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Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell recently discussed in a US Weekly interview that they told their 5- and 3-year old that Santa doesn’t exist in an attempt to always be honest with them. “Our 5-year-old started asking questions like, ‘Well, this doesn’t make sense, and that doesn’t make sense.’ I’m like, ‘You know what? This is […]
Photo Credit: ABC News In a recent Can Happen Conference, Prince William discussed mental health and how it is okay to ask for help when personal struggles arise. The session was about mental health in the workplace, and how he struggled to maintain a healthier balance between work and family. In particular, Prince William discussed […]
[featured image credit: Chicago Tribune] Wade has missed the Heat’s last three games and will miss at least three more, as he and his wife welcome their newborn daughter into the world. To the surprise of many sports writers, Wade has been greeted with congratulations from teammates, celebrities, and fans. “With my daughter coming a couple […]
Check out the full article here. The article is about Brad Watson’s experience when his son Archie died at age two, in 2013, of a rare genetic condition, and his time spent at Tŷ Hafan, a Welch children’s hospice center. Brad discussed how his preconceived notions about palliative care was challenged when seeing the positive spirits of […]
Losing his dad as a teen was “truly horrible” for JC Clapham but the father-of-three was soon faced with his own moment of despair. Check out the full article here. Featured image: The healthier JC, late 2017. Photo credit: Matt Hofmann MediaSource:Supplied March 28, 1998 – JC’s dad died by suicide. In the article, he […]
A new article in the medical journal, Diabetes, looked at how paternal exercise improves glucose metabolism in adult offspring. Poor paternal diet has emerged as a risk factor for metabolic disease in offspring, and alterations in sperm may be a major mechanism mediating these detrimental effects of diet. While exercise in the general population is […]
[photo courtesy of life_with_benjamin] The Huffington Post ran an article about must-follow dads on Instagram. If you like laughing and crying about parenthood, follow these dads immediately. We highly recommend that you check out the article and bolster who you follow on IG to increase you scrolling pleasure with videos/pictures of dads and their experiences […]
[photo by 3boys_1goal/Instagram] #Squatforchange That is the hashtag that has went viral after Dante Palmer, who runs the IG account, Three Boys One Goal, posted a photo of him squatting in a men’s bathroom attempting to change the diaper of his son. ‘What’s the deal with not having changing tables in men’s bathroom as if we […]
Katherine E. Wynne-Edwards is a professor of biology at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. She was interviewed by Scientific American, and provided a detailed answer as to why some men experience couvade — or sympathetic pregnancy. We recommend that you read her summation here. The key takeaway is that there are a few hypotheses as to […]
John Rampton is a CEO and a father. In a Business Insider article, he shares 8 tips to manage your day to have enough time to be a strong employee and an influential and present father. 1. Use the Ivy Lee method Right before bed, write down the six most important things you want to […]