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The DADDYING blog provides commentary, research, personal narratives, reviews & recommendations, and other creative expressions from

a diverse group of parenting colleagues, guest writers, and experts to raise awareness and promote the benefits of lifelong dad involvement.

Allan Shedlin

Apr 14, 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.

Allan Shedlin

Jul 29, 2020

Mommying Helps Me Cope with COVID-19 Isolation and Dad Grief

My own personal grief has been set aside while we mourn so many things before COVID19. The pandemic made me be the mother I dreamed of being

Allan Shedlin

Mar 3, 2020

The Daddying Movement Evolved and Is Helping Redefine Masculinity

As the Daddying Movement evolves, dads are being REmasculated while what it means to be a father and "real man" is expanded and redefined.

When It Comes to Protecting Families and Human Rights, We're Partisan Dads and Moms

Our Daddying Thoughts Post-Election

Dear Dads, You're Neither Damned nor Doomed