Projects posts tagged with parenting

Our First Babysitter

MythMaker — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:35:47 -0800

Just in time for Halloween, here's a new comedy improv short that my wife and I made. She stars, and I directed. New parents get a very special visit from their first babysitter. It's Spooktacular! Starring Adria Dawn (NCIS, Nip/Tuck) as Raven, and guest starring Joel Stoffer (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull) and Thanna Vickerman (Ultimate Reality.)

Special Needs Parenting Blog

plinth — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:18:29 -0800

I've been keeping a blog that details my experiences as a parent of a child with multiple disabilities. In 2012, I started interspersing a series of articles that are a set of simple projects that any parent can do to help their child with Down syndrome (or any child with gross or fine motor issues). Finally, in a bout of craziness, I have signed up to run the Falmouth Road Race in order to raise money for the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress, an organization that has been immeasurably helpful to our family and so many others.

The How Not To Kill Your Baby Official Growth Chart Of Doom

yankeefog — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:56:32 -0800

Have you ever read a parenting book that left you feeling inadequate and/or terrified? In other words, have you ever read any parenting book whatsoever? Then you might enjoy my new book How Not To Kill Your Baby, a parody of all those crazy-making pregnancy and parenting manuals. It comes complete with a poster-size detachable Growth Chart of Doom, which will tell you if your baby is big enough to survive an encounter with an angry capybara. For the story of why I decided to write the book, you can read my guest post at the New York Times Motherlode blog. Oh, and if you'd prefer, here is a direct link to a PNG file of the poster.

Open Letter To My Kids About Santa Claus

cross_impact — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 11:53:29 -0800

A letter to my grade school kids about transitioning from a belief in Santa Claus to a more mature belief in Santa Claus (from a Christian perspective). Offered as some help to other parents with kids at this stage. This isn't really a project in the sense of the other good work posted here. And I really don't care if you read it or visit my blog. But I've had some grateful feedback from other parents who were trying to find words like these for their kids. So this is offered for whatever help it gives you.

Elevator Madness

MythMaker — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:05:24 -0800

In our latest improv short, my wife, Adria Dawn and I explore what happens when a pregnant woman gets trapped with a self-proclaimed pregnancy expert. This is a slightly twisted take on how soon-to-be parents really feel sometimes. We hope you enjoy it.

The Good Men Project

JackVarnell — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:16:20 -0800

“The Good Men Project is a glimpse of what enlightened masculinity might look like in the 21st century,” the press raved when we launched, and that was exactly what we were hoping for. Finally, “a cerebral, new media alternative” to glossy men’s magazines was born. In fact, The Good Men Project is not so much a magazine as a social movement; an ongoing in-depth discussion that has by now involved millions of people, all getting back to a core question of “what does it mean to be a good man in these modern times?”. At The Good Men Project, we explore the world of men and manhood in a way that no media company ever has. We are not afraid to tackle the tough subjects: pornography, war, race, politics, thoughtful sex, psychology, aging, and a brand new form of fatherhood. We are not afraid to invite our community into the conversation at every step of the way. Our content reflects the multidimensionality of men — we are alternatively funny and serious, provocative and thoughtful, earnest and light-hearted. We search far and wide for new stories and new voices from “the front lines of modern manhood.” And we do it without moralizing and without caricaturizing our audience; we let guys be guys, but we do it while challenging confining cultural notions of what a “real man” must be.

Better Names (for baby)

CharlesV42 — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:50:34 -0800

A book of fake baby names, full PDF and twitter as well.

Daddy Dazed - A Place for Dads

glenn333 — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:45:08 -0800

Daddy Dazed is a site for men with kids of all ages. It has a chat room where dads can get things off their chest and host of articles from how a father can affect their daughters puberty to why farts smell. I have recently become a dad and discovered that there are lots of sites and chat rooms for mums but not many for daddies. So I thought I'd build it and see if they come. Researching the site i learnt about the biology of fatherhood and was fascinated to learn that now I have become a dad I am turning into a woman.