Tag: Canadian stay at home dad
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Travelling with Kids: The Ultimate Family Travel Guide to Palm Springs
Palm Springs has lots to do as a family, and no matter the age of your kids you’ll be able find tons t
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6 Sleep Tips For New Dads
Being a new parent inevitably means losing sleep, but it doesn’t have to mean being exhausted forever. Here’s some sleep tips to help you be well rested.
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Here’s to 2020, the year of possibilities
As we head into the 20’s, I can unequivocally say I am happier now than I was then and what’s perhaps more indicative of my growth as a person, I’m envisioning and planning for a future more than I ever had before.
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Dashing Dad’s Holiday Gift Guide & Giveaway!
The annual Dashing Dad Holiday Gift Guide is back. All designed to help with your mental wellbeing this Christmas season. Enter to win all products here!
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Things To Do With Your Kids – The Watcher Woods
I’ve mentioned before about how we love to spend time in Fish Creek Park. There’s so much to explore and it’s great for casual walks, aggressive mountain bike rides and everything in between. I’ve written about our favourite places, how to get to the ice caves and now I want to tell you about a…
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Things to do with your kids: Hiking Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area
There are lots of great hikes for kids in Calgary and this one is perfect for all levels of ability. If you’re looking for a great way to get outside with your kids just beyond the city limits then I definitely recommend checking out Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area. Location: At HWY 22X and…
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Heritage Park and The S.S. Moyie
We spend a great deal of time at Heritage Park. It’s truly my favourite place to be in the summer and we have every intention of spending a great deal of time there this summer. This year is even more exciting because the S.S. Moyie is back! Enter to win a free annual pass!
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Things are changing
It’s a quiet moment in the Dashing family home so I wanted to take a moment to talk to all of you. It’s become increasingly clear as I try to take pictures of our family that we can no longer keep this a secret, so I am SUPER excited to announce that things are changing…
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Get Valentines Day ready with ManDay Grooming
Every guy wants to look good, but as a stay-at-home Dad my effort to make myself look presentable could best be described as lacking. I was introduced to ManDay Grooming over a year ago when my wife bought me some of their Beard Sauce to help combat the dry weather we’re cursed with in Calgary.…
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Mental Health and Children
Welcome to part three in my three part series on mental health for Bell Let’s Talk Day. To read part one about my own mental health click here . To read part two featuring Matt Boudreau and men’s mental health click here. Today is Bell Let’s Talk Day. Bell has done a great job over the last 8 years to end the stigma surrounding…
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Men’s Mental Health
Welcome to part two in my three part series on mental health as we lead up to Bell Let’s Talk Day. To read part one click here. I recently had the chance to interview Matt Boudreau about Man Enough YYC and the changing conversation surrounding men’s mental health. Matt is a Calgary Dad who is…
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Strengthening Our Mental Health
January is known as a blue month. The excitement and pandemonium of Christmas is over, everyone is back to work and school. The weather is usually cold (although this January has been awesome in Calgary) and spring seems a very long ways away. It’s easy to see how our mental health could take a hit…
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Like father, Like son
The phrase, Like father, Like son can have many different meanings to many different people. I have it tattooed on my shoulder to remind me that I am like my father. How we are raised influences us in so many different ways and as you become a parent you can’t help but look back on…
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Raising A Child As A Parent With Type 1 Diabetes
Raising a child as a parent with Type 1 Diabetes has introduced some interesting challenges, but it has also made some things easier. This year we’re introducing Clara to volunteer work and fundraising by taking part in the Sun Life – Walk For The Cure. What is Type 1 Diabetes? Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is…