So many people have children, but are determined said kids won't "control" their lives. In other words, I will not sacrifice my freedom for this clinging, helpless creature. I cannot give up my career for a child. The child must adapt to me.
Tom Matlack | Posted 08.20.2009 | Entertainment
Alec is the poster boy for our humanity as men, guys struggling--despite our many problems--to do the right thing.
Jill Brooke | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living
A growing trend shows that many men become better parents post-divorce, to the surprise of ex-wives who find it difficult to grasp that a man who wasn't a good husband can indeed be a good father.
Tom Matlack | Posted 08.16.2009 | Living
Walking down the beach with Cole to look for crabs in a tidal pool, I realize that, a decade later, I have finally re-created what in my prior life had looked so good on the outside but had no structural integrity.
Trevor Traina | Posted 08.07.2009 | Living
Forget about premature balding or a dating-age daughter -- few things terrify most married men more than the idea of getting a minivan.
Peggy Drexler | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living
As more women raise boys alone, the fathers of those women are moving to a different place in boy's lives. They can fill the missing pieces in ways that no one outside the family can.
Patrick Boyle | Posted 07.31.2009 | Living
Our 6-year-old is enforcing the law from her booster seat again. Who got the bright idea to build Jaycie's literacy skills by encouraging her to read road signs?
Glenn Sacks | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics
Bayh and Davis have to contend with DC political realities, which work against fathers and make rational legislation to help them politically difficult.
Nanette Fondas | Posted 07.22.2009 | Living
For decades we've been hearing that working women often experience feelings of conflict between work and family when they become mothers. But now moms are not alone.
Cheryl Saban | Posted 07.21.2009 | Living
We shouldn't wait until Father's Day to ponder the impact our dads have on our lives, but time slips by, doesn't it? We don't always reserve much of it to appreciate the contributions our loved ones make.
Alec Baldwin | Posted 07.21.2009 | Living
As a father, he was tough and uncompromising. My brothers and I knew that any missteps of ours carried inevitable consequences. But he was also more selfless and thoughtful than anyone I have known.
Noel Alumit | Posted 07.21.2009 | Living
My father was not a great man, but in his sheer ordinariness, I learned some great lessons.
George Mitrovich | Posted 07.20.2009 | Living
My father taught his children to treat every person with dignity and respect, and to never lose the grace of saying, "Thank you."
Gildart Jackson | Posted 07.19.2009 | Entertainment
The making of this movie was a family adventure. And we quickly found that this was the way we needed to look at it -- and the way we needed to sell it to our family!
AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Growing up without a father left a hole in his heart, President Barack Obama told boys at the White House Friday in a remarkably pe...
Mark Goulston, M.D. | Posted 07.19.2009 | Living
Bearing a child makes you a mother or father; Rearing a child makes you a mom or dad, Understanding a child makes you a good parent. Deep -- and n...
John Farr | Posted 07.17.2009 | Entertainment
Prior to this Sunday, why not check out some first-rate DVD titles that examine the distinct challenges of fatherhood, and how we either rise to the occasion or, for a host of reasons, fall short.
utne.com | Katie Leo | Posted 07.06.2009 | Living
While recent studies show that pregnancy and childbirth positively alter the brain chemistry of mothers, could parenting have a similar impact on men?...
Joel Schwartzberg | Posted 06.11.2009 | Entertainment
Hollywood writers looking to put their kid protagonists in jeopardy should stick to the safe slate of villains and demons, and avoid the all too easy road of demonizing divorce.
Nathan Hegedus | Posted 05.14.2009 | Living
It's really about the lifestyle, the pace. It is all about naps. When, as a father of small children, do you get to nap anymore? I was home for only six months. And I got to nap almost every day.
Pedro C. Moreno | Posted 05.02.2009 | World
What is striking about this meeting is the number of men involved -- accounting for at least half the attendants. A far cry compared to other gatherings on women.
Times Online | Dr Mark Porter | Posted 04.23.2009 | Living
New research suggesting that the age of your father influences your IQ - the older he was when you were born, the worse you are likely to fare when te...
Jamie Woolf | Posted 04.13.2009 | Living
Investing in your family is like adding to your bank account: it builds emotional reserves your children can draw from for years to come.
Pedro C. Moreno | Posted 04.04.2009 | World
We absolutely need to work together, women and men, fathers and mothers, in the education and protection of all children -- especially girls.
Rob Morrison | Posted 01.29.2009 | Style
In my limited experience as a stay-at-home dad, I've noticed that parents will pay big for just about any kind of recreational activity. Running, jumping, and playing are all red-hot commodities.
Juliet Linley | Posted 08.20.2009 | Living