Oh Dad, Poor Dad

It’s not news that moms may have a tougher time finding work if they’ve taken extended time off to raise their kids. Now, however, stay-at-home dads are feeling the pinch. To the work world, time away is just as – perhaps more – detrimental for a man than for a woman.

Just a generation ago – [...]

Like Mother, Like Daughter

According to a recent study by Ohio State University, women are more likely than men to follow the parenting practices of their mothers. As a result, “We really need to learn a lot more about how fathers learn to parent,” said study co-author Jonathan Vespa.

More than 1,000 young parents were chosen from a  group whose [...]

Taking Measure

Some time back, I blogged about a poll conducted by Parenting magazine that indicated many moms were fed up with their husbands. More recently, there was an interesting segment on NPR radio on how moms and dads evaluate their roles, and the resulting tension that can produce between them.

Referring to the Parenting poll, Jeremy Adam Smith, [...]

Daddy and Me

Many of my recent blogs have dealt with the growing role dads play in parenting. An article in yesterday’s New York Times supported those observations. It talked about how play classes originally designed for moms and their babies are suddenly being populated by more and more dads. At one site in New York City, the [...]

Daddy Blogging

In my recent post, Are Dads the New Moms?, I discussed the growing numbers of “daddy” bloggers. 

 

In some cases, these dad bloggers are married to established mom bloggers – and have noticed that their wives have been getting all [...]

Are Dads the New Moms?

 Dad may have had his Day on Sunday, but he is also experiencing an extended paternal moment. Whether by choice or circumstance, more dads are finding themselves increasingly responsible for daily parenting.

 In response, they are making a place for themselves [...]