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a diverse group of parenting colleagues, guest writers, and experts to raise awareness and promote the benefits of lifelong dad involvement.
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Allan Shedlin
Jul 17, 2022
Pop's Voice Was A Prominent Daddying Influence In My Life
Author Richard Price remembers his grandfather's early influence on his life.
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Allan Shedlin
Jun 8, 2022
Being A Dad Gave Me The Best Creative Fuel To Launch A "Space Cadet"
Four-time Grammy Award-nominated musician Justin Roberts shares how his creative process has changed since becoming a dad.
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Allan Shedlin
May 20, 2022
My Father’s Pillow Talk
Award-winning author and cartoonist Charles Johnson remembers the influence his father had on his storied career path.
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Allan Shedlin
May 11, 2022
How the Father I Never Met Motivated Me to Connect With Lost Family and Become The Dad My Kids Need
Author Eugene Schneeberg went looking for the father he never met and found a new family and motivation to be the dad his children need.
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Allan Shedlin
Apr 13, 2022
The Incident: A Wreck At the Intersection of Toxic Masculinity and Race
DCG DADvisor Neil Tift shares an old story that's still relevant in today's conversation about race, masculinity, and how we raise our sons.
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Allan Shedlin
Mar 23, 2022
Our World Opens Up When We Let Our Kids Lead the Way
In his new book, Anthony Fleg shares what he's learned as his kids challenge and inspire him to see pandemic life from a fresh perspective.
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Allan Shedlin
Mar 9, 2022
How To Start Being An “Outside the Box” Grandparent Today
ThirdPath's Grand Parent Project helps grandparents develop involved relationships with grandkids & promote families' work-life balance.
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Allan Shedlin
Dec 23, 2021
A Father’s Legacy of Care that Keeps on Giving
Promundo-US CEO Gary Barker recalls how his dad walked the talk about gender equality and caring for children as a calling and "man's job."
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Allan Shedlin
Dec 15, 2021
May You Stay Forever Young
Guest writer Rabbi Jonathan Blake reveals a spiritual, soulful secret to eternal youth.
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Allan Shedlin
Dec 2, 2021
A Dad for the Holidays
DADDYING guest writer Kirsten Porter shares holiday memories of and poetry to express her yearning to reconcile with her father.
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Allan Shedlin
Oct 21, 2021
A Pep Talk for At-Home Dads
Marine Veteran Ben Killoy shares his HomeDadCon keynote to inspire fathers/father figures to become dads their kids want/need them to be.
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Allan Shedlin
Oct 6, 2021
Where the Fu*k Was My Father?
Doug Erwin reveals the abuse and feelings of betrayal he endured for 60 years from his dad and the father figure he thought he could trust.
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Allan Shedlin
Sep 23, 2021
Cussing and Kissing Can Both Strengthen Bonds Between Dad and Son
Storyteller Harry Groome remembers how he felt the first time he heard his dad swear and the last time he kissed him goodbye.
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Allan Shedlin
Sep 9, 2021
Missing Dad and All the Little Things That Made Him Great
DCG DADvisor Neil Tift remembers his dad, the pain of losing him, and the Erma Bombeck column he shared when family gathered to say goodbye.
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Allan Shedlin
Sep 2, 2021
O’ Father, Where Art Thou?
Author David Christel asks a question many men and boys who long for an emotional connection with their fathers ask.
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Allan Shedlin
Aug 26, 2021
Zoom to Classroom: How to Prepare Your Child For Returning to School In the New Normal
Author and youth rights advocate Anna Gilchrist provides parents with tips on how to help children adjust to returning to school in person.
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Allan Shedlin
Aug 4, 2021
A Granddaddy Amazed By His Granddaughter and Doting Son
Teacher and artist Doug Erwin basks in daddying joys of meeting his granddaughter, being a granddad & seeing his son as an involved dad.
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Allan Shedlin
Jul 15, 2021
How Work-At-Home Dads are Reinventing Fatherhood and Reaping the Benefits
ThirdPath Institute founder Jessica DeGroot shares findings from Father's Day webinar showing how at-home dads are reinventing fatherhood.
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Allan Shedlin
Jul 1, 2021
Welcome Home to Being A Dad
U.S. Marine Corps veteran and podcaster Ben Killoy finally found his comfort zone as a dad by asking himself one simple question.
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Allan Shedlin
Apr 15, 2021
Watering The Plants
I don’t think my dad intentionally set up his routine as a stabilizing force in our home, but for me, that’s exactly what it was.
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