Healing the Absent Father Wound

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An engaged and loving father is the most powerful man-making force on the planet. The opposite is also true. When fathers are absent, physically or emotionally, the wound that results is profound. It touches a man to his core and forever leaves him with the question, “Am I good enough as a person and a [...]

Is Bra-Snapping The Beginning Of Domestic Abuse?

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Joanna Schroeder explains that little boys aren’t the only ones who tease because they like someone.

On Divorce, Co-Parenting, Learning to Love Your Ex, and Other Stuff

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With all horrible stories about divorce, Mark Greene has a different view: With work and patience, divorce can bring more joy into everyone’s lives.

So What If Your 7 Year-Old Son Is Gay?

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Joanna Schroeder praises HuffPo blogger Amelia for offering her son unconditional love throughout his very early ‘coming out’ process.

The Lone Dad in Mom World

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A stay-at-home dad joins a group for mothers and wonders why he didn’t do it sooner.

Sports Columnist Simon Kuper Talks about His Wife’s Book Bringing Up Bébé

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How French Men Figured Out The Secret To Happiness

“One of the basic needs of a child is reciprocal affection.”

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What Korea Means to Me

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In the latest installment of “Love, Recorded,” Matt talks about his adoption, returning to Korea, and how parenting is culture shock.

The Sadness Ghost

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How do we as dads help our children deal with tragedy?

“Majority of Moms Under 30 Now Unwed.” Where’s Dad?

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Fastest growth in the last two decades has occurred among white women in their 20s.

What Exactly Makes a “Good” Parent?

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Damon Young wonders if we should judge parents by how well their kids turn out.

The Joys of Flight

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Patrick Quinn gives a few tips to those stuck in the nightmare scenario that is traveling with small children.

Dear John: My Parents Won’t Let Me Raise My Child in a Gender-Neutral Environment

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My parents are at odds with my belief in gender-neautral child raising.

“Can Siri and Apple TV give me captioning?” a deaf father asks his hearing son.

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Episode 10 of “Dine and Sign” in which Alex Laferriere has a sign language dinner conversation with his dad.

Why I Agree with Rick Santorum on SAH Parenting (Gasp!)

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Progressives, of which I am one, need to stop with the gotcha politics.

“I can understand the visceral ‘Hell, yeah!’ reaction to this guy’s video”

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