father

    The mission of Playground Dad is to connect today’s dads with products and events that help them maximize the time they spend with their kids. So during the process of[...]

    About Mike Johnson

    My Family. Boston Sports. Music. Food. Video Games. Founder of Playground Dad. Live in Northern California with my wife and 4 daughters. The Wire is the best TV show ever. My daughters still tell me I'm funny and that's all that matters to me.

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    • in Business · Food · News
    • — 22 Aug, 2012

    Alice Waters Partners With Hyatt Hotel on Organic Menu for Kids

    Alice Waters is the legendary San Francisco Bay Area chef who has pioneered cooking with organic, locally grown ingredients. She is the queen of the California Cuisine genre. If you really[...]

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    My Family. Boston Sports. Music. Food. Video Games. Founder of Playground Dad. Live in Northern California with my wife and 4 daughters. The Wire is the best TV show ever. My daughters still tell me I'm funny and that's all that matters to me.

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