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Stress-Proof Fatherhood

Eleven simple affirmations to help you survive the joys of being Dad

We love being Dad! But even the most ardent father sometimes ponders why he chose to explore the backyard rather than the dark side of the moon. Here's an anthology of self-soothing phrases to justify your decision to answer the call of the mild.

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Me and the Boy

In the summer of 2005, award-winning author Rick Bragg became the closest thing to a father he will ever be, because he fell for a woman with a child

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Survive Your Family's ER Visit

12 simple rules to keep it as painless as possible

My Family's Legacy

A quest to understand my depression led me on a journey through past generations... and to a rediscovery of the man who was my father

Fatherhood archives

  • You're Not Their Mom

    Six skills every father should master

  • Raising the Obama Generation

    I am a blue-eyed Irish son of Buffalo, New York, who married a beautiful Haitian woman. But it's my son, Asher, who was dealt the mixed race, and it's my

  • Kid Rock

    Tot-friendly tunes that won't make you want to drive a crayon through your eardrum

  • Dad: 1, Grinch: 0

    Lower your child's expectations without killing the holiday spirit

  • Fun House Essentials

    Less is more when it comes to picking great toys for children

  • Monsters Inc.

    How to thwart the $17 billion marketing effort to steal your kids' dreams, hijack their imaginations, make them obese, and drive a wedge into their relationship with you

  • Dad's Guide to Sex with Mom

    How to make sure your love life survives fatherhood

  • How to Stick It to SpongeBob & Co.

    Use these eight expert-approved strategies to outsmart the marketers and nurture an engaging, resourceful, creative, curious, and considerate child

  • The Book of the Dad

    How to settle what's for dinner

  • The Newborn Ultimatum

    How a new baby can make you a better man

  • Raise a Winner

    Only by letting children stumble once in a while can you teach them what it takes to be the best

  • Don’t Grab That Grub!

    Every time your family enters a restaurant, you are putting your kids at risk. Here's how to protect them from the obesity epidemic.

  • The Great Escape

    Be a better father: Get out of the house

  • The Alternative Vaccine Schedule

    The question doesn't have to be to vaccinate or not to vaccinate. There is a third, less toxic way.

  • Autism Roulette

    To vaccinate or not to vaccinate is the parental question of our time.

  • The 10 Worst Fatherhood Role Models

    Cocaine: $80. Hooker: $2,500. Marrying your stepdaughter? Priceless.

  • Pass It On

    You're already the king of your castle. Here's how to leave your legacy

  • My Father's Great Lie

    He showed me how to swing a golf club, but the game taught me more than he ever did about telling the truth

  • My Father: The Man in Black

    Johnny Cash's only son talks about his dad

  • My Father: The President

    Jack Ford is the middle son of Gerald Ford, the 38th president of the United States.

  • My Father: The Outlaw

    Juan Thompson is the only son of gonzo author Hunter S. Thompson

  • My Father: The Spy

    The son of the CIA spy who plotted violent revolution in Latin America, planned the Bay of Pigs invasion, and masterminded the Watergate break-in shares what he learned from his