From my view, one way to pinpoint exactly where we are in the “evolution” of fatherhood is to notice how most of today’s dads are now present at the birth of their children. Most also accompany their wives to birthing classes and learn how to coach their wives on breathing; very often, they will be given the opportunity to snip the umbilical cord.
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Category Archives: Fatherhood in the Press
Evolution of Dad on The Today Show!!
Check out director Dana H. Glazer on The Today Show!
The Evolution of Dad – Literally
Special thanks to Michael Kimmel for bringing to our attention this fascinating article on how early human dads may have been more involved than previously considered. The Evolution comes full circle.
An Al Jazeera News Segment On Fatherhood?
Special thanks to Matt Schneider from NYC Dads Group for bringing this news piece about dads from....would you believe...Al Jazeera? USA Media outlets take note: this is the smart way to cover what's going on with dads.
“He Breaks For Band Recitals” – NY Times, Friday 2/12
For those of you who didn’t catch this last Friday – or who might like to read it again… here is Sheryl Gay Stolberg’s “NY Times” article about how Barack Obama balances work and family.
She Works. They’re Happy. (from “The NY Times”)
Great article about SAHD’s and Breadwinning Moms in yesterday’s Style section of “The New York Times”!
NYTimes Article: Parents Working Together
Check out this NYTimes article about the barriers dads face in terms of becoming more involved and how important it is for parents to not only work together but to respect their different parenting approaches. It's more evidence that people really need to be educated about how to work these things out.
Evolution of Dad on “A Conversation With Men Radio Show”
Last night I had the pleasure of being the guest on a blog talk radio show called "A Conversation With Men" with host Michael Taylor. Click here to listen to the broadcast. Enjoy!
The Evolutionary Paternity Test?
A friend recently asked me if I was aware of a NYTimes article from a few years back that discusses how babies are more likely to resemble their fathers and that this is an 'evolutionary' way of getting dads more connected with their babies. Pretty wild stuff. If you have an opinion about this, ...
