Kindle FreeTime is FREE! Let me just say right up front that this is a correction/clarification from my detailed review of the Kindle Fire (and FreeTime) parental controls in Episode 32. This correction should come as a pleasant surprise to you Amazon Kindle Fire owners. Kindle FreeTime Unlimited is not free...and it comes at a price in more ways than one for Christian families. Why not buy Kindle FreeTime Unlimited: - Amazon makes content decisions for your child, not you. SpongeBob...

Anne Marie Ezzo shared a blog post on her Facebook page recently that was authored by Mark Gregston. The Honest Truth about Dishonesty by Mark Gregston ”A recent Report Card on the Ethics of American Youth, by the Josephson Institute of Ethics, shows that 61% of teens admit to lying to a teacher about something important, and a whopping 76% admitted to lying to their parents last year.  Another study, this one conducted in Britain, indicates that an overwhelming 84% of teens said they’ve...

Kindle Fire FreeTime Parental Controls How Kindle Fire FreeTime works FreeTime is an App that some preloaded on new Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire HD readers from Amazon. What Kindle FreeTime does well - Control amount of time kids spend on the three categories available (Apps, Video, Books) - Restrict access to parent Kindle system apps, videos, Internet, Music*, Books - Tracks book reading progress separately between parent and each of the kid profiles in Kindle FreeTime. My wife and my...

Credit card and Debit card theft Norfolk Naval Base McDonald’s Cashier Admits to Stealing Credit Card Data DeLand Florida Chili's Resurant server skims $24,000 from debit and credit cards. iPhone 5 and iOS6 Tablet Crunch - Tim Cook Apology for Apple iOS 6 Maps Find My iPhone "It happens. You misplace your iPhone or your iPad or your iPod touch. Luckily, iOS 6 and iCloud now offer Lost Mode, making it even easier to use Find My iPhone to locate and protect a missing device.7 Immediately...

What do we do on Halloween instead of trick-or-treat, festivals, or costume parties? Our family enjoys each others' company like we do many other nights throughout the year because in our family we believe that Halloween is Optional. Ericka over at Large Families on Purpose asks if you are going to have a "Happy" Halloween? Her birthday falls on October 31 and that seems to make people think that she is an expert on the traditions of Halloween. And given her blog post and the number of...

This podcast episode contains an interview with Matt Due to complications at birth, Matt was afflicted with cerebral palsy, which resulted in his permanently crippled condition. Surprisingly, a disability resulting from Cerebral Palsy (CP) has never stood between him and his life goals with his career, marriage, or in his parenting.  From the moment he was born, Matt demonstrated his ability to overcome the odds.  During the birthing process, he was deprived of oxygen for more than 20...

Dads, Marriage Counts and you need to take the lead in your home. Get to know your wife and children better Love Languages Episode 13 Demonstrate Love to your wife Temperaments Episode 21 Lead devotions: We just started doing things different. Pray a simple prayer asking God to speak to you. Reading a chapter from a children’s bible. Pray and thank God and ask Him to fill your needs. Be present Attend appointments (school, medical, etc) (Mom’s let dads help) Take your kids...

Hazardous Journeys Society Vision Forum - Discipleship and Education for Christian Families Jonathan Park Radio Adventure Series - Great adventures to educate children on the facts about creation and evolution. In this episode I quote from: http://atheists.org/content/christmas "No Adam and Eve means no need for a savior. It also means that the Bible cannot be trusted as a source of unambiguous, literal truth. It is completely unreliable, because it all begins with a myth, and builds on...

I am here to help you Dads to be the parents that God intended for your to be. Yes folks, Things are changing. Regular listeners may have heard from intro that I am changing things up a little. I am refining the focus of the Daddy Life podcast. Feedback continues to prove that dads are hungry for more encouragement on the parenting front. I almost exclusively get feedback from the non-technical content so that is where I am going to focus attention. There are plenty of dads out there...

Rachel from over at the blog titled My Baby Sleep Guide is the winner of the latest (2012) edition of On Becoming Babywise. Speaking of Babywise, there is a new Nap App available for the iPhone from PocketParenting.com. This app has been developed by the same folks that publish On Becoming Babywise. There are demo videos and screenshots on the web site.   Asking your child for Forgiveness and Make it Right Asking your child to forgive you for something you did to hurt them is hard. If you...

Dads are parents and they should act like it. Be weird. Be different. Be more than just a biological father to your children. Be a Daddy. The transcript from the last half of this episode can be found posted on each of the blogs listed below on Wednesday 3/14/2012. Check them out and add them all to your RSS reader. Babywise Friendly Networked Blogs Monday 3/12: Valerie Plowman, Chronicles of a Babywise Mom  Tuesday 3/13: Maureen Monfore, Childwise Chat  Wednesday 3/14: Hank Osborne,...

This podcast episode contains an interview with a man's man who is raising a house full of girls. Stacy Ratliff is an independent video consultant, producer, and editor with over 25 years of experience. He has produced a ton of content in the hunting/fishing/shooting categories over the past two decades. Stacy wrote and produced the ESPN Ultimate NASCAR 100 Defining Moments, The Bassmaster Yearbook, Driven to Hunt and much more that has aired on ESPN, the Outdoor Channel, and the Sportsman...

Dad's should teach their kids good wireless security practices and configure home wireless networks to be as secure as possible. This episode provides an explanation on the frequency of episode productions. I also provide an update on our son Caden. There are two main areas of concern: Your home wireless network configuration Your and your family member’s wireless devices Home Wireless Home wireless comes in many flavors. The most popular brands of home wireless devices, also called...

