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The Big Realization That Helped Me Become a Better Dad

By Matt Christensen

The Good Thing to Remember About Dad Jokes

Father & Child Relationships

9 Things Parents Can Do to Make Divorce Easier on Kids

By Ashley Abramson

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5 Things I Wish My Father Did When I Was Growing Up

By Steve Cessario

8 Affirmations for Kids That All Parents Should Say More Often

By Steve Calechman

Father & Child Relationships

This Simple Hack Transformed the Way I Parent

By Joseph Sarosy

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Not-So-Party of Five Scott Wolf is accidentally rebooting his TV hit during lockdown. Unfortunately, there's not much plot.

Your Child Is Not There to Support You Children are naturally empathetic, so it’s easy for parents to cross the line unintentionally into “parentification”: placing children in situations where they feel more like parents than children. This needs to be avoided at all costs.

Father & Child Relationships

What I Wish My Father Talked to Me About, According to 13 Children We all have things left unsaid. We asked a group of adults the subject they wish their fathers would bring up before it's too late.

Father & Child Relationships

31 Damn Good Pieces of Parenting Advice From Dads Who've Been There Take these notes to heart.

If You Need to Command Your Family's Respect, You've Already Lost It Regardless of how it was lost, respect can be hard to get back. Commanding it isn’t the answer.

How to Say Goodbye to Your Kid Every time I say goodbye to my kids, I make sure to tell them these four simple things.

I'm Part Good Dad, Part Good Mom My version of fathering doesn't fit neatly into the usual categories.

Father & Child Relationships

How Catholic Dads Protect the Youngest Members of the Flock In light of a Pittsburgh grand jury report which shined a light on hundreds of Catholic predator priests, involved Catholic dads may help protect kids and hold the church accountable.

The Daily Ritual That Makes Me a Calmer, More Present Dad It makes me a better father, husband, and all-around person.

How Parental Attachment Affects the Way Everyone Loves, Works, and Votes Peter Lovenheim, author of the new book 'The Attachment Effect', explains how the quality of our earliest attachment to our parents changes the way we engage in all our relationships.

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When My Kid Got in the Way of My Dream, I Gave Up My Dreams All parents have to make some sacrifices for their kids. Mine was my ambition to make it big as a stand-up comedian.

Alaska Brought My Son Back to Me My son, on the cusp of becoming a teenager, was starting to slip away. So I planned a trip to Alaska that changed everything.

Father & Child Relationships

This Dad Lost 100 Pounds to Keep Up with His Toddler "I can’t even describe the high I got when my son would say stuff like, ‘Daddy! You look so different!’"

Father & Child Relationships

Confessions of an Asshole Sports Dad Am I making my kids run extra laps when they don't hustle? No. But I do want them to want to win.

Father & Child Relationships

Dads Get Bored With Their Kids. That’s Okay. Here’s How to Cope. It’s easy to feel bored with kids in the short term, but raising a healthy, emotionally stable child is a long-term investment.

How I’m Teaching My Kids to Not Be Approval-Seekers I have a nasty habit of seeking approval from everyone and everything. Here's how I plan on making sure my kids don't.

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