Fatherhood

By NPR on 08/31/2017 “… If you’ve put off starting a family, you’re not alone. In the U.S., the average age a woman gives birth to her first child has been rising. And, a study published Thursday in Human Reproduction shows dads are getting older, too. In 1972, the average age of fathers of newborns in the U.S. was […]

By Washington Times 08/09/2017 “…Several years ago, my youngest son and I began a regular practice of packing several backpacks with packaged food, toiletries and small Bibles, and heading to downtown Washington, D.C. to pass them out to the homeless. Most of the people we met were men, and soon I discovered something that truly

By Broom Field Enterprise on 07/17/2017 “…This entire book is told through the stream-of-consciousness thoughts of Graham Cavanaugh, a New York City executive in his late fifties. Audra, his much-younger second wife, is a free spirit who says whatever comes into her head, befriends literally everyone she encounters, and has changed his staid former life

By Trib Talk on 07/05/2017 “…With rising teen pregnancy rates across Texas, a renewed sense of urgency is building around teen parents. And by teen parents, I mean teen moms, because let’s face it, when was the last time you even talked about teen dads? This silent disregard for teen dads trickles down to a lack

By Babble on 06/04/2017 “…As early as middle school, I was working tirelessly on my image and wanted to make sure everyone knew how tough I was. After all, I was the younger brother of a tough guy. It was a difficult sell in high school when I was 5’10” and 130 pounds, but I

By Artsy on 07/04/2017 “…American fathers today spend nearly triple the amount of time with their children as fathers did back in 1965. But while parental norms evolve, outdated ideas of fatherhood—from absentee breadwinners or clueless Mr. Moms—continue to prevail across popular culture. …” Read the entire article: https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-photographers-one-way-dad

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

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

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

By Medline Plus on 05/25/2017 “…Fathers are not only more attentive to little girls, a new study finds, they’re also more accepting of their feelings. Dads sing more to their daughters, play harder with their sons and speak to their little ones in strikingly different — and important — ways. …” Read the entire article: https://medlineplus.gov/news/fullstory_165950.html