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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

Jan 6

Was 2020 Real or Just Virtual?

I’m trying mightily to embrace the optimism that usually marks a new year and the traditional hopefulness it entails

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May 2020 Silver Linings Energize Daddying Hope for 2021

Allan Shedlin

Dec 31, 2020

May 2020 Silver Linings Energize Daddying Hope for 2021

For our final Daddying blog of the year, we offered each member of our DADvisory Team an opportunity and invitation.

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Have Yourself A Memorable Little Christmas

Allan Shedlin

Dec 24, 2020

Have Yourself A Memorable Little Christmas

by Scott Beller, Daddying Editor and Soon-To-Be Retired Santa Claus I love the process of making our family's photo cards each holiday se...

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Lessons From 2020: 192 Dads and Granddads Can’t Be Wrong

Allan Shedlin

Dec 17, 2020

Lessons From 2020: 192 Dads and Granddads Can’t Be Wrong

The end of each year is traditionally a time for us to reflect on the year just passed and, for many, to make resolutions for the year ahead

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Give and Receive the Gift Of Reading Together This Holiday Season

Allan Shedlin

Dec 10, 2020

Give and Receive the Gift Of Reading Together This Holiday Season

I remember my mom reading to me almost every day as a kid. I remember hearing her voice, warm, energetic, and song-like...

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Allan Shedlin

Sep 24, 2020

The Humanist RBG

Ruth Bader Ginsburg left behind a country that is better for her life and record of humanity, intelligence, tenacity, and perseverance.

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She Made Me A Dad and Gave Me Confidence

Allan Shedlin

Sep 17, 2020

She Made Me A Dad and Gave Me Confidence

I was 38 when my daughter Morgan was born. Even though I had decades of preparation, nothing had quite prepared me for the responsibility.

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Nurturing the New End-of-Summer Butterflies

Allan Shedlin

Sep 3, 2020

Nurturing the New End-of-Summer Butterflies

When the cocoon of childhood summers past opened into a more predictable fall, the emergent butterfly was able to unfurl its new wings & fly

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Creating A Special Daddy-Daughter Bond With Number Two

Allan Shedlin

Aug 27, 2020

Creating A Special Daddy-Daughter Bond With Number Two

After much trial and even more error caring for our first child, I figured I was prepared for anything a second daughter could throw at me.

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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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Finding Zen in the Art of Creative COVID-19 Lockdown Projects

Allan Shedlin

Jul 9, 2020

Finding Zen in the Art of Creative COVID-19 Lockdown Projects

Facing long-term confinement with kids/family got me thinking about best ways to pass time at home during COVID-19 lockdown. We chose art.

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A Different Perspective: Four Father’s Days Plus One

Allan Shedlin

Jun 18, 2020

A Different Perspective: Four Father’s Days Plus One

I’ll be celebrated this Sunday like millions of other dads on our official Father’s Day, but prefer to celebrate my four OTHER father's days

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I Am Not My Father’s Daughter – Wait, Yes I Am

Allan Shedlin

Jun 4, 2020

I Am Not My Father’s Daughter – Wait, Yes I Am

Judge Monica Zamora proudly declares herself to be her father's daughter.

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Your Helping Hand Is the Antidote to COVID-19 Fear

Allan Shedlin

May 28, 2020

Your Helping Hand Is the Antidote to COVID-19 Fear

With COVID-19, we're all scared & want to know how to overcome fear it's caused. Reaching out to hold someone’s hand is the best antidote.

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Mindfulness Helps Honor What's Important On Memorial Day

Allan Shedlin

May 21, 2020

Mindfulness Helps Honor What's Important On Memorial Day

Armor Down founder and DADvisor Ben King teaches us a new way to give honor and observe Memorial Day with our families through mindfulness.

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Allan Shedlin

May 14, 2020

Sometimes the Heart Will Not Be Bullied

This was not at all what I imagined becoming a dad would be like...being a dad is more than just who you are, it's something you do.

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Lessons From Mom On The First Mother's Day Without Her

Allan Shedlin

May 10, 2020

Lessons From Mom On The First Mother's Day Without Her

This is the first year DCG's Scott Beller won't be wishing his mom a happy Mother's Day.

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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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Allan Shedlin

Apr 1, 2020

COVID-19 and The New Abnormal

Life in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak is neither a “new normal” nor an “old normal.” No, we are living in abnormal times.

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Was 2020 Real or Just Virtual?

May 2020 Silver Linings Energize Daddying Hope for 2021

Have Yourself A Memorable Little Christmas

Lessons From 2020: 192 Dads and Granddads Can’t Be Wrong

Give and Receive the Gift Of Reading Together This Holiday Season

The Humanist RBG

She Made Me A Dad and Gave Me Confidence

Nurturing the New End-of-Summer Butterflies

Creating A Special Daddy-Daughter Bond With Number Two

Be the Role Model You Wanted As A Kid

Finding Zen in the Art of Creative COVID-19 Lockdown Projects

A Different Perspective: Four Father’s Days Plus One

I Am Not My Father’s Daughter – Wait, Yes I Am

Your Helping Hand Is the Antidote to COVID-19 Fear

Mindfulness Helps Honor What's Important On Memorial Day

Sometimes the Heart Will Not Be Bullied

Lessons From Mom On The First Mother's Day Without Her

A Eulogy For My Socially-Distant Dad

Soul Searching and Daddy Yearning In COVID-19 Isolation

COVID-19 and The New Abnormal

AJ Jacobs Braved the Internet to Bolster His Daddy Wisdom

Was 2020 Real or Just Virtual?

May 2020 Silver Linings Energize Daddying Hope for 2021