While doing some early spring cleaning, I stumbled upon some press clippings that we never posted up. They don’t really talk about Kidmondo and are really about parenting in general. Some are definitely quite useful. In no particular order…
Simple ways to make your child feel special – Babycenter
Bedtime is a perfect time to make your child feel special. Daniel Hallac, cofounder of Kidmondo, says that he and his wife started a bedtime routine six years ago with their son called “relax.”
After teeth brushing and a story, it’s time for “the relax,” which “is really just hanging out in his bed with the lights out,” says Hallac. “We just talk about anything he wants to talk about. Like many parents, we are very busy and pulled in a million directions. But during ‘relax’ time, we focus 100 percent on him.”
When their son was younger and guests were over, he insisted the guests do “the relax,” too.
Beware the Know It Alls: How to Handle Unsolicited Baby Advice – WebMD
“With the first one, we got a ton of unsolicited advice about everything under the sun,” says Daniel Hallac, a New York City dad of two. Hallac is also co-founder of kidmondo.com, a website that lets parents journal, store first photos, and keep growth charts. “It really freaked us out trying to deal with all of it.”
“In the end,” Hallac tells WebMD, “we figured out two responses that seemed to fit our every need. The first was, ‘We will check with his doctor,’ because no one questions the doctor; and the second was ‘Great! Thanks!’ and then we just went ahead and ignored it.”
Working Dads Make Time for Family – Calgary Sun
Until a few months ago, Daniel Hallac was Global Head of eBusiness for HSBC Private Bank. He says “like many who work for large multinational corporations, my job was quite demanding: long hours, lack of flexibility, frequent travel, early and late conference calls, etc. I often had to miss school events and came home after the kids were already asleep.”
So he left HSBC and launched his own Internet start-up, Kidmondo.com. “Now I set my schedule around my kids,” says Daniel. “I can attend all their school functions, birthday parties and doctor visits.”
Finding the Email Program That’s Right for Your Family – MyFox Chicago
Daniel Hallac, owner of Kidmondo, an online baby journal website, says he set up his 5-year-old son on Apple Mail because of its parental approval features. “Apple’s mail program is really useful because you can put limits on the emails your child can send or receive,” Hallac says. “I haven’t found a web-based mail service that lets me do this. It makes me feel very safe that he can’t receive any errant spam.”
