What is the one thing you can’t live without as a Dad? Jared: My wife. Hahaha. I have so much respect for people who are able to do this alone. I certainly could not. Aside from that, my “one thing” has changed as Tom has grown and as we’ve had our second child. In the baby stage, I relied heavily on my “Baby Bjorn” that holds a child to your chest, thereby freeing up your hands to take care of other responsibilities you may have, like hold your script so you can memorize your lines, or take out the garbage. In that same stage, we also watched more hours of “Signing Time” than I care to admit. It really helped Tom communicate at a young age, and I feel certain that it is going to help Shep too. When that stage passes (and some people might be offended by this), I have found that an iPad mini has helped immeasurably. With all sorts of kid-friendly apps and maybe a few educational tv-shows saved, it can really turn a difficult situation (i.e. flying across a continent) into a much calmer experience. Also, I am coming to terms with the fact that the world my children grow up in will be VERY different than the world I grew up in. I feel that a level of comfort with technology will behoove them, and, as long as it’s balanced with lots of reading and outside-time, I feel its just fine. thehipdaddy/jared-2/
Posted on: Thu, 03 Apr 2014 14:45:37 +0000
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