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Scott Beller, Editor and Contributing Writer
Since February 2020, the DADDYING blog has provided weekly commentary, personal narratives, reviews, research, poetry, and other creative expressions from a diverse group of colleagues, guest writers, and experts to promote the benefits of lifelong Dad involvement to kids, families, and communities.
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More Thoughts About Entering the Kingdom of Great Granddaddying
Allan has hope and many thoughts to share as he stands on the precipice of becoming a Great Granddaddy.
Allan Shedlin
May 13
What Fatherhood Taught Me About Leadership, Accountability, and Legacy
Guest writer Joe Henderson, men's coach and founder of Lead Don't Blame, discusses the importance of presence and reveals how true leadership in the adult world begins at home in how you respond to everyday interactions with your kids and family.
Allan Shedlin
Feb 18
A Dad Reflects on Another Harsh Dichotomy of Our Struggling Times
New Mexico-based Dad, teacher, and writer Alex Paramo shares poetry about an America that promises a brighter future through improved financial and educational opportunities while many, including teachers, still find it hard to make ends meet.
Allan Shedlin
Jan 21
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, 2025
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, 2025
Go West, Young Man
Guest writer Josh Givens, a single Dad, hopes to protect and maintain closeness while his son grows and learns to explore the world.
Allan Shedlin
Jul 8, 2025
I Am My Father’s Medicine
Guest writer and Ditox founder Thao Vanessa Tran writes about her father and asserts that supporting men's mental health need not be complicated.
Allan Shedlin
May 28, 2025
How to Protect Our Tweens and Teens from False Messages
Psychologist Jacqueline Toner equips parents/grandparents to help children identify and debunk misinformation and disinformation.
Allan Shedlin
Mar 5, 2025
Daddying/Parenting During Trumpestuous Times
Allan puts a name to what many parents must be feeling right now and how they must overcome those feelings for the sake of their children.
Allan Shedlin
Feb 26, 2025
I'm Just A Dad on a Mission to Pursue Joy and Resist the Chaos
After a rough start to 2025, this dad embraces little daily joys and his daddying purpose to shield him and his family from global chaos.
Allan Shedlin
Jan 31, 2025
Trying To Live Up to High Ideals Isn’t Easy
Guest writer Claudette Scheffold remembers her fire-fighting hero father, Fred, and aspires to model his ideals daily.
Allan Shedlin
Jan 15, 2025
Give Your Children What They Most Want and Need for the Holidays and Beyond
Allan Shedlin shares his timeless holiday sentiment urging dads to give their children what they most want and need: their presence.
Allan Shedlin
Dec 24, 2024
No Time for Empathy Overload During the Season of Good Cheer
Daddying Film Festival & Forum (D3F) founder Allan Shedlin is trying to suppress his empathy overload this holiday season.
Allan Shedlin
Dec 12, 2024
When It Comes to Protecting Families and Human Rights, We're Partisan Dads and Moms
After a polarizing 2024 Presidential election, DCG and D3F Founder Allan Shedlin restates the dadvocacy organizations' guiding principles.
Allan Shedlin
Nov 13, 2024
What Too Many Dads Don't Know About Perinatal Depression
Allan Shedlin has studied and worked in the fatherhood field for decades but even he has much to learn about perinatal depression & anxiety.
Allan Shedlin
Aug 6, 2024
Taking Another Step in Our Daddying Journey
Daddying blog editor Scott Beller prepares for an exciting road trip to visit prospective college destinations with his oldest daughter.
Allan Shedlin
Aug 1, 2024
My Brother's Trophy
To this day, award-winning author J. Boyce Gleason remembers wise daddying words from his brother about what is truly important.
Allan Shedlin
Jun 19, 2024
4 Things A Dad Can Learn From Reading Books by Women About Motherhood
As a husband and father who became hooked on books about motherhood, Alex Trippier discovered it can also be transformative for dads.
Allan Shedlin
May 28, 2024
How A Faithful Dad Gained A Healthy Perspective and Counts His Blessings
Cantor Rick Lawrence explains how he gained perspective about his and his family's health by visiting with others during chaplain training.
Allan Shedlin
Apr 11, 2024
How Baseball Influenced My Parenting
Writer, dad, and mediocre Little Leaguer Francois Bereaud explains how baseball helped make him a more patient and mindful parent.
Allan Shedlin
Mar 25, 2024
Processing My Son's Graduation from High School...in Poetic Verse
Poet, author, and Daddying Film Festival & Forum (D3F) Dadvisor Hakim Bellamy commemorates his son's high school graduation in the best way he knows how: in poetic Dad verse.
Allan Shedlin
2 days ago
It's Graduation Day for Daddy Too
Dr. Anthony Fleg faces the next daddying phase as he wishes his daughter well on the occasion of her high school graduation.
Allan Shedlin
May 27
More than Your Ordinary Film Festival Metrics of Success
Daddying Film Festival & Forum (D3F) founder Allan Shedlin explains why the six-year-old festival's metrics of success are necessarily different from thousands of other annual festivals worldwide. D3F favors the qualitative over the quantitative, and he believes those are the metrics that best reflect the festival's success in achieving its daddying mission.
Allan Shedlin
May 20
More Thoughts About Entering the Kingdom of Great Granddaddying
Allan has hope and many thoughts to share as he stands on the precipice of becoming a Great Granddaddy.
Allan Shedlin
May 13
What is the Dad Difference?
With her new book The Dad Difference publishing this month, educator and father engagement specialist Dr. Deborah Higdon joins the Daddying blog to discuss the proven benefits of having dads more involved in school classrooms with their children.
Allan Shedlin
May 6
Processing My Greatest Birthday Gift Ever
Daddying Film Festival & Forum founder Allan Shedlin reacts to news he'll soon be a great grandfather.
Allan Shedlin
May 1
Being a Dad-at-School is One of the Many Benefits of Being a Work-At-Home Dad
On Earth Day 2026, Daddying blog editor Scott Beller is reminded that being present in his daughters' classrooms over the years brought him as much joy as being there for them as a work-at-home Dad.
Allan Shedlin
Apr 23
Our Nest is Half Full
Daddying blog editor Scott Beller chooses to look at his imminent empty nest as half full.
Allan Shedlin
Apr 16
Why Not Speak the Truth to Our Kids Through History?
Daddying blog editor Scott Beller suggests letting the truth of history be the guide when talking with our kids about important topics that too often have been politicized and obscured with misinformation.
Allan Shedlin
Apr 9
After 20 Years, We're at the Right Place at the Right Time and Still Having A Ball
On the occasion of his 20th wedding anniversary, Daddying blog editor Scott Beller reflects on how being in the right place at the right time can be life-changing.
Allan Shedlin
Apr 3
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