Michael Finlay

About the Author

I started my blog "This is Fatherhood..." in March of 2016 as a way to share my experience as a dad. I absolutely love being a dad and wanted to share my stories, passion and experience with others as I noticed a shortage of writing from the perspective of fathers.

My younger brother was born when I was eight and I have always enjoyed being around and taking care of young children. I worked for The Gilbert House Children's Museum for nearly three years before joining SMART (Start Making a Reader Today).

I have an almost-four-year-old son and a nearly-one-year-old daughter with my wife of eight years. We love spending time playing together and going on family dates to the river, the beach and other fun places in our community.

Gift of Presence

November 24, 2021 Michael Finlay BLOG Holidays, Kindness, little things, little things matter

I really like the wordplay in that post title…don’t you? I didn’t come up with it myself (thank you friends at the Early Learning Hub!) but I really enjoy a […]

What I’m Thankful For

November 1, 2021 Michael Finlay BLOG Development, Holidays, Parenting, Thankfulness

November is here and that means that holidays are approaching, food is eaten, gifts are given and there are lots of messages encouraging spending time with family and feeling thankful. […]

Preparing for Success

October 4, 2021 Michael Finlay BLOG

I’m not quite sure how she does it, but my wife always seems to be prepared for every situation. It’s like she knows what’s going to happen and what we’ll […]

Consistency Amidst Uncertainty

September 2, 2021 Michael Finlay BLOG

Wow…once again it’s September…and once again we’re entering a very uncertain and confusing school year for our kids. I’m sure that none of us imagined that we would be living […]

Father’s Eve

May 27, 2021 Michael Finlay BLOG Development, Fathers Day, Learning, Playing with Your Child

I have had the great privilege of celebrating “Father’s Day Eve” with my Dad at our camp spot the last couple of years. We’ve fished, we’ve enjoyed good food and […]

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