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Vincent DiCaro

Vincent DiCaro

Vince is NFI's Vice President of Communication and Development. He is married to Claudia, has one son with another son on the way and lives in Maryland.

Recent Posts

Can you "love your children but hate your life"?

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   Aug 10, 2010
By now, many of you have probably heard about a controversial cover story from New York magazine in which the writer, Jennifer... Read More

Topics: New York magazine

Father Absence and Puberty?

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   Aug 9, 2010
Time magazine just published an article about young girls entering puberty earlier and earlier. The article is based on a study... Read More

Topics: research, time magazine, pediatrics, puberty

Gentlemen, start your engines!

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   Jun 18, 2010
NASCAR is not only an incredibly popular sport, it is also a very family-friendly one. A recent USA Weekend story highlighted... Read More

Topics: nascar

Telling Your Children Your “Story” - Plus, Your Chance to Win a Free Book

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   May 26, 2010
Have you ever thought about how you are going to tell your children about your life?According to author and Generation Y expert... Read More

Topics: chronicle books, michael mcqueen, memento

Postpartum Depression... in Dads

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   May 18, 2010
This is from today's Wall Street Journal: "More than one in 10 fathers become depressed after the birth of their child, and their... Read More

Topics: postpartum depression, wall street journal

Heroes for My Son

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   May 14, 2010
There is a great new father-son book out called Heroes for My Son, by best-selling thriller writer, Brad Meltzer. Asked why he... Read More

Topics: book, brad meltzer, heroes for my son

Mother's Day - Take 2

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   May 12, 2010
There was a lot of pressure on Vinny and I to make mommy's first Mother's Day memorable. I knew that getting a Hallmark card and... Read More

Topics: infant, Baby Vinnny, Mother's Day

The Council of Dads

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   Apr 29, 2010
Yesterday, an amazing new book about fatherhood was released, The Council of Dads (Harper Collins), by best-selling author, Bruce... Read More

Topics: harper collins, bruce feiler, the council of dads, the today show

There is a Reason for the Gaping Hole in My Trousers

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   Apr 28, 2010
Ah, the joys of fatherhood!This morning, as I was dropping my little guy off at day care, I bent over to pick up his diaper bag... Read More

Topics: Baby Vinnny, day care

Absent children?

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   Apr 26, 2010
I just read this on "Motherlode," the parenting blog of The New York Times: "A recent poll in Great Britain found that one in 10... Read More

First Day of Day Care

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   Apr 19, 2010
This morning, my wife and I dropped off three-month-old Vinny for his first day in day care. It is also, of course, my wife's... Read More

Topics: infant, Baby Vinnny, day care, babies

Lessons from a New Dad

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   Apr 1, 2010
As followers of this blog know, on January 15, my wife and I welcomed our first child into the world. He got my name (Vincent),... Read More

Cloudy with a chance of .... fatherhood?

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   Mar 15, 2010
In the last few years, a number of animated movies with very strong fatherhood themes have been released. Finding Nemo, The... Read More

Topics: cloudy with a chance of meatballs

The Great "Milestone Marathon"

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   Mar 11, 2010
If there is one thing I have learned about babies in my first two months as a father is that they change --- fast! Since I am... Read More

Topics: Baby Vinnny, babies

Getting into a routine ... sort of...

Posted by Vincent DiCaro   |   Feb 23, 2010
Well, when he hit about 4 weeks old, the Little Guy got his first cold. It probably made mom and I more upset than it is making... Read More

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