The Black Father-Daughter Relationship in the United States: Facts and Fiction
Single mother households make up 64% of Black or African American families, and while we often hear of the adverse effects of single parenting on children - and more specifically girls – is it fair to assume that the daughters
Everything immediately felt like it needed to be bigger
When I ask Alex what he's found most challenging about raising his three young daughters --- the twins, Karina & Cassia, two, and Aurelia, four --- he laughs and says, "Sleep, of course." His story is a version of what
Dad Up!
In comedian Steve Patterson's recent book, "Dad Up", he lists the only two lessons his dad taught him that he wants his daughters Scarlett, 7 and Norah, 2, to learn and live by: 1. Don't be an arsehole 2. Don't start fights
Growing Pains, Growing Gains
Fabrice will jokingly describe the last year with his daughter Stella, now six, as full of plot twists, all related to the unexpected development of a Miss Hyde to her Dr. Jekyll. When Miss Hyde takes over, he says, it
Hope for Hasti: This is Chris Brannigan’s story.
Would you walk 2000 miles barefoot with 55 pounds on your back to save your daughter? Most people who hear Chris' story tell him how brave he must be; he'll be the first to admit that what fueled this journey felt
“My daughters have the same opportunities that my sons do.” Dad dispels the myth of gender inequality in Pakistan.
One of the first things Qamar tells me is that he wants to dispel the myth of inequality between men and women in his home country of Pakistan. A father of four daughters (Zara, 16, Sanya, 14, Aysha, 9, and
For Dads: Co-parenting alliance and how it mediates the healthy growth of our daughters
Co-parenting alliance, and the ways in which it mediates the healthy growth of our daughters is not just more unsolicited advice about ‘how to be a good dad’. It’s about understanding the emotional, financial, and social benefits of positive co-parenting
It will naturally be more difficult for my daughters in the world as women
Terpandros believes that working with his oldest daughter, Eirini, 22, is one of the best things that could have happened in their relationship. For most of Eirini's life, they lived apart as she stayed with her mother when they separated;
For Fathers: Girls, Body Image and Eating Disorders
Distorted body image and eating disorders among young girls are debilitating conditions that are all too frequent, but fortunately there are ways fathers can become aware of common symptoms and understand how to best approach their daughters who might be
Adolescent Dating Violence: A Brief Guide for Dads of Daughters – Part 2
Adolescence is a unique developmental life stage when romantic interests begin to sprout, and, as we saw in Part I of our series, dating offers many benefits and is a healthy part of a young woman’s emotional development. For instance,