In this episode I have a very special guest. My wife Sherry and I introduce you to the four temperaments. Sherry and I also co-host the Home School Support Network (HSSN) podcast and blog. We have produced a HSSN episode on temperaments as well. Why temperaments?  Our understanding of temperaments has been most helpful in understanding what makes our family members tick. This is helpful in a marriage relationship, with understanding why grandma and grandpa do things a certain way, and most...

Gingerbread Train I talked about Family Identity in Episode 12. It is important for dads to cultivate a sense of family identity. Getting your family together for a project like an annual gingerbread train or house is a great way to build family identity. Enter your creation into a competition. Have some fun with the project by creating some custom cars. Read more about the annual Osborne Family Gingerbread Train on Grill'n Time. The Father's Mandate - Where to learn more? Best - Take a...

Fathers Mandate number 8.  A father must build the trusting relationships on God’s Word, not on human wisdom. The Fathers Mandate Part 8 of 8 http://www.growingkids.org/leaders/gkgw-chapter-summaries/ Reference: Chapter 4 of Growing Kids God's Way by Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo Mr. Ezzo says that if you don’t get this then everything else in the other mandates does not matter. From Psalm 118:8 (TLB) “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.” Who is God and what does...

The Fathers Mandate Part 7 of 8 From Growing Kids God's Way by Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo Scroll down to the reference for Chapter 4 Feedback: Andy from Better Dad Podcast says thanks! Mandate number 7.  A father must routinely embrace his children. Sherry and I meet in a hugging community. We meet through Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. Some folks shake hands, but PTK members HUG! Mom's touch provides kids with a feeling of comfort and love. Dad's hugs Mr. Ezzo warns that if...

The Fathers Mandate Part 6 of 8 From Growing Kids God's Way Scroll down to the reference for Chapter 4 Mandate number 6.  A father must guard his tongue and his tone and learn to measure his response against the excitement on their faces. This mandate is particularly important for dads because as the leader of the family dads can set the mood of the home. My failing and work in this area. May be tied to temperament. Hank and Sherry do a live teaching on Temperaments based on Florence...

The Fathers Mandate Part 5 of 8 From Growing Kids God's Way Scroll down to the reference for Chapter 4 Happy Birthday Caden Check out the details of Caden's birth on Caden's Page and my Happy Birthday Note to Caden.   Mandate number 5.  A father must be the encourager of the family. Not just encouraging words but a spirit of encouragement. Leave notes for your kids in their lunch boxes. Write a letter. Tell you wife to remind you about this one. Scapbooks! Consider having dad sign...

The Fathers Mandate Part 4 of 8 From Growing Kids God's Way Scroll down to the reference for Chapter 4 The Fathers Mandate Part 4 of 8 http://www.growingkids.org/leaders/gkgw-chapter-summaries/ Scroll down to the reference for Chapter 4 4.  A father must give his children the freedom to fail. - Your children need to freedom to fail...in front of Dad. - So many adults are haunted by the fact that they feel like they could never live up to -dad’s expectations. - Achievement and...

The Fathers Mandate Part 3 of 8 From Growing Kids God's Way Scroll down to the reference for Chapter 4 3.  A father must understand and respect his child’s private world. Public World - What people see and hear when you are out and about in a public setting. The things that can be seen by strangers on the street. Personal World - The world where your closest friends and family commonly see and hear things you that are never shown in public. Private World - This is on the inside. People have...

The Fathers Mandate Part 2 of 8 Based on Chapter 4 from Growing Kids God's Way  1.  A father must cultivate a sense of family identity. (Review) - Be proud of your family - as Mr Ezzo said be the cheer leader (We are the Osbornes and we...) Rise above the level of mediocrity! I added a couple of blog posts this week. One related to Cub Scout activities this past weekend. Our oldest two boys got to shoot BB Guns, Bow and Arrows, and Sling Shots. Make sure your activities are in line...

Part 1 of an 8 part series on how I implement the Fathers Mandate from chapter 4 of the Growing Kids God's Way (GKGW) parenting series by Gary and Anne Marie Ezzo. This episode provides a short click from GKGW session four where Mr. Ezzo introduces the first mandate. CNN Opinion article Why Men are in Trouble by William J Bennett "Today, 18-to- 34-year-old men spend more time playing video games a day than 12-to- 17-year-old boys." via Shawn Wood Courageous Movie opened...

Daddy Life Podcast Show Notes Caden Update - Caden had surgery on Thursday, September 22, 2011.  Go to Caden’s Page for more details. Legacy Home School Support Group live speaking event - Outstanding feedback several emails and one phone call. DaddyLife.net Episode 1 audio clip - demonstrating improvements in quality and helping reiterate why this podcast exists. PodcastAwards.com (Nominations end 9/30) Visit http://www.podcastawards.com/ Enter the following information for Daddy...

Daddy Life Podcast Show Notes Cell Phone Security Tips Caden’s Page - Surgery date of September 22. Details will be on Caden's Page. Review of Facebook policy on access to your kids accounts Moral maturity is not about age Relationship and character training BetterDadPodcast - Hank will be a guest on an upcoming episode of the Becoming a Better Dad Podcast with Andy and Cory. Please leave feedback in the comments below or contact us via: Daddy Life on Twitter Voice Mail: (864)...