Parenting Advice for Fathers
Looking for solid, practical advice for those thorny parenting problems? This area includes information on child protection and other important issues for fathers in their role as parent.
Teaching Children to Manifest a Better World
Many people are focusing today on the attraction principle which is espoused in the national best seller The Secret. Authors Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller suggest ways that dads can teach their children to apply the attraction principle in their lives.
Many people are focusing today on the attraction principle which is espoused in the national best seller The Secret. Authors Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller suggest ways that dads can teach their children to apply the attraction principle in their lives.
Top 10 Things Nature and Parenting Have in Common
Author Mark Stevens shares his observations about nature and parenting and the natural laws that affect them both. Get some insights about these two related parts of life, and help yourself and your children better appreciate this harmonious relationship.
Author Mark Stevens shares his observations about nature and parenting and the natural laws that affect them both. Get some insights about these two related parts of life, and help yourself and your children better appreciate this harmonious relationship.
Raising Children Without Bias
Do your racial or ethnic biases creep into your parenting? Sometimes fathers unknowingly transmit biases and prejudice to our children. Author Deb Capone offers some insights into our own attitudes about race and offers concrete steps to unlearn bias and raise children who will not have them.
Do your racial or ethnic biases creep into your parenting? Sometimes fathers unknowingly transmit biases and prejudice to our children. Author Deb Capone offers some insights into our own attitudes about race and offers concrete steps to unlearn bias and raise children who will not have them.
The Importance of Financial Awareness in Your Children
What should a father do to teach his children how to be financially smart? Author Al Jacobs shares some important tips for fathers as they work to teach their children financial awareness and how to manage their money.
What should a father do to teach his children how to be financially smart? Author Al Jacobs shares some important tips for fathers as they work to teach their children financial awareness and how to manage their money.
Kid Nation. Really.
Big changes are happening in family life--more stay at home dads, more gay couples as parents, and other basic changes in family structure. But authors Mark Penn and Kinney Zalesne suggest that the biggest changes relate to children, not to parents. Learn more about these interesting trends beginning to bear of families and fathers.
Big changes are happening in family life--more stay at home dads, more gay couples as parents, and other basic changes in family structure. But authors Mark Penn and Kinney Zalesne suggest that the biggest changes relate to children, not to parents. Learn more about these interesting trends beginning to bear of families and fathers.
Shy Kids: How to Help Kids Make Friends
Parenting expert Armin Brott shares insights into helping shy children overcome their fears in making friends.
Parenting expert Armin Brott shares insights into helping shy children overcome their fears in making friends.
The Popularity Game
Helping kids deal with the peer focus on popularity can be a challenge for fathers, particularly when your child may not be part of the inner and popular circle at school or in the neighborhood. Marriage and family counselor Sally Sacks shares insights and advice for parents working through popularity issues.
Helping kids deal with the peer focus on popularity can be a challenge for fathers, particularly when your child may not be part of the inner and popular circle at school or in the neighborhood. Marriage and family counselor Sally Sacks shares insights and advice for parents working through popularity issues.
I Want to Go Home!
Few things are harder on a parent than when your child is hospitalized. Dr. Laura Nathanson gives some excellent advice on how to handle that hospital stay and what a dad should do to stay in control of this situation.
Few things are harder on a parent than when your child is hospitalized. Dr. Laura Nathanson gives some excellent advice on how to handle that hospital stay and what a dad should do to stay in control of this situation.
Communicating in Your Child's Love Language
Every child has or her own way of receiving love; Gary Chapman in his book The Five Love Languages explains five different ways people understand love from others. Find out which love language your child speaks and how to best communicate love to her in her own language.
Every child has or her own way of receiving love; Gary Chapman in his book The Five Love Languages explains five different ways people understand love from others. Find out which love language your child speaks and how to best communicate love to her in her own language.
Rational Parents Equal Rational Kids
Family therapist Sally Sacks offers advice for dealing rationally with our children. If we want our children to develop good thinking skills, then we have to exhibit them in our dealings with them.
