The National Parenting Center's Seal of Approval program, created in 1990, identifies the finest products and services being marketed to the parent/child audience. This year's list, the TNPC 's 19th Annual, include products in the following categories: Read Full Story

Somehow, I manage to follow over 6,000 people on Twitter (on two accounts), although it’s hard to keep up.  With the new list feature, I’ve tried to separate these wonderful and funny people which helps me find who and what I need at a given moment. Since the lists feature was created, I’ve discovered some pretty amazing people who I might not otherwise find. What I find the most interesting are the names of the lists I’ve come across that have made me laugh out loud (... Read Full Story

This week, Fatherhood Friday celebrates The Busy Dad blog, written by L.A. dad, husband and old skool skateboarder, Jim. But you can call him Busy Dad. Recently, Busy Dad took some time out of his busy day to answer some questions. Check out his responses and then head over to his site to learn more. SDPE: What prompted you to start blogging? BD: My job back then (August 2007) required me to ride the LA Metro for 4 hours a day. I tried reading, but I fall asleep when I read, and LA is not ... Read Full Story

Even though we’ve never seen Yo Gabba Gabba on TV, my son and I were introduced to the characters on the Nick Jr. website where there are games, videos and music available. I received an email from the PR company that’s promoting the new Music Is Awesome CD featuring hit songs from the TV show, wanting to know if I would be interested in reviewing the CD. Since and were listed on the list of artists who are included, I figured this would be music that both my son and I c... Read Full Story

Now is the time to get a little excited….SingleDad.com is past the stages of development and is now looking to cast 3 to 4 additional fathers for their TV Reality show by December 4, 2009! We need your help finding the “perfect fit”. Here is what we are looking for: Dads residing anywhere in the Greater Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange and San Diego Counties. Any type of fatherhood situation that is in the early stages of transit... Read Full Story

Over the last few days, for no reason whatsoever, I’ve been feeling pretty low. I’ve been keeping quiet, staying away from my usual connections – both online and in real life. Today, I had a ton of things to do after dropping off my son at school and I was starting to feel really anxious, frustrated and impatient – with myself and my office equipment. As I was trying frantically to get this week’s newsletter out before 5pm (my personal deadline), I decided to che... Read Full Story

Laura Beulke founded Vertical Printing & Graphics in 2002, creating a company that continues to grow as she utilizes social media and word-of-mouth marketing to gain clients and brand VPG and the high level of service they provide. Following a trail from her website through the testimonials that her clients provide is quite impressive. You'll see names from several different industries giving positive feedback on VPG, including Mari Smith, of Facebook fame. Surviving the first year of o... Read Full Story

It’s that time of year, once again. Check out these hot products, hip toys and haute clothes for the lucky people on your gift list. play Prudence Owl Doll by blabla BMW 3-series convertible (for kids) A-Frame Doll House Build Your Own Robot Baby Giraffe Teething Toy Turner’s Tunnel Magnetic Nature Theatre House of Cards Build a Treehouse Tin Can Robot wear Fat Tie Pink Lightning Tank Dress (with removable silver cape) ... Read Full Story

Jason Avant is a typical California surfer dude. He skateboards, listens to music, enjoys Mexican food, beer and hanging out with his family. He also happens to be the founder of Dadcentric, (an online magazine of dad bloggers) and co-creator of The Mantime Show, which you can listen to daily at 10:00 am (PST). Jason (aka @PetCobra) is a work-from-home-dad to his two children, but somehow, he managed to find time to share a little insight regarding his daily routine and how he manages it all... Read Full Story

My son first fell in love with basketball on the playground after school, just a few weeks ago. One of the second graders invited my son (who is in Kindergarten) to play with them after school one afternoon. Our lives haven’t been the same since. His dad signed him up for a basketball clinic at the local rec center so that he can prepare, and get excited for, the season that starts in January, where he’ll play in real games, our his first attempt at organized sports. I first fell ... Read Full Story