Five Tips for Happy, Little Toddlers: The eBook

Friend of Noodad.com, and fellow Jimmy Fund walker, Dave (from Daddy Daze) as released a cool eBook on his site. Even better, it is free.

Today I’m so happy to release my very first eBook, “5 Tips for Happy, Little Toddlers.” Don’t let the title mislead you; it’s much more than simple tips. In fact, this eBook contains extended versions of my post popular posts, including Seven Steps to End Mealtime Battles Forever, How to Avoid Reinforcing the Wrong Behavior, The Storm Before the Calm (why behavior gets worse before it gets better) and A Simple and Effective Reward System.

Pay a visit to Daddy Daze and then download the eBook here.

Team Noodad 2, Boston Marathon Route 0

Once again, we did it. The valiant members of Team Noodad completed and defeated the fabled Boston Marathon course in a team record 9 hours on Sunday, September 16, shaving off a full 30 minutes from last year’s time. The 26.2 mile course put up a good fight, throwing all it had at Team Noodad in an effort to make us submit. This year we encountered fewer angry drivers and handled the steep thigh-burning inclines more easily.  By starting earlier we found the Port-A-Johns a little cleaner and, after encountering a horrendous putrid cloud emanating from the rotted corpse of a flat, slow-footed squirrel within the first mile of the walk, there wasn’t an odor we couldn’t handle.
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Taking it to the Streets for the Jimmy Fund Take 2

You wouldn’t know it by some of the commentary on noodad.com this week, but when they aren’t stirring up hornets’ nests on dance studio owners’ Web site message boards or fondling their iPhones, our faithful leaders Noodad and Foodad actually look for ways to make the world a better place.  Case in point, The Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk 2006.  When I approached Greg and Mike about sponsoring a team and participating in the walk, they couldn’t have been more supportive.  Greg met us bright and early in Hopkinton ready to take on the course, and raised a bunch of cash.  Mike donated to The Jimmy Fund and sought out Team Noodad.com on the route to snap the official team photo. (I’m not sure why Mike didn’t walk, but I thing Greg said something about him taking shrapnel during the Invasion of Grenada.)  This year, the consummate do-gooders are jumping into the fray once more.

On September 16, 2007, a bigger, bolder Team Noodad.com is going to help out with the fight against cancer by participating in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk. That’s right, Team Noodad.com is going to lace ‘em up again and drag our atrophied bodies over every last inch of the famed 26.2 mile Boston Marathon route to raise money for the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Here’s how you can help:
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Team Noodad.com Kicks Heartbreak Hill’s Ass!

Well,
we did it. The valiant members of Team Noodad.com yesterday completed
and defeated the fabled Boston Marathon course in a team record 9 hours
on Sunday, September 17. The 26.2 mile course put up a good fight,
throwing all it had at Team Noodad.com in an effort to make us submit.
We battled angry, intolerant Boston drivers at many intersections,
tackled some steep thigh-burning inclines, and persevered through the
fetid odors of poodad stew baking in the rank plastic ovens known as
Port-A-Johns.
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10,000 Steps and a Pedometer Can Improve Your Kid’s Health

TV
and endless snack times can really put a damper on your kids' health.
One day you have a slender toddler running around and the next thing
you know, you have a tub of lard on the couch. You need to get your
kid's up and exercising.

One way I have discovered to keep kids interested in fitness is the use
of a pedometer. A pedometer is a device that tracks the amount of steps
you take. If your kid can count, they can use this handy device.

A benchmark of 10,000 steps a day for a healthy lifestyle has been
established. Here are a few techniques you can use to help you and your
kid to hit that number: 

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Team Noodad.com: Taking it to the Streets for the Jimmy Fund

I wrote an article a while back about whether or not to find out the sex of your child. The big follow up question to “Are you going to find out?” is always “Do you want a boy or a girl?” When asked this, most expectant couples reply–say it with me now–, “I don’t care…just as long as the baby’s healthy.” Unfortunately, not every family gets this wish.

On September 17, 2006, Team Noodad.com is going to help out some of those families by participating in the Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk. That’s right, Team Noodad.com is going to lace ‘em up and drag our atrophied bodies over every last inch of the famed 26.2 mile Boston Marathon route to raise money for the Jimmy Fund and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Here’s how you can help:

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