You become a father.
Families
Letter to My Son: Pay Attention to Who Stays
Pay attention to that last one.
Pay attention to that last one.
You Raised Your Child to Be Independent. Then They Disagreed With You.
For a father, one difficult part of having an adult child can be discovering that being heard no longer means being obeyed.
For a father, one difficult part of having an adult child can be discovering that being heard no longer means being obeyed.
Letters to My Son: The Things That Can Both Be True
But life is far less interested in our need for certainty than we are.
But life is far less interested in our need for certainty than we are.
My Father Is the Activist. I’m the Nihilist. We’re Both Right About Something.
We both learned, in our different ways, that the planet has limits. We both care.
We both learned, in our different ways, that the planet has limits. We both care.
Letters to My Son: The Apology Never Came
We want the guilty person to finally understand what they did. But life doesn’t always hand us those things.
We want the guilty person to finally understand what they did. But life doesn’t always hand us those things.
Strong Reading Skills May Help Teens Spot Misinformation Online
Students with stronger reading skills are better able to spot misinformation online—and those skills may be especially important for teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to a new study.
Students with stronger reading skills are better able to spot misinformation online—and those skills may be especially important for teenagers from disadvantaged backgrounds, according to a new study.
Which Role Should a Father Fill?
Stay-at-home fathers are defying masculine stereotypes.
Stay-at-home fathers are defying masculine stereotypes.
Transitional Tears and Parenting Pulls
Parenting pulls us closer to our human potential.
Parenting pulls us closer to our human potential.
Letters to My Son: Be Impossible to Explain
Son, do not become easy to explain.
Son, do not become easy to explain.
Positive Parenting Teaches Kids How to Experience Joy
A new study finds positive parenting teaches children how to experience joy—and could lead to better mental health.
A new study finds positive parenting teaches children how to experience joy—and could lead to better mental health.
Raising Active Kids Starts With What Fathers Do, Not What They Tell Their Children
— Children hear plenty of advice about staying active. They are told to spend less time on screens, go outside, play a sport, or join an activity after school. But those instructions carry more weight when children see their fathers making physical activity part of their own lives. A father does not need to be…
My Son’s Virtual Reality. My False Sense of Control.
What was this technology doing to his attention?
What was this technology doing to his attention?
Bank of Memories Secures Ukraine’s Digital Legacy for Future Generations
How does Bank of Memories use secure digital archives, memorial films, and grief-informed storytelling to preserve Ukrainian family and wartime history?
“We want to be about the future, about our children, and about the next generation.” — Iryna Savytska
Generous Paternal Leave Policies Improve Maternal and Newborn Health, Family Finances and Workplace Equality
When our second child was born, my spouse had several weeks of paternity leave under his parental leave policy at work.
When our second child was born, my spouse had several weeks of paternity leave under his parental leave policy at work.
The Mental Load of Modern Parenting and Why So Many Parents Feel Overwhelmed
Modern parents face growing emotional pressures, demanding schedules, and digital challenges that contribute to stress, exhaustion, and overwhelming family responsibilities.
Modern parents face growing emotional pressures, demanding schedules, and digital challenges that contribute to stress, exhaustion, and overwhelming family responsibilities.