From the moment our kids are born, we launch into Protection Mode, purchasing steel-reinforced car seats, plugging the power outlets, and taking other precautions against the dangers we can see. As soon as a kid … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: Happy Father’s Day Eve Eve
This Sunday is Father’s Day (whether it’s happy or not), and you may have noticed that we aren’t asking for much. There was a time when we might have shared a few of the zillion … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: Livin’ on the Galaxy’s Edge
(Before you read any further, you should know that this is not an ad. Because really, does a juggernautical icon like the Star Wars universe even need one? This far-far-away galaxy is as globally recognizable … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: Better Than Crap
Back at Dad 2.014, during our first trip to New Orleans, closing keynoter (and interloping fitness enthusiast) Peter Shankman lamented the low threshold of successful customer service, asserting that “anything we do that goes above … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: The Detached Dad’s Manifesto, Rebooted
Remember this magazine cover? Seven years ago this week, it fronted a story about attachment parenting that nobody read because they were too fixated on the young mom breastfeeding a kid who looked old enough … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: Is Mother’s Day A Downer?
Happy Mother’s Day Eve Eve! Is that a thing for you? It is for us. It may come off as a mere Hallmark Holiday, but we view that term in the best sense, since parenting … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: Make Time For Screen Time
When it comes to kids and screen time, we’ve certainly highlighted many hot takes from experts on all sides of this spirited debate. The latest piece that caught our eye this week is from Jordan … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: Stark, naked
Today, we’re talking about Starks. (Not those Starks, which contrast with these Starks so starkly.) Today is about Howard and Tony, and several other fraught fatherhood stories in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Today is the … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: Using Adversity Right
If you’ve detected a recent theme in our lead Fatherhood on Friday stories (the college admissions scandal, feeling judged, building character), it’s been the importance of exposing our kids to adversity and helping them learn … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: Building Character
In one of our favorite reads this week, Molly Pascal described how discovering Calvin and Hobbes improved her son’s reading skills and inspired him to dream “galactically bigger.” If you’re a fan (and if you’re … Read More