tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74990567022628912672024-09-09T12:43:14.240-07:00Moms have all the answers but sometimes Dads get to help out too. We get to do the fun stuff and some times the hard stuff. This blog is about all of the "stuff" that helps us shape the lives of great kidsDad said it's OKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15064700746301390958noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7499056702262891267.post-46311924926410146892012-07-06T17:00:00.001-07:002012-07-06T17:00:30.304-07:00

There I was at the airport, again.  Sitting in the terminal waiting for my row to be called. all the while watching the long line of business people, couples, parents and their children line up waiting to board. It NEVER ceases to amaze me that in the year 2011 virtually one hundred years after the first passenger airline flight, travelers can't follow simple direction.  "Board when

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Parts of my job may seem pretty glamorous to some. Over 30 countries, countless dinners, hotels, parties with the rich and sometimes famous.  An experience that few may ever know.  On one hand it IS fantastic that unlike most Americans I can honestly say I have been around the world, in fact I have been around the world several times. I have a great appreciation for the various

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Search Amazon.com for disney world guideWe're just back from a great family vacation.  We spent a week-plus at Disney World. It's not a trip we can take often at the price of park entrance, but I must admit it was a pretty fun time. Besides the 90+ temp and 90+ humidity Florida is a nice place to visit. I am sure for those that happen to live there you can get used to that sort of heat but

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From an early age children learn by mimicking those around them. Essentially this is how we are all taught throughout our lives.  The challenge for me and probably for most of us is that we don't always model the best of examples. I recently pulled into my boy's school for an event. The parking lot like most days was full so we slowly drove around hoping for a spot. The oldest son noticed

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This past holiday season our household, like 2.5 million other households, added the Microsoft Xbox Kinect. It was really the first attempt by the team at Microsoft Xbox to target the casual user, kids and parents. The concept if you are not familiar is not new. Way back when PC's ruled the games market Microsoft introduced controllers that were controlled by the physical

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When Xbox first launched back in 2001 there was really only one reason to buy it, Halo. Yes, Xbox had great graphics, a hard drive to save game levels, the promise of internet multi player gaming, ports for four controllers but what it really had over any Playstation, Nintendo or Sega (they were still around back then)  was Halo and the Master-chief.  The futuristic battle saga was

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It's funny how much kids are like adults when it comes to their sports equipment. In the same way adults have to have the latest and greatest golf club to get those extra few yards, and or straighten out that slice, kids too focus a lot on their equipment to improve their game. I have no doubt that there is a difference amongst bats. I also have no doubt that bat speed and swing mechanics play a

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Does violence in games lead to violence in kids?  This has been a debate for many years. Same as it is in movies. The Video game industry has a self regulating rating system called ESRB which gives games ratings for (E)veryone, Everyone10+, (T)eens, (M)ature.   But few retailers actually restrict the purchase of games of Teen or Mature rating. Wal-Mart being one of the few

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I've been a gamer for a long time, a very long time. I have owned virtually every and any portable gaming unit at some point. Over the years as technology has improved and the mass acceptance of portable gaming has taken hold products have gotten smaller, graphics better and software delivery more diverse. Several years ago I was part of an effort that was researching hand-held gaming units. At

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This is a question I get a lot from parents. My first question back is how old are your kids? Then I dig a bit more to find out more about what sort of games and levels they would allow their kids to play. As one of the senior members who brought Xbox to market for Microsoft I am of course a bit partial to it. But, I also spent a lot of time studying games, the marketing, the

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Spending nearly a decade in the Video Games business sort of makes me an expert on the topic. As a dad I have a view that may not be shared by those still in the industry when it comes to amount of time allowed or the effects of gaming on children. Personally I love gaming, have spent many a sleepless night as the master chief or QB, etc. but when it comes to my kids I am pretty protective.

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I am a dad of three boys ages 5, 7 and 11. yes you read that right, three boys. All very unique all very much the product of their parents, friends, teachers, coaches and environment. We are a close family and the boys get along quite well - well for boys that is. Personally I am a former consumer electronics industry senior guy, former Video game executive turned web entrepreneur now trying to

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