The tasks of fatherhood are changing, but society's expectations haven't caught up. Many dads use online discussion groups, blogs and videos to explore their new identities.
Dads have a critical role to play in their children’s lives.
Samuel Borges Photography/Shutterstock
Fathers are important for children starting from the very beginning of life, but few early parenting resources are available for men. Two scholars who recently studied this explain what they found.
Flexible working for family reasons should be celebrated.
via shutterstock.com
Darby Saxbe, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Having a newborn can be rough, whether you're a mom or a dad. New research ties men's testosterone to their postpartum depression – with some surprising upsides for their partners.
How can dads and daughters reconnect after a divorce?
Marie Linner/Shutterstock.com
Daughters across the US feel like their relationship with their father was damaged by their parents' divorce. Here are steps daughters can take to repair that relationship.
Joining a family can be awkward: Are you supposed to act like a father? Should you discipline the kids?
'Man' via www.shutterstock.com
Wives sometimes chide their husbands for being cold or distant toward their sons. But men express their love in subtle ways that deserve to be honored rather than belittled.
The number of men married to each other who have children is rising following legal rulings about marriage equality.
Shutterstock
Research reveals few differences between the parenting of gay men and their straight peers. But it looks like gay fathers could be more apt to volunteer at their children's schools.
It’s about more than gender dynamics: Do social institutions get in the way of dads being dads?
Reginald Williams / Pexels
Why is it all about mom? Fathers want to be more involved in their children's lives, but are limited by public policy and social institutions. This is a bad deal for dads, kids and moms alike.
Bad parenting can be improved … if we are willing to try.
Altanaka/www.shutterstock.com
Rae Kaspiew, Australian Institute of Family Studies
Separating couples who use the family law system generally have a positive experience - but for a troubled minority, there is still much work to be done.
Caring father and baby via Shutterstock.
From www.shutterstock.com
Fall in love, have a baby, watch your happiness and satisfaction plummet. Psychology researchers know the transition to parenthood can be rough on relationships.
Father and son Ermolaev Alexander/www.shutterstock.com