Family therapist Sally Sacks offers advice for dealing rationally with our children. If we want our children to develop good thinking skills, then we have to exhibit them in our dealings with them.
Getting Your Kids to Brush Their Teeth
Fighting with a preschooler about brushing his or her teeth can be trying on a dad. Parenting expert Armin Brott offers some insights into this daily ritual and suggestions on making tooth brushing a better experience for all concerned.
Fighting with a preschooler about brushing his or her teeth can be trying on a dad. Parenting expert Armin Brott offers some insights into this daily ritual and suggestions on making tooth brushing a better experience for all concerned.
Recording Your Child's Growth
One of the great joys of fatherhood is watching your child grow and develop. Here are some ways suggested by experienced dads for keeping a record of that growth for later memories.
One of the great joys of fatherhood is watching your child grow and develop. Here are some ways suggested by experienced dads for keeping a record of that growth for later memories.
How You Can Help Your Children Form Their Own Identity
About Fatherhood contibutor Sally Sacks shares insights into helping your children learn more about themselves by learning about them yourself and helping them feel good about their individual identity.
About Fatherhood contibutor Sally Sacks shares insights into helping your children learn more about themselves by learning about them yourself and helping them feel good about their individual identity.
Love, Magic, and Mudpies
A review of the book Love, Magic, and Mudpies: Raising Your Kids to Feel Loved, Be Kind, and Make a Difference by Dr. Bernie Seigel. In this book, Dr. Seigel shares anecdotes and experiences from his own life and the lives of others in helping fathers learn the impotance of love and magic in their relationships
A review of the book Love, Magic, and Mudpies: Raising Your Kids to Feel Loved, Be Kind, and Make a Difference by Dr. Bernie Seigel. In this book, Dr. Seigel shares anecdotes and experiences from his own life and the lives of others in helping fathers learn the impotance of love and magic in their relationships
When Things Are Tough at Home
If parents have a relationship problem, it inevitably affects every other family relationship. Learn what to look for when your children are under stress and what to do to resolve the issues and be supportive of your children.
If parents have a relationship problem, it inevitably affects every other family relationship. Learn what to look for when your children are under stress and what to do to resolve the issues and be supportive of your children.
Intentional Parenting — Do You Know What Hangs in The Balance?
About Fatherhood guest contributor Mark Jordan offers some advice to fathers on parenting with purpose--Intentional Parenting. Learn about taking the time to understand, developing a plan, and making that plan work for your family.
About Fatherhood guest contributor Mark Jordan offers some advice to fathers on parenting with purpose--Intentional Parenting. Learn about taking the time to understand, developing a plan, and making that plan work for your family.
Being a Successful Father of Twins
Men who find out they are going to be a father of twins sometimes experience some feelings of shock and awe. Yet being a dad of twins is an exceptionally rewarding experience. Find out what successful fathers of twins do to make it work for them and their families.
Men who find out they are going to be a father of twins sometimes experience some feelings of shock and awe. Yet being a dad of twins is an exceptionally rewarding experience. Find out what successful fathers of twins do to make it work for them and their families.
Your Child's Hero
Guest contributors Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller describe a writing assignment in which a child described her father as her greatest hero. What does it take to be a hero to your child? This article describes ten important steps to an heroic approach to fatherhood.
Guest contributors Chick Moorman and Thomas Haller describe a writing assignment in which a child described her father as her greatest hero. What does it take to be a hero to your child? This article describes ten important steps to an heroic approach to fatherhood.
The Guiding Principles of Parenting
Identifying with your parenting partner some important guiding principles brings consistency and focus to you parenting. About Fatherhood contributor Jeremy Schneider offers perspective and tips for developing, embracing and using these guiding principles.
Identifying with your parenting partner some important guiding principles brings consistency and focus to you parenting. About Fatherhood contributor Jeremy Schneider offers perspective and tips for developing, embracing and using these guiding principles.
Say I Love You to Your Children
What to say and how to say it when saying I Love You to a child.
