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Modern Family makes great family viewing

April 30, 2012 by jaypalter

My family loves watching Modern Family. We all enjoy the show and we enjoy watching it as a family activity. Now before you judge me (and, trust me, I judge myself) for citing television watching as a meaningful family activity, let me explain why I feel this way. If you haven’t seen it, Modern Family …

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Stand up and stop bullying

March 10, 2012 by jaypalter

Hi my name is Ella I live in Edmonton, AB, Canada. I am 8 years old. I have had experience in bullying and I still do. But trust me, if you stand up for yourself and others, it will stop. If you do get bullied, don’t take it personally – it’s usually that they have …

4 reasons I love being a working Mr. Mom

March 3, 2012 by jaypalter

A couple of years ago, I wrote a blog post called “Primary Parental Unit” which was recently reprinted on Role/Reboot. Prompted by the reprint request, I reread the original post and felt it deserved an update. When we originally came west to Alberta from Ontario, our motivation was an exciting employment opportunity — not for …

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Confident in my 50th percentile-ness

December 30, 2011 by jaypalter

It always takes me the first few days of a beach vacation just to get comfortable in the attire, or lack thereof. The wardrobe of the cold wintry north is much more forgiving when it comes to those of us with body image issues. Bulky layers make everyone look a bit bigger and rounder. But …

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A homemade egg salad sandwich

December 18, 2011 by jaypalter

Life is changing. I guess that’s what it’s meant to do. I’m working more outside the home – and homemaking less. We’ve hired a full-time live-in nanny and we’ve got her doing all kinds of things that I used to do. I now have a much better appreciation for moms who return to work after …

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Screw hockey, I want my kid to learn how to be creative

December 3, 2011 by jaypalter

A few weeks ago, I Tweeted: Screw hockey. I want my kid to learn how to make apps! j.mp/u0IJ28 #yeg #dadstalking — Jay Palter (@jaypalter) November 22, 2011 At the time, I was inspired by Thomas Suarez TEDx talk on kids making apps: I wasn’t so much suggesting that kids should become coders as much …

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If we want more mom execs, we need more dad homemakers

September 1, 2011 by jaypalter

There has been lots of media coverage over the past days about the Conference Board of Canada’s report on the deplorable absence of female executives in Canadian corporations,  but little discussion of the real issues underlying the grim statistics. The situation is not much different in the US, where women executives have also appeared to …

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One-on-one face time with your kid is good for the soul

August 25, 2011 by jaypalter

When you’ve got young twins like me – a boy and a girl – most activities are done together. That’s how I describe the benefits of twins to people: most of the time, I say, it’s not double the work because the kids are at the same age and with that comes some associated “parenting …

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8 lessons social media taught me about being a better parent (interactive multimedia version)

August 3, 2011 by jaypalter

I originally wrote this as an article. As part of an experiment in repurposing content in a different form, I authored this version as an interactive slide presentation. I wanted to get away from the standard web page layout and to intensify the experience of the content by adding some compelling images and a soundtrack. …

Removing water stains from wood furniture and the four stages of grieving

July 29, 2011 by jaypalter

You know that sinking heart feeling you get when someone has left a wet vessel on your wood furniture? You lift it up, dreading the damage that has been done to the furniture, only to have your worst fears confirmed. This happened to me today. I found a large flower arrangement in a damp earthenware …

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