FIELD GUIDES

parenting & coaching stuff, written by dads

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Rad Force Field Guides are written by dads, not doctors or licensed coaches. For anything medical, call your pediatrician; for league specifics, check with your league.

Parenting

Parenting stuff, written by dads — with sources.

1 guide

Coaching

Coaching youth teams, written by dads who've been in the dugout.

1 guide

Home

Keeping a house running, written by dads who learned it the expensive way.

1 guide

[ RECENTLY UPDATED ]

The home maintenance nobody tells you about

Nobody hands you a list when you get the keys. Here's the stuff that quietly costs you money — the anode rod, the dry drain traps, the detectors that expire, and the AC coil nobody has ever rinsed.

The coach's first email to parents — and the four messages after it

The five messages a volunteer season actually needs, in the order you send them — starting with the one that goes out before the league publishes a schedule.

Why your toddler stopped sleeping through the night

Mostly it's a developmental phase between 18 and 24 months. Three things usually help; the rest is patience and not panicking.