Family Reunion

Kevin Bacon Reveals Fatherhood Has Been His Proudest Accomplishment in His Life

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By Closer Weekly on 05/31/2017 “…In a new exclusive interview with Closer Weekly, the actor gushed about fatherhood. “The proudest accomplishment of my life is my children,” the 58-year-old star confessed at the recent premiere of his Amazon series, I Love Dick. “Being a parent [means] bringing them up and trying to teach them and have them […]

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Is father-daughter dance out of step with today’s world?

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By Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette on 06/25/2017 “…The annual father-daughter dance at Benito Martinez Elementary School in El Paso, Texas, is a highlight on the school calendar. Candy-color tablecloths camouflage cafeteria tables, and strobe lights transform the gymnasium into a dance floor. The girls, from kindergarten through fifth-grade, don dresses and pose for pictures with

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The Difference A Dad Makes

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By New Boston Post on 06/17/2017 “…Kids are expensive, and it’s hard to imagine supporting a family alone. But children who have fathers in the home don’t just have access to a second income stream, they have, on average, an exponentially higher level of financial security and opportunity. For example, the median annual household income

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MICHIGAN BILL PUTS BREADWINNERS OVER KIDS IN CUSTODY DISPUTES

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By Schmidt & Long on 06/08/2017 “…If HB 4691 passes, the Michigan Shared Parenting Act will shift the focus of the statute from children’s interests to parents’ rights. The bill claims it protects the “best interests of the child” by protecting “the right of the child to a substantially equal parenting time arrangement that promotes a strong

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Must My Son Be a Feminist?

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By Psychology Today 06/09/2017 “…I feel like a broken record, always mentioning the fact that I have three sons and five grandsons. But I don’t think there is anything that defines me more. As someone whose academic interest in gender issues began when I only had two sons and no grandsons, the fact that I am not

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Institute For Family Studies Has No Clue About Shared Parenting, Opposes It Anyway

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By National Parents Organization on 06/04/2017 “…I find I must take a short detour from reporting on the International Conference on Shared Parenting. Why? For two reasons. The first is that the conference so powerfully made the case for shared parenting that this article was impossible for me to allow to stand (IF Studies, 6/2/17). Second, the

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