My Life of Dad Podcast: Fatherhood, Work-Family, Star Wars, Football, and More
Last week, I had the pleasure of being featured on the really fun podcast series, “The Life of Dad After Show,” hosted by Art Eddy and Ryan E. Hamilton. We had a great half-hour conversation in which...
View ArticleHey Dads! This Christmas, Give the Gift of You
Our kids may want things, but they NEED time with their fathers more. This Christmas, instead of stuff, we should give our kids the opportunities to do more fun things with us. Here are a few ideas...
View ArticleA Fatherhood Lesson from Sam and Frodo
What can a Hobbit teach us about fatherhood? Here’s a quick lesson from my son’s favorite movie- The Lord of the Rings. “I can’t carry it for you, Mr. Frodo. But I can carry you” The past two years in...
View ArticleFormer MLB Player Gabe Kapler on Being a Good Father (and Not Taking PEDs)
With Spring Training in full swing, I want to highlight a baseball-related fatherhood story–how one MLB player chose being a role model to his kids over the temptation of using PEDs. I figured that...
View ArticleFun Family Science Experiments (A Photo Essay)
Last weekend, Nick and I spent some time working on four short, easy and fun science experiments. Here’s a photo-essay. My friend, Mike Adamick, recently wrote “Dad’s Book of Awesome Science...
View ArticleBuilding Father-Child Memories That Last
If we want to be remembered as good dads, we have to both put in the hard work of being a good father and also carve out time for fun, memorable shared experiences with our kids. Here are some ideas on...
View ArticleSchool’s Out For Summer! (on the mixed blessing of school vacation for...
School summer vacation can be a great time for downtime. But this extra time can also be too much of a good thing, leading to too much screen time for both dads and kids. I need your help! I’m...
View ArticleFather-Son Ice Bucket Challenge! (and welcome NPR Listeners)
Like everyone else on the internet, I have done the ALS Research Ice Bucket Challenge!!! My brave 9 year old son joined me. Here are the videos, and a link if you’d like to join us in making a...
View ArticleCatch These Moments While We Can (on the end of “Nicky, the Skunk and the...
…but then it occurred to me that never again would he be seven years, one month, and six days old, so we had better catch these moments while we can. -Bill Bryson My wife Amy was recently in a play in...
View Article(insert number) Lessons About Fatherhood I Learned from (insert tv show/movie)
As you can imagine, I read a lot of parenting blogs and websites. If you visit enough of these sites, you will quickly come across posts like “X Things I Learned About Parenthood from Y,” with Y...
View ArticleAmbassadors of Involved Fatherhood
Say it with me: “Almost every dad I know is putting in the work to be a loving, hands-on, involved dad.” Last week, I was honored to be the opening keynote speaker at the 20th Annual National At-Home...
View Article3 Simple Rules for Stopping the Daddy Wars Before They Start
The “Daddy Wars” haven’t yet heated up. Let’s stop them before they start. Women are under a lot of pressure to be “perfect parents.” There’s so much unfair societal pressure, comparison and judgment...
View ArticleThe Two Things Dads Can’t Do As Well As Moms
Many people believe the stereotype that moms are naturally inclined to parenthood and that dads are less capable parents, despite all the accumulating evidence to the contrary. There are, however, two...
View ArticleIt’s 2016. Why Do We Still See Involved Dads as Novelty Items?
It’s 2016. Good dads aren’t rare – most dads are highly involved with their children. Involved dads should not be seen as novelty items. Two quick stories about something that annoys me. (Apologies in...
View ArticleDads, Tell Your Work-Family Story as Part of the It’s Working Project!
Join me in sharing your work-family story at the It’s Working Project. It will help spread the word about involved fatherhood (and you can even win a copy of my book!) The awesome folks at the It’s...
View ArticleInvolved Fatherhood is Good for Fathers
We dads know this headline is true. However, if you read most news coverage on why paternity leave and other supports for working dads are important, you’ll usually see the following arguments:...
View ArticleDad’s Home: Back to Blogging After Other Adventures
Hi everyone, dad’s home! Apologies for slowing down on providing blog content. I’ve been busy advocating for working dads, just not here at Fathers, Work and Family. Here’s a quick roundup of what I’ve...
View ArticleThings I Want For Father’s Day
I don’t want a mug or a tie or any more BBQ equipment. Here are the tangible and intangible things I want for Father’s Day: Being woken up with cake and presents Then being able to turn over and sleep...
View ArticleThree Types of Working Dads: Which Are You?
According to new research from Boston College’s Center for Work and Family, there are three types of working dads. In this post, I’ll describe these three categories, how BCCWF developed them, and...
View ArticleSolo Parenting Time is a Gift, Not a Burden
As you might have deduced from my lack of blogging, this has been a crazy summer in the Behson household. I traveled to a conference in DC and then almost immediately flew off to London for a family...
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