#DadChat Hosted by Bruce Sallan #LOU

#DadChat hosted by Bruce Sallan

LeanOnUs attended #DadChat on Twitter tonight for the very first time! #DadChat is hosted by Bruce Sallan who has been kindly sharing his columns with us here on the site. Tonight the chat was centered around his article 'Music is God's Drug' which is one of the articles that you will see in the navigation on the left.

Every Thursday evening Bruce covers a different subject and introduces us to a new co-host. You can search Twitter for the latest tweets about #DadChat by typing #DadChat into the search box. It will then bring up all the latest tweets from everyone who mentions it. So if you want to make a comment/join in the conversation just add #DadChat to the end of your tweet! It does seem complicated at first but really it's not that bad!

Tonight was the first time that I had ever attended an ongoing discussion like this and it was really interesting. It lasts approximately one hour and is held every Thursday evening from 6-7pm (Pacific Time). If you don't have a Twitter account you can view the discussion below, in

I used TweetGrid (see below) to join in and it was fairly easy to set up but as with anything it can take some getting used to and a lot of messing around so I have included some VERY basic instructions to get you going. As you get used to using it you can change the settings to suit but I hope this helps to get you started. If you have any questions please let us know and we will try and help you out.

(For more about the kind of thing that goes on #DadChat check out my very first blog post 'Echoes' and my latest #DadChat post 'A Year at #DadChat'.)

TweetGrid for Dummies (Not that I think YOU are dumb, of course!)

Visit TweetGrid.com and choose 1x2.
Click 'LOGIN' and it will connect with your Twitter account.
Click to authorise the app.
Type #DadChat in the grey box at the top of the left stream and click 'Search!'.
Underneath that click on 'settings' and change it to refresh every 15 seconds.
On the right stream type in your Twitter handle (ie @JoeBlogs) and click 'Search!'.
Above that type in #DadChat in the Hashtag box.
Type your tweet in the Tweet box to the left of the Hashtag box and click 'Tweet!'.

Bruce Sallan’s second book is an e-book only – “The Empty-Nest Road Trip Blues: An Interactive Journal from A Dad’s Point-of-View” - and costs a whopping $2.79. It’s a travelogue, an emotional father-son story, and it contains 100 photos and 7 original videos. He is the author of “A Dad’s Point-of-View: We ARE Half the Equation” and radio host of “The Bruce Sallan Show – A Dad’s Point-of-View.” He gave up a long-term showbiz career to become a stay-at-home-dad. He has dedicated his new career to becoming THE Dad advocate. He carries out his mission with not only his book and radio show, but also his column “A Dad’s Point-of-View”, syndicated in over 100 newspapers and websites worldwide, his “I’m NOT That Dad” vlogs, the “Because I Said So” comic strip, and his dedication to his community on Facebook and Twitter. Join Bruce and his extensive community each Thursday for #DadChat, from 6-7pm PST, the Tweet Chat that Bruce hosts.