What to say and how to say it when saying I Love You to a child.
Fun Ways to Get Young Children to Eat Healthier
Worried about your child's eating habits? You probably should be if your child is like so many of his or her peers. Guest contributor Angela Russ offers ten easy and fun ways to motivate your children to better eating habits.
Worried about your child's eating habits? You probably should be if your child is like so many of his or her peers. Guest contributor Angela Russ offers ten easy and fun ways to motivate your children to better eating habits.
Five Commandments for Today's Family Man
About Fatherhood Guest Contributor Gregory Keer shares some insights into what fathers in today's world should do to keep close relationships with their families.
About Fatherhood Guest Contributor Gregory Keer shares some insights into what fathers in today's world should do to keep close relationships with their families.
Instilling a Sense of Financial Responsibility in Your Kids
Guest contributor Al Jacobs offers insights and practical approaches to helping your children become financially responsible.
Guest contributor Al Jacobs offers insights and practical approaches to helping your children become financially responsible.
Helping Your Children Make Good Decisions
Teaching children decision-making skills is an important role for a father. Guest contributor Dr. Jim Taylor offers some insights and practical approaches for helping children ask the right questions in making good decisions.
Teaching children decision-making skills is an important role for a father. Guest contributor Dr. Jim Taylor offers some insights and practical approaches for helping children ask the right questions in making good decisions.
Honoring Your Child's Unique Gifts: Keeping Your Dreams for Your Child in Check
Sometimes parents are sure about the path that their kids must take, and they let the kids know it. When we do this, we often set our kids up for failure. Trying to help those we love most in the world to succeed, we actually ferment rebellion in them or doom them to failure.
Sometimes parents are sure about the path that their kids must take, and they let the kids know it. When we do this, we often set our kids up for failure. Trying to help those we love most in the world to succeed, we actually ferment rebellion in them or doom them to failure.
Talking to Children About Tragedy
Anytime there is a tragedy, whether it is due to terrorism, natural disaster, or other causes, children will look to their dads for insight and stability. Learn some techniques and attitudes about discussing tragedies with your children.
Anytime there is a tragedy, whether it is due to terrorism, natural disaster, or other causes, children will look to their dads for insight and stability. Learn some techniques and attitudes about discussing tragedies with your children.
When Your Kids Are Popular with the Wrong Crowd
Peer groups can be positive or negative in the life of your child. Identify ways to help your child avoid negative peer groups and pressure to make bad choices in this article from guest contributor Dr. Sylvia Rimm.
Peer groups can be positive or negative in the life of your child. Identify ways to help your child avoid negative peer groups and pressure to make bad choices in this article from guest contributor Dr. Sylvia Rimm.
Choosing the Right Babysitter
Planning a night out with your partner or heading out on a date and need a sitter for the kids? Welcome to the world of choosing child care for your children. What should a dad do to find and keep an excellent short-term child care provider?
Planning a night out with your partner or heading out on a date and need a sitter for the kids? Welcome to the world of choosing child care for your children. What should a dad do to find and keep an excellent short-term child care provider?
Building Your Child’s Self-Esteem
Guest contributor Dr. Paul C. Hollinger shares thoughts about how and why fathers can build their children's self esteem. Learn abiout giving appropriate attention, the right ways to praise and motivate and the best methods for building a foundation of success for your children.
Guest contributor Dr. Paul C. Hollinger shares thoughts about how and why fathers can build their children's self esteem. Learn abiout giving appropriate attention, the right ways to praise and motivate and the best methods for building a foundation of success for your children.
When Do I Need a Family Counselor?
How does a family decide when to go to counseling? What problems are best served by family counseling or therapy? What questions should I ask a potential family therapist? Learn more about family therapy and what it can do for your family.
How does a family decide when to go to counseling? What problems are best served by family counseling or therapy? What questions should I ask a potential family therapist? Learn more about family therapy and what it can do for your family.
