Welcome to the June 16, 2008 Father’s Day Edition of The Daddy’s Toolbox Carnival #2.

Father’s Day

McMommy presents You can thank me later. posted at The McMommy Chronicles, saying, “I don’t know why all the dads want a Wii this Father’s Day. Obviously they haven’t seen my post yet about these little catalog goodies….”.   McMommy has a Wii and I’ve been asking her all about it and how I can convince my wife to allow me to get one! She lists out some non-traditional Father’s Day gift items.  I like the duck shirt!

Other

Kevin Heath presents 25 Top Children’s Charities posted at More4kids. This is a great collection of charities such as March of Dimes, St Jude’s, Toys for Tots, Make-A-Wish and many others.

Parenting

David B. Bohl presents Protecting Your Kids in a World of Internet Predators posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, “We’ve warned our kids about Internet predators, but is that enough?”

Alvaro Fernandez presents Cognitive and Emotional Development Through Play posted at SharpBrains, saying, “We sometimes neglect to mention a very basic yet powerful method of cognitive and emotional development, for children and adults alike: Play. Dr. David Elkind, author of The Power of Play: Learning That Comes Naturally, discusses the need to build a more “playful culture”.”

Jeremy Neal presents Premature Baby – An Emotional Journey posted at Discovering Dad. Read this post and the others by Jeremy regarding his emotional journey after the birth of his daughter.

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