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It's Time to Celebrate Fathers More Broadly in Our Attitudes and Our Policies

By Mark A. Schuster

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A Truly Alpha-Dad Knows that Feminism Is For All

By Jordan Shapiro

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3 Ways I'm Teaching My Sons That Real Men Do Cry

By Stephen Ebbett

Guys, Please Get Checked For Skin Cancer

By Kevin Kowalick

10 Things I Want My Sons to Learn From Me While I'm Still Here

By John Franchini

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I'm in Search of My Pandemic Do-Over I had high hopes for what I'd accomplish this last year at home. But, I realized, we all deserve some grace. It has been one hell of a year.

The Valuable Lesson I Learned When Trying to Relive My Glory Days And it birthed the valuable motto from my friend: "Don't leave the earth."

What I Gained When I Gave Up Watching Sports Professional sports had a pervasive control over my life. When I quit watching, I started paying attention to what was truly important.

My Toddler's Best Friend is Moving Away And I Don't Know How to Tell Him Their relationship is beautiful and important — not only to them, but also me. I'm sad to see it go.

After Pregnancy Loss, I Got My Happy Ending It was not an easy journey, but we are so happy to be here.

When Your Toddler Starts Running, Chaos Soon Follows "He had woken up and decided now was the time, and headed for the toilet."

The Adventures of Trying to Bond with My Son During Lockdown I thought a rowing machine would bring us closer to together. I was right but not in the way I expected to be.

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The Valuable Parenting Lesson The Pandemic Taught Me I want to hold onto as much extra family time as possible.

The Family Car That Got Us Through It's been with me since I became a parent. It's carried our family through a lot.

My Son Was Diagnosed With a Rare and Life Threatening Illness. This Is How We're Coping. I catch myself thinking about what Payne’s doctor once told me: “SMA kids are fighters, so we fight.” These words alone give me great hope.

4 Parenting Lessons I Learned on The Appalachian Trail We became the largest family to ever complete a thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail. Here are four big lessons we learned along the way.

8 Common Phrases Teachers Say at Parent Teacher Conferences, Explained It can be hard to understand certain statements at parent-teacher conferences. I know, because I’m both a parent and a teacher myself.

I'm Not Religious. But I Wouldn't Trade Praying With My Kids For Anything For us, praying is about reflecting on gratitude, showing grace to our fellow humans, and manifesting our profound needs. It makes our lives richer.

The Hidden Messages in My Kid's Pandemic Drawings I’m grateful we've allowed our boys to tattoo their minds onto the walls of our house. It’s another way we get to hear them.

The Single Most Important Parenting Lesson I Always Follow It's helped me every step of the way.

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