Just when we thought that the Evolution of Dad was a recent occurrence, news from 800 million years ago arrives. Scientists now believe that a certain type of dinosaur was an involved dad. Read here for the full scoop. Special thanks to Ralph LaRossa for bringing this to our attention.
Category Archives: Fatherhood in the Press
To Hell With At-Home Dads
This Palin story only gets more interesting as it goes along. A major McCain spokesperson on MSNBC shared that Todd Palin is in fact a Stay-At-Home Dad. Well, glad to hear someone is minding the kids. Of course, to me it’s really not a big deal. But then, on the other side of the spectrum… Continue Reading
In Good Company
Tom Perrotta is one of my favorite authors as well the writer of one of the more intelligent depictions of an At-Home Dad in his book Little Children. So, it really made my day to read a write-up from Care.com that ruminates on the At-Home Dad phenomenon with quotes from Mr. Perotta and myself. Thank… Continue Reading
The Hidden Crisis of America
Thank God we hold Father’s Day once a year because if it wasn’t on the calendar I don’t think at this point there’d be much of an emphasis on dads on any day of the year. Barack Obama’s comments about the African American fatherhood crisis is greatly welcome and needed and my hope is that… Continue Reading
Equally Shared Parenting at New York Times
It does the heart good to read Lisa Belkin’s well researched NY Times Magazine story about equally shared parenting. Kudos to the Times for putting it out on Father’s Day. I know there were a lot of cranky responses to the article – primarily that it somehow took away from Father’s Day by diminishing dad’s… Continue Reading
