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The DADDYING blog provides commentary, research, personal narratives, reviews & recommendations, and other creative expressions from

a diverse group of parenting colleagues, guest writers, and experts to raise awareness and promote the benefits of lifelong dad involvement.

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Allan Shedlin

Aug 6, 2020

Be the Role Model You Wanted As A Kid

What I wanted back then was access to an adult with whom I could take refuge & trust to let me vent...Luckily, my dad recognized this too.

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Allan Shedlin

Apr 22, 2020

A Eulogy For My Socially-Distant Dad

By the time he died, my father had become adept at social distancing. I didn't know it would take me more than 15 yrs to write his eulogy.

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Soul Searching and Daddy Yearning In COVID-19 Isolation

Allan Shedlin

Apr 15, 2020

Soul Searching and Daddy Yearning In COVID-19 Isolation

The men of my family were men of small rooms. I think of this as I begin another week of social distancing.

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Fathering The Sickness (AKA Ministering to the Sick)

Allan Shedlin

Apr 8, 2020

Fathering The Sickness (AKA Ministering to the Sick)

Dad wouldn’t have done anything different in a pandemic. He was always stockpiling essentials.

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A Kid's View on Coronavirus: It's A Powerful Lesson in Gratitude

Allan Shedlin

Mar 17, 2020

A Kid's View on Coronavirus: It's A Powerful Lesson in Gratitude

Guest post from U. of New Mexico physician & Dadvisor Dr. Anthony Fleg who considers parenting lessons learned from the coronavirus crisis.

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Be the Role Model You Wanted As A Kid

A Eulogy For My Socially-Distant Dad

Soul Searching and Daddy Yearning In COVID-19 Isolation

Fathering The Sickness (AKA Ministering to the Sick)

A Kid's View on Coronavirus: It's A Powerful Lesson in Gratitude

Will You Pleeeeease Be My Daddy?

It's The Little Things They Will Remember

It's No Surprise: Crying Can Be A Dad Strength