As parenting skills, roles and expectations continue to evolve, an increasing number of stay-at-home fathers have been choosing to make their stories public.A new film, entitled Happy SAHD: A Documentary about 21st Century Dads, explores this very topic through the lens of a group of Baltimore fathers who provide primary childcare for their kids.Director Michael Schwartz told … [Read more...] about New documentary explores lives of stay-at-home dads
Archives for January 2009
Daddy’s Home – Lunchtime Blackmail
Read more funny dad cartoons. Daddy's Home is a humorous commentary on today's family life, with an emphasis on the role of the modern father, through the eyes of a stay-at-home-dad. With a growing circulation of more than 4 million, it is published in leading newspapers around the world including The Washington Post and The Orange County Register. Daddy's … [Read more...] about Daddy’s Home – Lunchtime Blackmail
Personality may affect approach to parenting skills
When your children go online or turn on the TV, do you strictly monitor their activity or are you more relaxed about the issue?A new survey by Mindset Media found that fathers and mothers differ remarkably when applying their parenting skills to kids' media adventures - and that personality traits play a role in the parenting style chosen.For example, moms and dads who banned … [Read more...] about Personality may affect approach to parenting skills
Parenting is a Slippery Slope
This article appeared in BayAreaParent in February 2009Annual ski vacationFebruary for many people living in the Bay Area means taking off a weekend or week for a ski break somewhere in Tahoe.Skiing with small kids is like a lot of things during this long stretch while your kids are young. Some day, we’ll all be able to bike together, play tennis together, and ski … [Read more...] about Parenting is a Slippery Slope
Unemployed dads work to find their place at home
This article appeared in Seattle Post on January 22, 2009.Working Dad may soon become Non-Working Dad.Two weeks ago, the Seattle P-I's owner decided to pull the plug on the print newspaper, and that likely means I'll join the growing ranks of stay-at-home dads -- at least until I find work.After two decades of making deadlines, the idea of making lunches and more time for … [Read more...] about Unemployed dads work to find their place at home