Best Parenting Apps
Parenting is hard, but one of the advantages of raising children in today’s day and age is that we have access to resources like never...
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dashingdadyyc
Feb 13, 20195 min read
The Best Swimming Lessons in Calgary that EVERY child needs
I previously wrote about why I thought we didn’t need toddler swimming lessons. The crux of my argument was that the toddler swimming...
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dashingdadyyc
Nov 18, 20187 min read
Dashing Dad’s Holiday Gift Guide
I can’t believe it’s almost Christmas. I recently wrote about long days, short years and man it just keeps blowing my mind....
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dashingdadyyc
Nov 12, 20185 min read
What I’ve Learned In My First Year As A Stay-At-Home Dad
Today marks the one-year anniversary of me officially becoming a stay-at-home Dad (SAHD). Since starting this blog I’ve written about why...
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dashingdadyyc
Nov 1, 20183 min read
Things To Do With Your Kids: Fish Creek Park Ice Cave
I’ve said it many, many times, we love going to Fish Creek Park. It’s such a great area to get out and do some hiking or biking and it’s...
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dashingdadyyc
Oct 19, 20188 min read
Raising a Child With a Peanut Allergy
“Unfortunately, it looks like Clara is allergic to peanuts.” At these words, my heart sunk. Since we first found out Dashing Mom was...
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dashingdadyyc
Sep 9, 20182 min read
Things To Do With Your Kids: Tumble Time – Lake Bonavista
Most kids love running around and being active and Clara is no different. Recently she gave us a heart attack by doing her first ever...
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dashingdadyyc
Aug 30, 20183 min read
How To Teach Toddler Safe Knife Skills
I’m lucky to be married to a woman that thoroughly enjoys cooking, and loves getting our daughter involved. In this post Dashing Mom will...
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dashingdadyyc
Aug 22, 20183 min read
The Meaning Of Being A Dad
I never grew up with a strong conviction that I was going to be anything when I got older. When I was eight, I was sure I was going to be...
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dashingdadyyc
Aug 13, 20183 min read
Things To Do With Your Kids: Hiking – Brown-Lowery Provincial Park
Location: The trailhead is located off of Plummers Road, just south of Priddis. Make sure to bring a map as cell service is spotty and...
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dashingdadyyc
Aug 8, 20184 min read
Tips and Tricks For Driving With A Toddler
This is Part Two in a series of How To Take A Road Trip With A Toddler, Part one is here. When I wrote How To Take a Road Trip With a...
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dashingdadyyc
Aug 6, 20182 min read
What the $*%$& Is An Applesauce Sky?
If you have a toddler and you have a Netflix subscription than it is very likely you have watched Word Party at some point. If you’re not...
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dashingdadyyc
Jul 29, 20187 min read
9 Stay-At-Home Dads Tell Us What It’s REALLY Like
You know those times where you’re at work and everything is going wrong so you turn to your co-worker to vent about how you hate...
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dashingdadyyc
Jul 18, 20187 min read
How To Take A Road Trip With A Toddler
This year, for Stampede season, we decided to get the heck out of town and headed to beautiful Christina Lake, British Columbia. My...
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dashingdadyyc
Jul 16, 20182 min read
Music Monday: Twenty One Pilots – Jumpsuit
Stampede is over for another year and Calgarians start the process of getting back to real life and enjoying the summer. We got out of...
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dashingdadyyc
Jul 4, 20185 min read
16 Things To Do For Free With Your Kids In Calgary
Summer is here which means the days are longer and there is more time to pack things into the day. While Clara and I love doing things...
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dashingdadyyc
Jun 25, 20183 min read
Things To Do With Your Kids: Heritage Park
I have always loved Heritage Park and now that I have a kid of my own, Heritage Park is one of the best things to do in Calgary. For as...
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dashingdadyyc
Jun 20, 20182 min read
Things To Do With Your Kids: The Calgary Tower
I recently wrote an article for Calgary Tourism titled 10 Reasons To Love The Calgary Tower, as 2018 marks its 50th anniversary. Built to...
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dashingdadyyc
Jun 6, 20182 min read
Things To Do With Your Kids: Hiking – Grassi Lakes Trail
LOCATION: Trailhead begins on Spray Lakes Road, just 2 kms past the Nordic Centre on the left, down a hill. ELEVATION CHANGE: 250 m...
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dashingdadyyc
Jun 3, 20182 min read
Why You Should Let Your Kids Swear (And Win A French Chateau!)
I’ve put together an article roundup of a number of things I’ve been reading lately to help get your Monday started right (or give you...
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