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Goal Setting for Kids 21 Aug 2013 | 06:29 pm

I know that as soon as I post this, I will hear from some dads and moms about how we just need to let kids be kids and that goals are not something with which we should burden our kids.  I get it; I u...

The Childfree Life - Having It All? 19 Aug 2013 | 01:53 pm

The recent cover story for Time magazine has certainly stirred up a national debate.  The story is titled "The Childfree Life - When Having It All Means Not Having Children."  Author Lauren Sandler be...

The Dads Doing Good Campaign 16 Aug 2013 | 05:51 pm

Our friends at the National Fatherhood Initiative and at Life of Dad have teamed up with Honda for the Dads Doing Good Campaign.  Focused on communities on the West Coast, the campaign will highlight ...

Introducing the Poptism Blog 2 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm

Every now and again I run across a great blog written by and for fathers.  Recently, one of the authors at Poptism.org submitted the site for me to check out.  I was intrigued at the outset by the sto...

The Rise of Single Fathers 25 Jul 2013 | 10:43 pm

The Pew Research Institute has released a new study about the dramatic rise in the number of single father households in the United States.  It is pretty staggering.  In 1960, single father homes were...

Talking to Our Boys About Domestic Violence 22 Jul 2013 | 04:17 pm

Hardly a day goes by that we don't hear about some new report of serious domestic violence.  It seems to be a problem in all walks of life, for families with all income levels and does not respect rac...

Scan Me Kidz - A New Child Safety Idea 20 Jul 2013 | 09:56 pm

Every now and again, I hear about some entrepreneur's great idea that I want to pass on to our readers.  Scan Me Kidz is just one of those great ideas. Kids are on the go a lot, as are their parents....

Single Effort - Book Review 17 Jul 2013 | 11:52 pm

One of the groups of fathers from whom I most often hear are dads who are newly single and are trying to find their way through the transition from being married to being single. Whether they are cust...

Top Comic Strips for Fathers 15 Jul 2013 | 02:41 pm

I have to confess a guilty pleasure - I am a comic strip fan.  There, I said it.  Whew - glad that's out in the open!  Comic strips are commentaries on our world, and they bring the added benefit of m...

Parenting and Leadership 12 Jul 2013 | 11:38 pm

There seem to be a large number of parents who separate their lives into "boxes."  One box for work, another for home, another for friends, and so forth.  But the truth is that life is not a set of bo...

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