Real Talk: The gamer dad with a new Nintendo Switch (and Animal Crossing)

Just as I was about to post more, my wife buys me a Switch and Aminal Crossing. Here is my review of a years old console and a months old game.

‘I’ve never been so proud and annoyed at the same time…’ Tired parents say four-year-old reaches next stage of potty training

A pair of local parents say their four-year-old is leaving them both proud and exhausted as he enters the next stage of potty training. Learn more here.

Real talk: What does it mean (to me) to be a dad?

What does Father’s Day mean for you? I mean, really mean for you? For some, it is a great day to celebrate family. For others it is a sad day to miss those they have lost. For many it is somewhere in the middle. Here’s how I look at the day for dads.

A tale of three beds: Parents forced to shuffle after 3-year-old breaks his bed

A local three-year-old is forced to sleep on a 'bootleg bed' after he broke his old one...and his new one hasn't arrived from Amazon yet.

Mom nearly has ‘wax meltdown’ during late-night wakeup call

A local mom said she nearly had a 'meltdown' during a 4:00 a.m. wakeup call. Here's what happened.

Three-year-old demands his dad let him sleep on the hallway floor at 2:30 a.m.

This local dad says his 3 year old son demanded to sleep on the hallway floor...at 2:30 a.m. Here’s what happened.

Mom goes on daring 9:00 raid for forgotten cell phone

Parents say a daring 9:00 p.m. raid for a cell phone forgotten in their sleeping three-year-old’s bedroom was a success.

Black and white blankie and waffles…three-year-old shares nighttime conversation with parents

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - A three-year-old who refused to sleep Wednesday night shared why with his parents. Parents Chris and Ami Essex say their son, Alex, would not go to sleep on Wednesday. After watching an episode of one of the shows they watch together, they could still hear him talking to himself in …

Local dad issues warning after smart light scare

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - A Terre Haute dad said he received quite the scare early Friday morning after he accidentally turned on the Hue light in his son's bedroom. Now he has a warning for other parents. It happened just after midnight to 35-year-old Chris Essex. Essex said he attempted to use his phone …

Parents party with toddler at grandmas

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (FTN) - Two Terre Haute parents are letting loose while their two year old son as at his grandmothers. "Well, I got Taco Bell...and watched Married At Fist Sight on Lifetime," mother, Ami Essex said. She told us she also used the coloring app on her iPhone. The toddler's dad, Chris Essex …