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National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) had asked the public to select one of a handful of movies as their "Fatherhood Movie of the Year" by voting for the 2012 film that best communicates the importance of involved, responsible, and committed fatherhood. The winner, selected by a public vote... Parental Guidance. Congratulations! Have you seen it yet? The nominees were all deserving of recognition and included: Beasts of the Southern Wild (Fox … [Read more...]
This past June, hundreds of public housing authorities across the U.S. participated in HUD's fatherhood initiative. More than 300 local agencies answered HUD's call to host free events, topping last year's participation of over 200 agencies. HUD planted the seed, and we were pleased that housing authorities added their own twist to make their events unique and special. The events celebrated fatherhood, family and the importance of dads staying connected … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
A great read and recommended for any dad and especially for you dads that wouldn't buy a book about fatherhood if it was the only reading material left on earth. Here are what some others are saying about 'Daddy How Do You Know' by Step Jones: "Written in a style that is part personal journal and part life manual to be discovered later by his young son, Step Jones demystifies the process of our development into thoughtful human beings, explores his … [Read more...]
Dads are masterful teachers aren't they? What are the odds he becomes the local elementary school's math teacher? … [Read more...]
Dictionary for Dads is a fantastic site loaded up with articles about practically everything dads deal with at one time or another. The site, DictionaryforDads.com, was created by Robert Livingstone and Kevin Beirne, MS, CSW a licensed psychotherapist in New York State for the benefit of dads. They don't accept advertising or sponsorships. They are simply driven to share valuable information with dads. Here are a few of the topics you will find valuable … [Read more...]
Home and Away Dad breaking all the rules of good parenting. Teaching kids how to pull off a covert operation isn't in the How-to-be-a-good-parent manual! More Home and Away on dadz: Home and Away … [Read more...]
Interesting article by NYT columnist Bruce Feiler entitled, "Are You a Man? One Author Feels Your Changes". This excerpt about … [Read More...]
An article about new dad Perez Hilton in the LA Times got me to thinking about whether fatherhood softens a man up. The … [Read More...]
Scientists have finally discovered the God Particle. They say this is a major discovery that will go a long ways toward helping … [Read More...]
National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) had asked the public to select one of a handful of movies as their "Fatherhood Movie of the … [Read More...]
Here are my picks for the top dad blogs for February 2013: Black Hockey Jesus: Neither black, nor a hockey player, nor the Son … [Read More...]