About JD Roberto

JD Roberto can be found 5 days a week as host of The Better Show, a nationally syndicated daytime talk show seen around the country. Game show fans known him from shows like The Price is Right and Shop 'Til You Drop, plus reality shows like Outback Jack, Are You Hot? and E! News Live. His writing has appeared in Parents Magazine, Huffington Post, the Los Angeles Times and on theBump.com. Check out his parenting blog at The Hands On Dad and follow him on twitter @jdroberto.

After Watertown, Can We Blame the Parents?

April 20, 2013 By JD Roberto 5 Comments

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JD Roberto asks: What can the fathers of children lost in other American tragedies—Oklahoma City, Columbine—teach us in their responses to grief?

Filed Under: Breaking Stories, Conflict, Featured Content Tagged With: Alfred P. Murrah Building bombing, Boston, Boston bombers, Boston Marathon Bombing, Columbine shooting, Compassion, death of a child, Dylan Klebold, Dzhokar Tsarnaev, families grief, families of victims, father's grief, fatherhood, grief, It Takes A Village, mass murderers, mass shootings, mental health, murderers, Nature vs. Nurture, Oklahoma City bombing, parenting, raising children, raising killers, sociopaths, teaching morals, Timothy McVeigh, Tsarnaev, victims of bombings, violence, violence against children, Watertown manhunt

Your Baby Can’t Read

February 12, 2013 By JD Roberto Leave a Comment

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Claims that babies can read may be deceptive, according to an FCC investigation.

Filed Under: Education, Good Feed Blog Tagged With: advertising claims, as seen on TV, Babies, babies can read, Baby Einstein, deceptive advertising, deceptive claims, early childhood education, FCC investigation, gimmicks, infant development, infant education, infant literacy, infants, Parenthood, parenting, self-help products, supplements, University of Washington

My Codependent Relationship

January 18, 2013 By JD Roberto 2 Comments

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JD Roberto knows that his kids are going to grow up, and his heart will be broken.

Filed Under: Featured Content, RealFatherhood, The Good Life Tagged With: children, Families, fatherhood, new love, Parenthood, respect, respect for elders, Sex and Relationships, young children, young love

Some Dos and Don’ts for People Without Kids When Dealing with Their Breeder Friends

January 3, 2013 By JD Roberto 11 Comments

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You don’t have to be a “kid person” to remain our friends after we have kids, just a “friend person.”

Filed Under: Advice & Confessions, Featured Content, Lifestyle, The Good Life Tagged With: adulthood, advice, being friends, childfree, childfree lifestyle, childless friends of people with kids, children, childrens parties, Chuck E. Cheese, facebook, fathers, friendship, helpful tips, helping friends with kids, how kids change your life, kids, kids parties, myths of parenthood, parents, when friends have kids

This Is Wonderful News … Right?

November 23, 2012 By JD Roberto 1 Comment

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This isn’t about how we feel down the road. This is about that first split second when we realize that everything we know is about to change for good.

Filed Under: Featured Content, The Good Life, Whether to Father Tagged With: ambivalence, blessings, contraception, EPT, Families, fatherhood, gratitude, grief, having children, joy, life altering events, milestones, Parenthood, pregnancy, pregnancy test, real life vs commercials, The Good Life, unplanned pregnancy, whether to father

Temper Tantrum Terrorists

November 13, 2012 By JD Roberto 2 Comments

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Is your desire to avoid confrontation turning your kids into tantrum terrorists?

Filed Under: Emotional Intelligence, Ethics & Values, Featured Content, The Good Life Tagged With: avoiding conflict with children, biology of fatherhood, child development, conflict resolution, dealing with children's emotions, disappointment, discipline, early childhood, education, emotional intelligence, emotions, entitled brats, fatigue, infants, instinct, juice boxes, Marley & Me, parenting, patience, Priorities, self-soothing, shame, soothing children, spoiled children, teaching children, teaching discipline, teaching emotional intelligence, temper tantrums, toddlers, Yo Gabba Gabba

How Much Truth, How Soon?

