Living in a house with three females can be a challenge — especially for a sports fan. There is no blood and sweat at Sportsnet host Ian Mendes' home; only glitter and glue. In this weekly blog Mendes shares the challenges of trying to share the remote control with two daughters who have no interest in seeing their own father on television.
Latest Blog Posts
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Help! I can't do my daughter's hair
Ian wonders if other fathers are just as bad as he is when it comes to his daughters' hair.
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Should a husband buy his wife a gift on Mother’s Day?
Ian breaks down the pros and cons to buying your wife a Mother's Day gift.
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10 annoying children's television shows
After writing about his dislike of Dora the Explorer last week, Ian creates a list of his least favourite children's TV shows.
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We thought we had Dora the Explorer out of our lives
Ian thought his younger daughter had finally outgrown her Dora obsession — he was wrong.
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Tracking your child's development
Ian writes about how he learned to tune out the neighbourhood-know-it-alls and let his daughter follow her own milestone chart.
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How a parental leave improved my television career
After taking a five-month work leave to care for his infant daughter, Ian returned to his job with a newfound confidence.
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When your child is born with a significant birth defect
Ian writes about his first-born's brain surgery and how it has altered his perspective on fatherhood.
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Why do I let my kids win at everything?
Ian wonders if coddling his kids' feelings is the right thing to do
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Teaching our kids how to swim, skate and ride a bike
Ian wonders whether it’s better for us to try and teach these skills to our kids or put them in a class
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Daddy's chocolate and Mommy's vanilla: Raising mixed kids
Ian wonders how other interracial families raise their children
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