Vasectomy Specialist Debunks Common Myths
The first article in a week-long series on vasectomies features a Q&A with Dr. Stephen Siegel on pain, myths, procedure, and permanence Now that the new year is no longer new, we here at the Dads...
View ArticleThe Decision is the Hardest Part: Is a Vasectomy for You?
Contributors come clean on how facing their fears and anxieties, and talking to their partners, helped them make a decision “The penis is the dipstick of the body’s health,” says Dr. Harry Fisch....
View ArticleMr. Mom is Dead, Reports the Wall Street Journal
“We are seeing the masculinization of domestic tasks and routines” There may be cause for celebration in daddom. Lance Somerfield, of NYC Dads, shared this article from today’s Wall Street Journal....
View ArticleRecord Breaking Inch of Snow Hits Chicago
Depressing amount of annual snowfall sends family running for the hills 1.1 inches, to be exact. Enough to make a footprint. It had been 335 days since our last snowfall of more than 1 inch in...
View ArticleLords of the Playground Launches Their Comedic Shorts
Comedic duo Jason Kravits and Matt Servitto launch web comedy shorts Lords of the Playground They’ve played unloved district attorneys, Soprano-hounding FBI Agents, outcasts, oddballs, and now they...
View ArticleDads and Medical Staff Sing for Kids with Congenital Heart Defects
Somewhere Over the Rainbow babies born with congenital heart defects will survive and thrive 1 out of every 100 babies is born with a congenital heart defect. CHD is considered the most common birth...
View ArticleA Brief Interview with Hilarious Men
Matt Servitto and Jason Kravits on the intersection of work, fatherhood, and Lords of the Playground Anything goes on the playground: one dad scores the digits for a new babysitter; the other dad...
View ArticleOn Death, Loneliness, and Goldfish
Talking to my kids about death was the first step in listening to the loneliness evoked by loss Day three of single parenting and I want to do something big after picking up the kids from school....
View ArticleWhy Working Parents Have It Hard in America
The United States is the only country of the world’s leading 34 economies to not offer paid parental leave Work-Life Conflict Balancing the demands of work and family have never been easy for parents....
View ArticleWhat Would You Do if Someone Slapped Your Kid?
Passenger who slapped toddler on airplane stirring up a lot of revenge fantasies This has gone viral already since last week, and thanks to Designer Daddy’s revenge fantasy piece, it has lit up the...
View ArticleTwo New Reports Finding Dads Are…Cool
From daddy guilt to daddy vests, marketers and media outlets are playing up dad coolness A cool parent seems as oxymoronic as a loud whisper, but in a strange phenomenon two local news outlets,...
View ArticleLeftover Mac and Cheese: Easy, Healthy, Delicious
Even the pickiest eater likes this Mac-N-Cheese trick My four- and five-year old can’t finish a box of macaroni and cheese, I can’t stomach the stuff, and I’m too cheap or un-American to just through...
View ArticleBlizzard Kills Father As He Protects Daughter
One father’s heartbreaking story of sacrifice and love The blizzard that walloped the Japanese island of Hokkaido on March 3 killed several residents, though none as heroic as this father. ABC News...
View ArticleDoes Biology Determine Gender Roles? New Study Says It’s a Numbers Game
Scientists solve mystery of why fathers of some species tend to the offspring rather than the mother We’re not the only ones who love talking about gender roles and gender norms. Reader Dr. Laine...
View ArticleWhy Won’t My Wife Turn Off the Lights?
Robert Duffer doesn’t ask that question. At least not anymore. When my five-year-old daughter comes home, she flicks on every light switch in her path, then hits the bathroom and bedroom switches....
View ArticleBanning Standings in Youth Sports Aims To Control Parents
Eliminating scoring and standings in youth league sports is done to control the parents, not the kids If you follow sports, you’ve seen firebrand coaches like punch-throwing Woody Hayes,...
View ArticleAnother Print Mag Dies to Digital: Ode to Time Out Chicago
Time Out Chicago Will Be Missed Last Monday (4/8/13), it was reported that Time Out Chicago had been bought out by parent company, Time Out Group. “The move…ends an eight-year run as an independent...
View ArticleHave a Ball: The Value of Teaching Your Kid How to Catch
The art of catching a ball is a complex motor skill and a fundamental social skill One of my favorite pictures in the six-year album of parenting is of my son catching a ball during a game. It’s a...
View ArticleHappy Mother’s Day: Dad Bloggers Praise The Most Important Women In Their Lives
“The most important thing a father can do for his children is love their mother.”—Theodore Hesburgh Editor’s Note: Scott Behson, the founder of Fathers, Work and Family and a regular contributor to...
View ArticleBing Search Engine Brings the Competition to Your Browser
Thank you to Bing for sponsoring this article. Try the Bing It On Challenge challenge and experience why in blind tests, people preferred Bing over Google for the web’s top searches.* It was a windy,...
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