By Daddy Clay October 23rd, 2012

On DadLabs we talk a lot about how parents can better protect kids online by deploying parental controls and e-proofing web connected devices. The problem is, no matter how much we protect our kids, sooner or later they end up online without a mom or dad around to virtually look out for them. That’s why it is so important that kids learn best practices for preserving their own Cyber Security.

Which is one of the many reasons why we are so excited to announce our latest partnership: working as ambassadors for a new game for iPad and iPhone called Hax Attacks.
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Tags: Attacks, controls, Cyber, CyberSecurity, education, eProofing, Game, gaming, Hax, HaxAttacks, ipad, iphone, kids, Month, parental, parents, passwords, phishing, secure, security
Posted in Safety, Tech, Toys, eProofing

By Daddy Clay October 17th, 2012

When it comes to Baby Product Conventions, less is more. That’s the conclusion I’ve made after attending my 6th (7th?) ABC Kids Expo. In the past, we’ve made earnest attempts to cover the entire show floor, to shoot dozens of videos, to attend every party and to consume every free cocktail on offer.

In years past, this was done, in part, to find an angle, some indication of trend in the marketplace. Last year, I predicted doom, but there I was again in the welcoming arms of Louisville doing my ABC thing.
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Tags: ABCKidsExpo, baby, Baltimore, convention, CureJM, floor, gear, infant, Louisville, marathon, products, show, toddler, trade
Posted in Sports, Travel

By Daddy Clay October 3rd, 2012

In the months leading up to the holiday season, parents and kids alike are bombarded with ads for upcoming family films. As is Hollywood’s way these days, most of the offerings will be sequels, remakes or rehashes of familiar stories and themes. In this latest round of offerings, the studios have made an effort to produce films more accurately reflecting the realities of today’s family life.
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Tags: dads, disney, dreamworks, family, Harry, Hunger Games, kids, Kung Fu Panda, moms, movies, Nemo, Pixar, Potter, sequels, Spy Kids, ToyStory
Posted in News, movies

By Daddy Clay September 20th, 2012

A new line of bathing suits for young girls introduced by model/actress Elizabeth Hurley has sparked a minor new media uproar and drawn criticism from a number of quarters. Critics have condemned the suits and the celebrity for contributing to the increased sexualization of girls in our culture. They site not only the suits themselves, but the “provocative” poses the girl models in the ads strike.

I personally think the most obscene thing about these suits is the price.
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Tags: agency, assault, bikinis, children, concerns, dad, dads, Elizabeth, girls, Hurley, media, parents, Pregnancy, puberty, sexuality, sexualization, Sports, STD
Posted in Health, Sex