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Good Player. Great Father. Take Two...

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Sep 21, 2009
Following on the heels of the Brodrick Smith story, Tennessean.com reports that Vince Young stepped in to be dad to Trenton and... Read More

Topics: schools, nfl

There's No Crying In Baseball

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Sep 18, 2009
Except for this dad, who probably wanted to cry when his three year-old daughter threw back the foul ball he caught!However,... Read More

Good player. Great dad.

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Sep 17, 2009
Brodrick Smith is a young dad. And a pretty good football player. But he recently made the gutsy and sacrificial choice to leave... Read More

When "Pop" Flies...

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Sep 13, 2009
Ever wonder why there seems to be fewer African Americans playing major league baseball? Could it be linked to the fact that 2... Read More

They said it!

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Sep 2, 2009
Having the opportunity to work with a wonderful group of high-school teens gives me plenty of opportunities to hear about the... Read More

Songs of our Fathers

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Aug 24, 2009
This weekend, I attended a concert of guitar virtuoso and three time Grammy® nominee Stanley Jordan. It was a pretty amazing... Read More

Life's "Little" Interruptions

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Aug 12, 2009
My life was interrupted yesterday. I was all set to head to work when I got a call from my wife. She told me that she was not... Read More

The Other Casualties of War

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Aug 4, 2009
Relationships. Families. Those are the casualties of war that you don't see in the news everyday.USA Today had an insightful,... Read More

Kids Say the Darndest Things

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Jul 29, 2009
I found this video the other day while doing some research on Being Dad USA - a fantastic DVD where dads give their perspective... Read More

Rethinking Responsibility

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Jul 24, 2009
Our friends at the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy yesterday released a wonderful compilation of... Read More

Topics: unplanned pregnancy, cohabitation

Dad's Greatest Fear: A Teenage Girl

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Jul 21, 2009
The teen years are scary...for everyone (have you been to a movie theater or a mall on a Friday night?!?). But I think they can... Read More

Topics: research

The Other Side of the Story

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Jul 9, 2009
Just when we thought we were done grieving the loss of several celebrities (well, perhaps the media will never give up on... Read More

Topics: nfl

We couldn't agree more.

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Jul 7, 2009
Excellent TIME magazine cover story: Why Marriage Matters, by Caitlin Flanagan:Few things hamper a child as much as not having a... Read More

Topics: cohabitation

WFB in WSJ

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Jun 26, 2009
Thanks to Sue Shellenbarger for a shout-out in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal. In a follow-up to her recent column about ... Read More

President Obama's Thoughts on Fatherhood

Posted by Fatherhood Admin   |   Jun 24, 2009
As Roland mentioned in his last post, last Friday President Obama hosted a town hall to discuss the role of dads.He said some... Read More

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