"As They Made Us" Shows The Painful and Often Complex Flip Side of A Dad's Influence

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




- Feb 16
When the “Unimaginable” Becomes Imaginable Again and Again


- Feb 9
Taking A Walk Down Memory Lane In My Daughters' Shoes


- Dec 7, 2022
A Grandfather's Grand Current Of Love


- Nov 30, 2022
Why I Was Relieved When My Father Died


- Nov 11, 2022
Want More Time With Your Kids? Cherish Your Health


- Oct 5, 2022
A Grieving Father Seeks To Reveal the Wisdom of Trauma By Telling Stories of Others Like Him


- Sep 7, 2022
How Losing Was Really Winning When Wrestling with My Father


- Aug 31, 2022
Toward Tenderizing Daddy Disappointment


- Aug 10, 2022
Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Fathers


- Aug 3, 2022
When Lifelong Daddying Grants Us Yet Another Sunset


- Jul 17, 2022
Pop's Voice Was A Prominent Daddying Influence In My Life


- Jul 14, 2022
Discover Your Kids and Yourself: Be A Travel Dad


- May 20, 2022
My Father’s Pillow Talk


- May 11, 2022
How the Father I Never Met Motivated Me to Connect With Lost Family and Become The Dad My Kids Need


- Apr 13, 2022
The Incident: A Wreck At the Intersection of Toxic Masculinity and Race


- Apr 6, 2022
The Challenge of Taking On New Roles and Searching for A Sense of Place

- Feb 18, 2022
How I Gained Lifetime Benefits Meeting the Granddaddy of All Daddying Dads


- Jan 20, 2022
My Dad Showed Up...A Half-Century Late


- Dec 23, 2021
A Father’s Legacy of Care that Keeps on Giving