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Parents, Grandparents, Aunts and Uncles
With the holidays fast approaching what better way to get your children in the Christmas spirit than having them receive a real phone call from SANTA himself? In addition to a call from SANTA your child will also receive a letter from SANTA and a signed picture: all for the low price of $14.95.
"SANTA'S CALLING"
is now scheduling appointments starting on Nov. 27th 4pm-11pm EST. Calls will be made 7 days a week until Dec. 23rd. Your Child can receive a call on Christmas Eve for $24.95.
CALL FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT TODAY
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Bebe Paluzza events are for future parents, current parents and grandparents. Everyone can learn about the latest products and services for babies and toddlers in a fun and entertaining environment.
Our shows provide a wide array of vendors and exhibitors for new and expectant parents to explore. Many of the featured products and services are by parents for parents, including: nutrition, health and safety, pregnancy and risk factors, clothing fashion trend and sales, as well as innovative products and furnishings.
Coupons4Indy.com is a free coupon website for Indianapolis and surrounding areas. To redeem a coupon offered by Coupons4Indy.Com is very easy and it is a free service to consumers!
Find everything from restaurants to health & beauty and repairmen to entertainment. Check it out by clicking on the logo!
Fatherhood & IndyDads.com
Indydads.com is a social resource site for dads looking to establish new friendships and promote positive parenting skills. The site was started by Eric Enochs and Noah Coffey, friends from college and young dads looking for ways to talk about the joys of raising our kids in the Hoosier Heartland. Eric is a single dad of two wonderful children ages 9 and 7 who live with him full time. “I started IndyDads.com to try and become an even better dad. Kids do not come with a user manual, and being able to ask dumb questions {I feel} is an important parental confidence builder,” says Eric. Noah Coffey is a proud first-time father to a wonderful 1-month-old daughter.
Since there were no online social networking sites dedicated to Dads, they decided to take a risk and create a site dedicated to giving dads the much-needed spotlight. Instead of the promoting the stereotypical image of a dad who is a workaholic, lazy, and apathetic or what television tells us in the form of Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin, Eric and Noah wanted to show off what a dad really is.
To them, a Dad is either a stay-at-home dad, who is mom and dad, during the day or someone who works but is also home each night to be with his family. A Dad is someone who picks you up off the ground when you get hurt and comforts you but also pushes you to get back out there and try it again. A Dad is someone our sons look up to and emulate, and a dad is someone who our daughters will compare all men to as she grows up and finds her husband. Like the great author of “Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters”, Meg Meeker, M.D. said, “You are the most important man in her life”.
So Indydads.com was started with the goal of promoting the good qualities of dads. They now have a place where they can log on and ask questions about their kids or rant or rave about their families without fear of being judged and more importantly establish friendships with other dads of similar interests. Often being a dad is a lonely job, not having the peer support moms often are able to get. You can't put a price tag on the value of having the ability to network with other dads who share your same goals and values.
Even though Indydads.com is still a small site that is managed by Eric and Noah, they are focused on growing their online community and being able to give back and support their members, especially via events they can do as a family. Unlike other sites out their just for moms, all dads, moms, step-parents, foster parents, grandparents, and any form of a parent is welcome on the site. “Being able to ask a question and get an answer from all types of parents is comforting. That is why we do not discriminate against anyone wanting to join,” says Eric.
Eric has his own experience in fatherhood; in his own words:
I became a father at the age of 19, and like most young dads, I was scared out of my mind. I was now responsible for this new family and was not done with college. Looking back now I know I would not be where I am at without my family. Over the years I have been blessed by so many friends and family members who have helped me get to where I am at now. My parents, especially my mom, watched my kids while I went to work and was there with me through my divorce; my ex-wife trusted me to care for our children and my in-laws, even though I am divorced from their daughter, have still been there whenever I need them. My friends gave me support when I needed it, and most important, my children made it possible to move on and never stop working towards my goals as a single dad.
Even though our children look up to us for guidance and support, I will never be able to thank my children enough for giving me a purpose in life and being patient with me while I strive to become a better dad. So when someone asks me what it means to be a father, I tell them it is about being a role model for my daughter and being involved in her life, so she can grow up knowing that her father loved her more than anything. It's being there for my son and helping him become the man I know he will be. My kids are my everything and being able to be there father is the best gift in the world.
IndyDads.com is an official sponsor of our Dad's Den, the online man cave meant just for Dads. Check it out here.
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