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The DADDYING blog provides commentary, personal narratives, reviews, research & other creative expressions from a diverse group of colleagues, guest writers, and experts to raise awareness and promote the benefits of lifelong Dad involvement.

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D3F Makes an Impact Because The Importance of Daddying Is Universal

Daddying Film Festival & Forum (D3F) founder Allan Shedlin explains one of the many behind-the-scenes benefits of managing a festival with such universal appeal: forging diverse and lasting friendships.

Allan Shedlin

7 hours ago

Heroes Fight Book Bans for Their Kids' Freedom to Read and Think for Themselves

Daddying blog editor Scott Beller provides a Banned Books Week reminder that the freedom to read fight continues and reading with our kids helps open their minds and ours.

Allan Shedlin

Oct 8

Image from the mural ‘‘Take My Hand,” a tribute to Harriet Tubman displayed on the Chesapeake Mural Trail in Cambridge, MD, by Michael Rosato, set against backdrop of National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC

A Poem For Our Grandchildren During Ugly Times

Granddad, poet, and literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller shares an original poem for his grandchildren and yours that reflects these difficult times.

Allan Shedlin

Oct 1

A smiling dad standing between his two smiling teen daughters.

When Our Babies Become Adults, Daddying Work Persists

Daddying blog Editor Scott Beller debunks the myth that dads and their children can age out of blogging relevance.

Allan Shedlin

Sep 24

This is when we break

Backed by research, Equimundo founder Gary Barker offers solutions to the crisis surging with American men and fathers.

Allan Shedlin

Sep 17

My Weekend with Powerful Dads Forged By Vulnerability, Brotherhood, and Resilience

Daddying Film Festival & Forum (D3F) founder Allan Shedlin spent the weekend bonding in brotherhood with a special group of dads in Chicago.

Allan Shedlin

Sep 11

With Your Help, Our Little Film Festival That Could Will Reach New Heights and More Families Worldwide

The Daddying Film Festival & Forum (D3F) celebrates its 5th anniversary by hosting fall friendraisers that showcase its success while raising funds to support the festival's growth and year-round activities.

Allan Shedlin

Sep 4

While His Kids Drive Down Diverging Roads, a Dad's Only Choice is to Accompany Both

Daddying blog Editor Scott Beller faces back-to-school season with his daughters entering their college freshman and high school junior years, and he may be the one who needs "new student" orientation the most.

Allan Shedlin

Aug 29

When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Daddy On

As our "trumpestuous" times intensify, the Daddying blog continues to speak out on behalf of all families and their kids.

Allan Shedlin

Aug 18

Those End-Of-Summer Butterflies May Never Go Extinct

D3F founder Allan Shedlin writes that as the bell rings on a new school year, something is profoundly awry in our nation and those end-of-summer butterflies are back, bigger and more active than ever.

Allan Shedlin

Aug 13

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D3F Makes an Impact Because The Importance of Daddying Is Universal

Heroes Fight Book Bans for Their Kids' Freedom to Read and Think for Themselves

A Poem For Our Grandchildren During Ugly Times

When Our Babies Become Adults, Daddying Work Persists

This is when we break

My Weekend with Powerful Dads Forged By Vulnerability, Brotherhood, and Resilience

With Your Help, Our Little Film Festival That Could Will Reach New Heights and More Families Worldwide

While His Kids Drive Down Diverging Roads, a Dad's Only Choice is to Accompany Both

When the Going Gets Tough, The Tough Daddy On

Those End-Of-Summer Butterflies May Never Go Extinct