When Mom Gets Sick
What does a dad do when his partner gets sick, has surgery or is out of commission for a while? Here is a game plan for dealing with supporting your kids’ mom when she is ill and managing the family at the same time.
What does a dad do when his partner gets sick, has surgery or is out of commission for a while? Here is a game plan for dealing with supporting your kids’ mom when she is ill and managing the family at the same time.
The Impact of Your Childhood on Your Child
Zeynep Biringen, Ph.D, the author of Raising a Secure Child: Creating an Emotional Connection Between You and Your Child helps fathers understand how their childhood experiences impact the childhood experiences of their children. Learn more about what you bring to fatherhood and how it is transmitted to your offspring.
Zeynep Biringen, Ph.D, the author of Raising a Secure Child: Creating an Emotional Connection Between You and Your Child helps fathers understand how their childhood experiences impact the childhood experiences of their children. Learn more about what you bring to fatherhood and how it is transmitted to your offspring.
15 Most Asked Foster and Adopt Questions
Most adoption or foster care issues begin with a question; should I adopt, should I search, or should I foster? Each of these hold numerous more questions beneath the surface. Decide to make a decision! Here are the 15 Most Asked Foster and Adopt Questions and help in finding the answers. From the About Adoption Guide
Most adoption or foster care issues begin with a question; should I adopt, should I search, or should I foster? Each of these hold numerous more questions beneath the surface. Decide to make a decision! Here are the 15 Most Asked Foster and Adopt Questions and help in finding the answers. From the About Adoption Guide
Eating Together: Mealtimes for Your Family
The family that eats together stays together. Well, it’s definitely not that simple, but family mealtimes can be a great opportunity to be together, share the events and feelings of the day, and more. Learn about the benefits of making time to eat together and how to get it done in today’s hectic lifestyle.
The family that eats together stays together. Well, it’s definitely not that simple, but family mealtimes can be a great opportunity to be together, share the events and feelings of the day, and more. Learn about the benefits of making time to eat together and how to get it done in today’s hectic lifestyle.
Staying in Touch on the Road
Staying in touch with the children while you are on the road can be a real challenge. Find out ways to keep close to your kids as a road warrior.
Staying in touch with the children while you are on the road can be a real challenge. Find out ways to keep close to your kids as a road warrior.
Talking With Children About War
Sometimes the most difficult questions about war come from our children. Find out what child and family experts recommend about discussing war with our children.
Sometimes the most difficult questions about war come from our children. Find out what child and family experts recommend about discussing war with our children.
Kids Need CARE: Validating and Affirming our Children
Professor James Van Horn at Penn State University recommends a conscious effort to affirm and validate family members using the CARE Strategy. Learn how consideration, appreciation, respect and empathy help in a family.
Professor James Van Horn at Penn State University recommends a conscious effort to affirm and validate family members using the CARE Strategy. Learn how consideration, appreciation, respect and empathy help in a family.
Top Books for a Dad's Library
Check out the must-have books for dads, and find books that will inform, entertain, advise, and help make fathering a little easier.
Check out the must-have books for dads, and find books that will inform, entertain, advise, and help make fathering a little easier.
About Adoption
The Adoption site at About.com is filled with information for dads of adopted children, or for dads who are contemplating adoption. Resources on the legal issues, the challenges of blending and bonding, and making adoption work are readily available.
The Adoption site at About.com is filled with information for dads of adopted children, or for dads who are contemplating adoption. Resources on the legal issues, the challenges of blending and bonding, and making adoption work are readily available.
Talking To Children About Violence
How we should talk to our children about violence in society, an article by Ron Huxley.
How we should talk to our children about violence in society, an article by Ron Huxley.
Top Ten Common-Sense Rules for Fathers
Father Coach Mark Brandenburg offers his top ten rules for fathers who want common sense be their guide.
Father Coach Mark Brandenburg offers his top ten rules for fathers who want common sense be their guide.
The War on Terrorism: We All Have a Part To Play
How has the war on terrorism changed our world? What roles should we take in the war on terrorism? What should we look for when a terror alert is posted?
