When Daughters Start to Date – Helping Dads Navigate This New Terrain – Part 1
Often, the idea of their adolescent daughters starting to date worries fathers, for a variety of reasons. But this developmental step, now “well evidenced … [as] important … for adolescents’ self-identity, functioning and capacity for intimacy,” can not only promote
To be a good father, my role will likely need to change throughout her life
Sumit S.'s life changed completely when his wife landed a job in Switzerland that required immediate relocation and for he and their five year old daughter, Miraya, to follow from India six months later. In a role reversal, Sumit, who
Adolescent Girls and Cyberbullying – Part 2
Cyberbullying in adolescent girls, while not a recent phenomenon, is receiving more and more attention recently for its devastating consequences, both for the victims and the perpetrators. In Part 1 of Growing Girl’s two-part series on cyberbullying and adolescent girls,
Adolescent Girls and Cyberbullying – Part 1
The phenomenon of cyberbullying dates to the 1990’s, but the first documented case to reach the attention of researchers and media was the online harassment, and eventual suicide, of 13-year old Megan Meier in 2007. This happened in the U.S.
Dad and daughter create swimwear brand for trans girls
Jamie Alexander has always possessed an entrepreneurial spirit, so it's no surprise that when his daughter, Ruby, now 13, needed something the market didn't offer, he decided to manufacture it himself; what might be more surprising, however, is that once
We each have our own beautiful, personal connection to our daughter
In 2015, after roughly two years of marriage, Mike and Jamen decided to make it their year of travel; beyond simply wanting to explore as many of their shared dream destinations as possible together, they'd already begun discussing the idea
Intimate Partner Violence: How it Affects Girls & What Dads Can Do
Intimate Partner Violence is not just about physically assaulting a romantic partner (or ex-partner). There are psychological and emotional components, and people other than the victim get hurt as well. Children who live in homes where Intimate Partner Violence takes
We waited seven years for our baby girl
Hugo and his partner, Derek had their names on both of the adoption lists (the second requiring an initial period of foster care) available where they live in Quebec for roughly seven years when their social worker surprised them with
I did everything I could to relieve my daughter of this fear of abandonment
JJ V. raised his daughter, Rebecca, as a single father from the time she was just over a year old; this arrangement in the eighties, he says, was so rare that he was the only father who both took her
I was always screwing things up, saying I’d be somewhere and then having to cancel because of a gig
Gavin A.'s first priority has always been to have a career that's a direct, uncensored representation of himself and prior to COVID-19, he was doing just that, traveling around the world as a part of a number of highly respected