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How We Deal With Fights With Our Partners Can Also Hurt Our Children

In my continuing series on DaddyPlace entitled Hey Dads…You Matter! I am addressing the issue of parental conflict. We all have fights with our partners; it is an unavoidable element of being in an intimate relationship. But how do you deal with your conflicts? How we deal with them has more of an affect on […]

Working Dads Can Build A Strong Bond, Too

In my continuing series entitled Hey Dads…You Matter! featured on DaddyPlace, I decided to write about some of the differences between Stay-At-Home Dads (SAHD) and Stay-At-Home Moms (SAHM). While researching this interesting issue I learned one very important thing that inspired me to write this piece.
But one of the most interesting findings was when children […]

Have You Loved Your Child Enough Today?

In my continuing series entitled, Hey Dads…You Matter! on DaddyPlace, I explore the difference between knowing and showing love to your children. It is an important issue to fathers, but applies to mothers as well.
My kids know I love them, fathers often tell me, I don’t need to tell them or show them all the […]

Fathers Are Not Like Mothers…But Together They Make A Great Team

In my continuing series entitled, Hey Dads…You Matter! on DaddyPlace, I explore the differences in parenting style between fathers and mothers to demonstrate that each brings strengths and that together involved parents give their children the best possible opportunities for health and happiness.
Of course, children who have more tools at their disposal are better at […]

Education Can Break Damaging Father Stereotypes

In my continuing series on the benefits of father involvement called, “Hey Dads…You Matter!” at DaddyPlace, I am focusing on the importance of educating mothers and fathers to the benefits fathers provide their children. Not only is this important to break through negative father stereotypes, but it is also important to help fathers through the […]

Don’t Believe the Hype! Good Fathers Make the Difference

This week in my continuing series entitled Hey Dads…You Matter!, you can learn more about how Dads make the difference in the lives of their children. Specifically, I focus on the myths of Dads not being important and confront them head on to explain to both fathers and mothers the benefits of involved fathers for […]