How has the war on terrorism changed our world? What roles should we take in the war on terrorism? What should we look for when a terror alert is posted?
Protecting Your Child from Sexual Abuse
With recent revelations about child sexual abuse among some clergy, many fathers are seeking ways of protecting their children. Find answers to your questions about teaching your children how to be safe from sexual abuse.
With recent revelations about child sexual abuse among some clergy, many fathers are seeking ways of protecting their children. Find answers to your questions about teaching your children how to be safe from sexual abuse.
Fatherville
One of the best sites on the web for dads, Fatherville features original content from real dads who write about their fathering experiences. Dads from various stages of fathering are a part of this site. Divoced dads, widowed fathers, single custodial fathers, first time fathers, and working fathers are just a few of the areas of information on this site.
One of the best sites on the web for dads, Fatherville features original content from real dads who write about their fathering experiences. Dads from various stages of fathering are a part of this site. Divoced dads, widowed fathers, single custodial fathers, first time fathers, and working fathers are just a few of the areas of information on this site.
Life Line
Life-Life-line.org offers interactive features that can help you learn about insurance quickly and effectively. For instance, the site’s Human Life Value Calculator lets you compute exactly how much your life is worth to your family in dollars and cents. Other information on the site helps dispel common myths that exist about insurance and financial planning.
Life-Life-line.org offers interactive features that can help you learn about insurance quickly and effectively. For instance, the site’s Human Life Value Calculator lets you compute exactly how much your life is worth to your family in dollars and cents. Other information on the site helps dispel common myths that exist about insurance and financial planning.
Fast Internet Connections
All you need to know before installing DSL, cable internet, or other high speed options. A guide specific to parents and their home internet connections.
All you need to know before installing DSL, cable internet, or other high speed options. A guide specific to parents and their home internet connections.
Center for Successful Fathering
The Center for Successful Fathering promotes the benefits of being an involved father and the belief that children need the balance of Mom and Dad.
The Center for Successful Fathering promotes the benefits of being an involved father and the belief that children need the balance of Mom and Dad.
DadMag
A slick site for dad-focused news and information. Sections include: Fitness; The Cool Garage; Spicing Up Sex; Get Cooking; and Money Matters.
A slick site for dad-focused news and information. Sections include: Fitness; The Cool Garage; Spicing Up Sex; Get Cooking; and Money Matters.
Dads Today
A destination for all dads and dads-to-be. Part of the iParenting network, this site provides feature articles and discussion groups for dads.
A destination for all dads and dads-to-be. Part of the iParenting network, this site provides feature articles and discussion groups for dads.
Father's World
Information, resources, forums, support, and education for fathers and their families. Topics include Legal, Recipes, Forums, and Health. Aside from the hard-to-read bold text, this site is one of the best. Oh, and don't forget the store.
Information, resources, forums, support, and education for fathers and their families. Topics include Legal, Recipes, Forums, and Health. Aside from the hard-to-read bold text, this site is one of the best. Oh, and don't forget the store.
Fathering Magazine
This online publication covers all aspects of fathering. Issues include the joys of being a father, relationships with a son or daughter, being a single father, and child support and custody.
This online publication covers all aspects of fathering. Issues include the joys of being a father, relationships with a son or daughter, being a single father, and child support and custody.
FatherWork
This site is dedicated to the development of fathers through stories and activities. Its focus is on good fathering, not good fathers: "We assume that most fathers want to improve and that all fathers make mistakes."
This site is dedicated to the development of fathers through stories and activities. Its focus is on good fathering, not good fathers: "We assume that most fathers want to improve and that all fathers make mistakes."
National Center for Fathering
The National Center for Fathering conducts research on fathering and develops resources for dads in every fathering situation. A very thorough and useful site.
The National Center for Fathering conducts research on fathering and develops resources for dads in every fathering situation. A very thorough and useful site.
WonderWise Parents
This site provides an online course in responsive discipline, as well as other parent education programs.
This site provides an online course in responsive discipline, as well as other parent education programs.