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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
In the July issue of Pediatrics they reported on a study (“Paternal Depressive Symptoms During Pregnancy Are Related to Excessive Infant Crying”) that shows how dad’s depressed state during pregnancy can be linked to their newborn baby crying excessively. Here is the conclusion of the study in their own words: CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that [...]
A new report from Symantec delivers the news that many parents still don’t want to believe… that kids’ are searching for (and no doubt finding) Websites that aren’t intended for children. The report was based on search habits of thousands of kids’ who use Symantec’s OnlineFamily.Norton service, which lets parents monitor and manage their kids’ [...]
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 [...]
When I received two CDs from John Powers of the POP Stars I had no idea what to expect. I’ve listened to a lot of bands over my years, but never before had I run across a group made up of dads that sang songs about fatherhood! My wife Kathy and I sat back with [...]
A study performed by the University of Southern California’s Center for the Digital Future found that 28 percent of Americans interviewed said they have been spending less time with members of their families. This is well over twice the 11% who said the same in 2006. An alarming 44 percent of Internet users said they [...]
A real man comes in all shapes and sizes, but is usually defined by what they do. Or by what they spend their hard earned dollars on! Just say NO to junk.
