This is how it should be in the United States: A new law will for the first time grant single fathers joint custody of their children even if this goes against the mother’s wishes, in an attempt to put an end to bitter legal struggles between unmarried parents. Until now, single fathers have always had…
Read moreMr. Mom is dead.
From the Wall Street Journal article “At-Home Dads Make Parenting More of a ‘Guy’ Thing” Mr. Mom is dead. At least, the pop-culture image of the inept dad who wouldn’t know a diaper genie from a garbage disposal has begun to fade. In his place, research shows, is emerging a new model of at-home fatherhood…
Read moreMisconceptions About Stay at Home Fathers
A Chat with a Modern At-Home Dad What are some misconceptions about at-home dads? We all too often see Dad in a TV show, movie or commercial as an idiot. But seeing the media portraying fathers as what they truly can be—capable, confident, nurturing—that would certainly assist. Also, there’s the stereotype that if dad…
Read moreA Feminist Mother’s Perspective On Why Father’s Matter
There is great stuff on the site Good Men Project. I like to hear things from a woman’s perspective. Sometimes it is best for people to hear things from women because they might find it easier to hear. What she is saying is pretty obvious to me. It is apparently not obvious to two generations…
Read moreChildren Need To Know The Love Of Both Parents
Marry Him!
Lori Gottlieb explains why women should stop holding out for Mr. Right From The Atlantic: “Ah, this is the dream,” I said, and we nodded in silence for a minute, then burst out laughing. In some ways, I meant it: we’d both dreamed of motherhood, and here we were, picnicking in the park with our…
Read moreMen not marrying? How deep does “the problem” go
From Girl Writes What Men used to be able to derive a positive male identity from marriage. That is, through the respected and uniquely male role of husband and father. When that identity is increasingly characterized by society as superfluous, obsolete, or in the words of Harriet Harman, unnecessary to social cohesion, it is…
Read moreManhood & Anger – What Dads Can Teach
In a recent post in Psychology Today , Mark Banschick, M.D wrote a great explanation of the connection between fathers and sons and why fathers are needed. Single parenthood is not easy for fathers or mothers. The notion of choosing single parenthood is foolish. There are clear reasons why it is a bad idea. Here are a…
Read moreKnock Knock – Daniel Beaty
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Read moreStay at Home Dad: Sacked : A Physical Education
I have been checking out the other videos of this guy on Youtube for a while. I think this is one of the funniest. When Brandon has a meeting with his son’s PE coach, he soon discovers that they don’t see eye to eye on how to discipline a child. ‘Non-aggressive behavior is always the…
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