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by Jay Payleitner More than a half-million readers know our friend Jay Payleitner as the guy who writes practical, easy-to-read books for dads. Finally, he’s written one for moms. (About time, Jay!) From Moms Bringing Out the Best in Dads, here’s...
by Dr. Michelle Watson Canfield We’ve heard it said that good things happen when you’re in the right place at the right time. On one day recently, I was definitely in the right place at the right time to witness an inaugural event for one brave dad! There I was in a...
by Randell D. Turner, Ph.D. Like most men in America, I get uncomfortable when someone begins to cry. Be it one of my daughters, a close friend, or even watching someone cry in a movie or on television. Why is it like that for most men? For me, it had a lot to do with...
by Ken Canfield, Ph.D. I’m a big believer in men looking backwards in order to do their best with their own children going forward. That usually means gaining insights about our fathers (or lack of a father) to give us needed perspective on our fathering. There’s an...
by Jay Payleitner One of the oldest running jokes in the world is how kids put a halt to romance. And believe me, I get the joke. The distraction and prohibition begin with the last trimester of pregnancy with your first child and ends when your youngest child...
Almost as important as the words “I love you,” there’s another phrase that our children desperately need to hear. Joe wrote to us with a very interesting question. He’s a new dad, and as many men do during their early years of fatherhood, Joe is taking stock of his...
How important is it to leave a legacy? One of the most powerful examples of a dad taking this seriously is from Randy Pausch. More than 13 years ago, Pausch gained notoriety because of his “Last Lecture” video. Randy was a husband and father of three and an innovative...
by Brock Griffin At kids’ sporting events, you’ve probably seen dads go way overboard. But what about you? A few years back, I witnessed something that surely happens just about every day on fields and courts and diamonds around the world. This time it was indoor...
Dear Friend of Fathers, As another challenging year winds down, please keep the National Center for Fathering (NCF) in mind for any year-end giving you may be considering. As we continue the work of rebuilding the Center, we have steadily kept up with...
Several years ago in December, we posed this question: What if this were your last Christmas? The goal of the exercise was to think about what we might do differently during the Christmas season if we knew this was our last one. It's a sober thought, but one...
There’s going to be chaos. And it’s really okay. We may need this reminder as we head into the holidays this year. Does your family take a Christmas photo every year? Oh the memories! And sometimes, Oh the headache! That’s one common example shared with us by a...
Dad, are you chasing a mirage? Is it time to take another hard look at what’s down the road ahead of you? Larry was sprinting toward what he thought was a bright future. He was devoted to his job, working long hours and traveling a lot and moving up in his company. He...