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Trekaroo: Visiting NYC with Kids

tony — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 07:58:29 -0700

Next, Meryl Pearlstein, the author of Fodor’s Families: New York City with Kids Guidebook tells us Where Families Should Go in NYC when the Weather’s Bad. Check out her blog – Travel Food Notes. That’s where I found out about a new foodtruck in New York that’s selling my favorite… Cupcakes!

Next, if you’re looking for tips on traveling to NYC, Tony Chen’s got you covered with 13 Things I Learned Visiting NYC with 2 Young Kids. Tony’s a blogging dad extraordinaire at SavvyDaddy, a content-rich website and online community for dads. His mantra… my kids rock my world.

Lastly, local mommy expert Carol Cain, the fabulous woman behind her blog NYCityMama shares her Must-See New York City attractions and reviews
of various places around town with Trekaroo. I’m a rookie behind the
camera lens, but you should definitely check out her pictures at NYCityMama.

More Resources for New York City:

Next week, we’ll be heading to the Left Coast to the fine city of Los Angeles.

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a blog carnival with a twist. It’s designed to provide a unique
opportunity for mom and dad bloggers to be featured on Trekaroo while

1) expressing their unique point of view

2) getting a web of link exchanges.

Join us for one of our next stopovers.

9 (actually useful) other uses of Ketchup

tony — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:28:14 -0700

Bet you didn't know that ketchup could be used for so many (actually useful) things. Then again, any dad with a kid at least 3 years old knows that ketchup has an infinite number of uses.

15 Places Every Kid Should See

tony — Sat, 09 May 2009 19:51:18 -0700

Decent List, though I'd add Yellowstone, Millenium Park here in Chicago, and Mt. Rushmore.

Unforgettable, Great Dads on Oprah

tony — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:37:11 -0700

I don't watch Oprah very often, though when I do, it's surprisingly good TV, even for me as a guy. My wife doesn't watch her show very much either, though when she was on maternity leave, I think she became a closet fan. Yesterday, Oprah did a great segment on unforgettable, unconventional dads. It's about time, Oprah - thanks! Do more of these segments, please ;)

Dads more confident than moms re: parenting?

tony — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:49:42 -0700

Can parents really "learn" how to parent, or is it innate? That is the question of this study and this NYT article. 3 interesting insights from this study:

1. Ironically, dads seem to be more confident about moms regarding parenting.

2. As a result, moms were more open to learn new parenting skills than dads.

3. Were dads so confident because they didn't even know what they didn't know? It's one of those things where: the more you know, the more you realize you don't know.

Virtual home tour reveals many dangers

tony — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 08:05:44 -0700

Check out this nifty virtual home tour that reveals all kinds of potential dangers around the house for kids. We probably have all the obvious ones covered, but this also showed me some new dangers I hadn't thought of.

Savvy Daddy Twitter Feed

tony — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:53:57 -0700

Remember to check us out on twitter! Lots of cool, savvy, useful, and interesting links and tidbits. Of late: bruce lee strength training, a funny comic, and manly survival skills.

Recession will be longer than we think?

tony — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:47:04 -0800

Now, there are experts saying the recession won't be the "typical" 8-12 months long - it will be more like 2-3 years. For more on recessions, check out Roubini's description of the "L curve" Also, here's a good history of all previous recessions in the US.

Warren Buffet on the economy and investing

tony — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 08:43:25 -0800

Regardless of what you think of Warren Buffett, he is one of the richest men on the face of the planet. And he made his money investing it in great companies with great management teams doing good business that he can understand. Every year he writes an annual letter to his shareholders - it is remarkably transparent and written in remarkably plain-old English - quite refreshing for a multibillionaire CEO. Anyway, check it out.

Micro-exercise: Coming to workplaces & schools near you?

tony — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:02:40 -0800

This NYT article claims, "The best way to improve children’s performance in the classroom may be to take them out of it." That's right, recess (especially if it's outdoors) may actually help kids learn better. And beyond recess, how about incorporating action and exercise right into math? NPR showed us what kind of "deskercise" these elementary school kids do in SC to keep mental sharpness.

And it turns out this stuff might work for us grown-ups, too. I heard this report on NPR on the benefits of "micro-exercise" - short, 10-minute breaks to keep your mind working efficiently throughout the day. Especially for us office workers who sit around in front of computers and in long meetings, this is a great reminder! If that's not enough, follow this stay-at-home-dad on twitter - he's posting hourly micro-exercise suggestions right on twitter.