365 to 182 or Less…
These are frightening numbers to look at as a father. Somewhere in the U.S. today, there is a newly divorced father facing his final hearing in a family court room. A judge is making a decision that will change the time that the father will spend with his children forever. Back in 1999, all I got was 30% custody. As I look back on my own experience, all I can remember is feeling so desperate and angry that the courts gave me a custody schedule of 30 % out of a possible 100%. My life had changed in an instant. It ...
Great Catch by a Great Dad
If you haven't seen the video of Steve Monforto catching the foul ball at the Phillies baseball game last night then you have to watch. Steve's instincts were incredible. It's nice to know that millions of people have watched this precious moment between a dad and his daughter. But remember that moment would have been JUST as important to his 3 year old daughter, Emily, if NO ONE else had witnessed it. Love your kids. (If the video doesn't work for you it can be found here: Great catch by a great dad)
Education 2.0 Coming Fast
Recently I read an article on Seth Godin's blog, 'Education at the crossroads', which discusses the rapid changes underway in education at the collegiate level. He offer examples where MBA's are being offered to students free-of-charge and how the cost to do so is close to nil for these schools. The question he raises is should college education be free or close to free? Is education about the schools or learning? A good article. This morning in the Washington Post there is an article, 'Getting it Right: Is Online Learning REALLY Better?', in which Valerie Strauss deciphers a new Education Department ...
White House Launches Fatherhood Initiative
President Obama named Joshua DuBois, a 27-year-old Pentecostal minister, to lead the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. DuBois served as the director of religious affairs for Obama's presidential campaign. The Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships has four top priorities including; fatherhood, interreligious dialogue and cooperation, the role of nonprofits in the economic recovery, and working to reduce the number of abortions and unwanted pregnancies. As for the fatherhood priority the issue of absent fathers is a particularly big one in African-American families, where over 60% live in single-parent homes. With the statistics showing that children who grow up without a ...
DadLabs: Pregnancy and Year One
A Dad Book: DadLabs: Pregnancy and Year One Don't be misled by the professionals on the cover and the tame title of this book. It is not your dad's book! These dads have gone all out to ensure that their Mother-In-Laws (why do we capitalize those words?) will leave them alone for good with this book. Pregnancy and raising a newborns is as important a subject matter that one can think of. Yet these guys-turned-dads have managed to turn these life altering experiences into a comical, yet entertaining, read. Starting with the title of the Prologue, "The Sofa at the Center of the ...
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365 to 182 or Less…
These are frightening numbers to look at as a father. Somewhere in the U.S. today, there is a newly divorced father facing his final hearing in a family court room. A judge is making a decision that will change the time that the father will spend with his children forever. Back in 1999, all I got was 30% custody. As I look back on my own experience, all I can remember is feeling so desperate and angry... [Read more]
Great Catch by a Great Dad
If you haven’t seen the video of Steve Monforto catching the foul ball at the Phillies baseball game last night then you have to watch. Steve’s instincts were incredible. It’s nice to know that millions of people have watched this precious moment between a dad and his daughter. But remember that moment would have been JUST as important to his 3 year old daughter, Emily, if NO ONE... [Read more]
Education 2.0 Coming Fast
Recently I read an article on Seth Godin’s blog, ‘Education at the crossroads‘, which discusses the rapid changes underway in education at the collegiate level. He offer examples where MBA’s are being offered to students free-of-charge and how the cost to do so is close to nil for these schools. The question he raises is should college education be free or close to free? Is... [Read more]
White House Launches Fatherhood Initiative
President Obama named Joshua DuBois, a 27-year-old Pentecostal minister, to lead the Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. DuBois served as the director of religious affairs for Obama’s presidential campaign. The Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships has four top priorities including; fatherhood, interreligious dialogue and cooperation, the role of nonprofits in the... [Read more]
DadLabs: Pregnancy and Year One
A Dad Book: DadLabs: Pregnancy and Year One Don’t be misled by the professionals on the cover and the tame title of this book. It is not your dad’s book! These dads have gone all out to ensure that their Mother-In-Laws (why do we capitalize those words?) will leave them alone for good with this book. Pregnancy and raising a newborns is as important a subject matter that one can think of.... [Read more]
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