Is Plan B the Most Convenient Solution to Teen Sex? [OpEd]

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Jason Bruce wants his daughter to involve him in the event she needs Plan B.

Helping My Wife Lean In

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Scott Behson takes his own advice for two-career families.

A Father-Daughter Dance — In Jail

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Rebuilding relationships between inmates and their daughters.

What Are the Odds You’ll Hear I Love You?

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Increase the odds for someone you love, today

Are You Raising a Narcissist?

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The cultural and technological trends that are making us even more self-absorbed.

The Trouble with Princesses: The Strange Case of Wonder Woman

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Wonder Woman: she’s a princess AND a superhero! So why are there so few children’s books featuring Diana, Princess of the Amazons?

Of Pushups and Parenting

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David Karpel shares a story of how a typical Tuesday turned profound.

Does Fatherhood Mean Threatening Strangers With a Chain?

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What is the appropriate response to discovering your teenage daughter is having sex?

How to Tell a True Family Story

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Family is the stories we tell to give ourselves roots, to make connections, to foster new possibilities.

Best Meal Ever: Football Sundays

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J.R. Reed and his teenage daughter make a Big Event out of little things, like bacon-wrapped jalapeños stuffed with cream cheese.

This is What Real Fatherhood Looks Like

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Tender, surprising, and brimming with love: these are images of real fatherhood.

Respecting My Daughter’s Growing Body

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The ways that Ahmed Youssef plays with his daughter are changing as she grows up, and he wonders whether this is really such a good thing.

Revelations From a Stalled Car

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J.R. Reed learned a lot about his teenaged daughter by getting stranded in a broken down car in a grocery store parking lot.