Responsibilities of a father: know how to SERVELast month we celebrated Father’s Day. This holiday is a great time for dads to reassess their fathering. But, any month is a good time to consider how you can assess your current level of service and find ways to improve.Here are three simple questions you can use [...]
Research on fathering in America. An overwhelming majority of Americans agree that fathers play an important and irreplaceable role in the lives of children: 89% agree that it is important for children to live in a home with both their mother and father. 92% agree that fathers make a unique contribution to their children's [...]
Do fathers matter? Most parenthood research has focused on the mother and her role and impact on the child. However, in the last few decades, a body of literature has emerged looking at the father’s role in a child’s life and the adverse effects of absent fathers. In general, the research suggests that fathers [...]
It's important we know why dads matter. In the passenger lounge of the Kansas City airport some years ago, I saw the most amazing thing: an infant flying up above a dividing wall, levitating for just a second, then dropping back down behind the wall. I couldn’t look away; it happened again. And again, [...]
