• single father

    11 June, 2024

    Is it possible to be a great father as a single dad? The short answer is, “Absolutely!” However, since being a single parent brings a variety of outside factors and dynamics, we may have to take a slightly different approach.

    National Center for Fathering

  • respect

    29 May, 2024

    One of the best things a dad can do for his kids is to love and respect their mother. A strong marriage creates security for the whole family, and it helps your kids thrive in significant ways.

    National Center for Fathering

  • fathering

    21 May, 2024

    When I speak to groups of dads, I often bring up generational family issues to try to help them gain a better perspective on their own challenges. I ask a series of questions to bring these issues regarding their fathering heritage to the surface.

    National Center for Fathering

  • marrying young

    24 April, 2024

    It’s commonly accepted today that first marriages have a greater success rate when delayed. If we dig a bit deeper, however, we find this conventional wisdom regarding delayed marrying has its flaws. Certain factors are at play in the success of all marriages.

    Guest Writer

  • sibling

    18 April, 2024

    Ultimately, parents must remember that they likely won’t be around for their children’s entire lives, but children’s siblings probably will be. If parents can teach their children how to build a solid family network together, they will offer a legacy not only to their children, but one that can be passed through the generations.

    Guest Writer

  • blind adoptive family

    12 April, 2024

    Caitlin Keating, a journalist with People magazine, has done a beautiful job telling this powerful story. The full title of this exclusive article is even harder to believe: “Blind Triplet Contemplated Suicide Before Blind Man Adopted Them. Now Boys Are Pursuing Their Dreams.”

    Warwick Marsh

  • teen dad - better father

    28 March, 2024

    Today, at the age of 18, Ramos has a one-year-old daughter, Hailey. As he prepared to celebrate Father's Day with his daughter, Ramos reflected on his family, and his hopes for his daughter's future. 

    Guest Writer

  • extra mile

    26 March, 2024

    Does integrity matter? Sacrifice? Hard work? Compassion for others? Giving? They will emulate what they see and learn from our actions. Going the extra mile for your kids can be wrapped up in one statement: You are second. Live by that.

    All Pro Dad

  • each role is important

    7 March, 2024

    I have previously written about how children are wired to need both a mother and father. This is a fact that has come into much sharper focus for me as our little Squish has begun regularly calling out our names.

    Kurt Mahlburg

  • the good life

    1 February, 2024

    It has dawned on me in recent weeks that the time to model “the good life” for Squish is not when she starts talking or begins school or reaches adolescence — but today.

    Kurt Mahlburg

  • love and connection

    25 January, 2024

    The early years are the most dynamic time of life, producing more than a million neural connections each second. For parents or caregivers, this time offers a wonderful opportunity to impact children’s lives.

    Guest Writer

  • sippy cup

    22 January, 2024

    After two decades of caring for other people’s children, Emma believes she can sum up the problem with modern parents with one simple test: Pour your child’s milk into a pink sippy cup. If they declare, ‘But I wanted the blue one!’, what do you do?

    Annette Spurr

  • Christmas music

    8 December, 2023

    Dads, if you can, do your best to choose the positive for your kids. Lead them, in love, towards the Light. Seek out the better way, and hopefully, you might even discover some great music on the journey.

    Nathaniel Marsh

  • time - not prison

    3 November, 2023

    According to the social sciences, 70% of prisoners are fatherless in one way or another. That is the reason prisons are known as homes for fatherless men.

    Warwick Marsh

  • good father

    2 November, 2023

    What makes a good father? Anyone can have children, but not anyone can be a father. So before you claim that "World's Greatest Dad" mug, take a look at some of the criteria that illustrate how to be a good father.

    Guest Writer

  • teacher

    5 October, 2023

    October 5 is set aside as World Teachers’ Day, a time to honour educators around the globe. A Daily Dad reader remembers one teacher who made a difference in his life. 

    Don Mathis

  • way

    4 October, 2023

    Is the easy way always the best way? Or might we be called to something more than what we inherited from our families?

    Byron and Francine Pirola

  • tidal pull - daughters

    3 October, 2023

    My heart lifts when I see my daughters cradled in healthy conversations with my parenting helpers.

    Greg McInerney

  • simple

    5 September, 2023

    People like Joe are the inspirational reminder to stay simple when giving a sense of worth to my daughters in our precious moments of connection.

    Greg McInerney

  • Taylor Swift

    18 August, 2023

    For the uninitiated, Swiftie Dads are a phenomenon. They’re fathers whose daughters are massive Taylor Swift fans. According to GQ, these dads don’t just chaperone their kids to concerts; they’re dad-sized “groupies” who don the merchandise, sing the songs, and play along. Gone are ‘bored dads at a One Direction concert.’ These dads are ‘ecstatic about Taylor Swift concerts too’, added GQ. Although I am completely sceptical about the darker whole ...

    Rod Lampard

  • conflict

    18 July, 2023

    My together time with my daughters makes three people. When we are together, each of us brings our own measure of joy, mellowness, sanity, sorrow, silliness, delight, curiosity, affection, wonder and all the other hurdy-gurdy of emotions. Even though I try to have my dad radar tuned in to the emotions of two daughters, sometimes it can be a tough read. Tuning in and applying the right combination of daddy empathy ...

    Greg McInerney

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