November 6, 2012 By JD Roberto 3 Comments

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What knowledge do you shield your kids from, and why?

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Featured Content, Gratitude, The Good Life Tagged With: afterlife, children, death, domestic violence, drug abuse, evil, fatherhood, feed the hungry, gratitude, homelessness, kidnapping, mission, murder, poverty, radical honesty, serving the poor, social justice, stranger danger, Suffering, suicide, teaching children, telling kids the truth, violence, volunteering, women's shelters

Street Kid Play Date

October 31, 2012 By JD Roberto 1 Comment

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The son of world travelers meets the children of the streets.

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Featured Content, The Good Life, Travel Tagged With: backpacking, beggars, children, El Salvador, Fortune, luck, nicaragua, poverty, privilege, The Good Life, tourism, Traveling, traveling with kids, vacation, world travel

The Myth of the Hands-On Dad

October 22, 2012 By JD Roberto 10 Comments

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Real parenting is always hands-on.

Filed Under: Hands On, The Good Life Tagged With: dads, double standards, fatherhood, fathers, gender roles, hands on, Parenthood, parenting, progressive, stay at home dads, The Good Life

A Boy and His Penis

October 16, 2012 By JD Roberto 18 Comments

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JD Roberto wishes he could avoid sending his five-year-old son mixed messages about his sexuality.

Filed Under: Body Image, Emotional Intelligence, Featured Content, Gender & Sexuality, The Good Life Tagged With: body image, Boys, children, emotional intelligence, fatherhood, health, masturbation, mixed messages, nakedness, nudity, parenting, penis, privacy, private parts, restraint, rules, sex education, sexuality, social skills

I Hope My Son Is Lucky

October 10, 2012 By JD Roberto Leave a Comment

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JD Roberto wasn’t a bad kid growing up, just a little wild and very lucky.

Filed Under: Boys, Families, Featured Content Tagged With: adventure, boyhood, Boys, DUI, DWI, energetic, Families, fatherhood, Fortune, fun, gluten-free pizza, luck, mass shooters, mischievous, Ninjago, nutrition, partying, Pirate Booty, risk-taking, role models, safety, sons, Super Mario Kart, values

It Takes A Village, Idiot

October 2, 2012 By JD Roberto 19 Comments

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Why the way you raise your kids matters to your neighbors.

Filed Under: Ethics & Values, Featured Content, RealFatherhood, The Good Life Tagged With: Community, etiquette, it takes a village to raise a child, narcissism, neighborhood watch, Neighbors, parenting, parents, responsibilities, rights, values

Good Feed Blog

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Social Media for the Socially Conscious

One “ragtag group of ruffians” with a mission plus a global community make Upworthy.com a social media site that makes a difference.

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All-Male Urban School, All College Bound

For an astounding fourth year in a row, all 167 seniors at Urban Prep Acadamies’ schools have been accepted at four-year colleges or universities this fall.

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Entire Town Gifts Triple Amputee Veteran with Dream Wedding

Residents of Temecula, CA, gifted Marine Corporal Juan Dominguez and his wife, Alexis, with everything they needed for a perfect wedding to show their gratitude for his service to the country.

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Jeff Hanneman 1964-2013

Mark Ellis remembers the groundbreaking singer songwriter of thrash-death-speed metal band Slayer, who passed away earlier this month.

The Good Life

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What Good Is Gratitude When the World Is Tearing Apart?

When destruction threatens our ability to hope, gratitude is a balm.

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Dirty Little Secrets: Men, Trauma, and Mental Health

After his father was declared an enemy of the state in Uganda, his family fled. Now a successful consultant and men’s group leader, Kenny D’Cruz continues to heal from a life marked by persecution and mental illness.

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How I Quit Writing

Fed up with rejection, Tim Stobierski quits writing, and discovers that there are some things you can’t stop doing without changing who you are.

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The Discomfort of the Mirror: Silver Linings Playbook, Bipolar, and Me

Ryan W. Bradley squirms through a film about a man like he was, not long ago: undiagnosed, violent, and about to hit bottom.

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