Allan Shedlin
Daddying Reflections at 200: Never Again Alone in Your Heart
DCG founder Allan Shedlin just conducted his 200th daddying interview w/ artist JP Granillo & shares dad lessons learned the past 25 years.
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Allan Shedlin
- Oct 19
Our Chaotic Parenting Times Have Given Birth to a New Syndrome – HPS
DCG Founder Allan Shedlin describes a new parenting affliction that seems to exist wherever and whenever parents and children are together.
Allan Shedlin
- Oct 12
It's That CAMPAIGNful Time of Year – Do You Know Where Your Kids Are Emotionally?
DCG Founder Allan Shedlin prepares parents to talk with kids about the 2022 mid-term elections.
Allan Shedlin
- Jul 27
From the Penitentiary to the World Bank, Daddying Is Within Reach
DCG's Allan Shedlin urges fathers of all backgrounds to ask and act on a question most men never ponder: what kind of dad do I want to be?
Allan Shedlin
- Mar 9
How To Start Being An “Outside the Box” Grandparent Today
ThirdPath's Grand Parent Project helps grandparents develop involved relationships with grandkids & promote families' work-life balance.
Allan Shedlin
- Mar 2
Parents Must Think Not Just of Ukraine During This Crisis But of OURkraine
DCG founder Allan Shedlin considers the war on Ukraine and offers parents, teachers & other caregivers guidance how to address kids' fears.
Allan Shedlin
- Jan 5
It's Time to Raise the Daddying Bar
DCG founder Allan Shedlin is more convinced than ever it’s time to boost expectations about how dads are involved in their kids' lives.
Allan Shedlin
- Dec 10, 2021
Seasons of Good Cheer: Be the Supportive Fan Your Kids Need
Daddying Editor Scott Beller remembers his late mother Mary and misses her unconditional support on her birthday.
Allan Shedlin
- Nov 25, 2021
Give Them Presence for the Holidays...and Then Some
DCG Founder Allan Shedlin encourages parents to start a family tradition of giving more PRESENCE instead of presents for the holiday season.
Allan Shedlin
- Nov 3, 2021
Spoiler: “Learning Loss” Is A COVIDious Myth
DCG Founder Allan Shedlin explains how "learning loss" is a COVIDious myth & teachers/parents should focus on kids' pandemic learning gains.
Allan Shedlin
- Sep 22, 2021
Cussing and Kissing Can Both Strengthen Bonds Between Dad and Son
Storyteller Harry Groome remembers how he felt the first time he heard his dad swear and the last time he kissed him goodbye.
Allan Shedlin
- Aug 25, 2021
Zoom to Classroom: How to Prepare Your Child For Returning to School In the New Normal
Author and youth rights advocate Anna Gilchrist provides parents with tips on how to help children adjust to returning to school in person.
Allan Shedlin
- Aug 10, 2021
How To Wrangle Those End-of-Summer Butterflies In COVIDious Times
DCG's Allan Shedlin helps parents talk to kids about why it's normal to feel anxious at start of a school year, especially during a pandemic
Allan Shedlin
- Jul 14, 2021
How Work-At-Home Dads are Reinventing Fatherhood and Reaping the Benefits
ThirdPath Institute founder Jessica DeGroot shares findings from Father's Day webinar showing how at-home dads are reinventing fatherhood.
Allan Shedlin
- Feb 18, 2021
It's The Little Things They Will Remember
...engaging my children in making fresh pasta or brewing a cup of espresso, is a lesson in the joy of those simple things.
Allan Shedlin
- Feb 11, 2021
It's No Surprise: Crying Can Be A Dad Strength
the birth of one’s first child often provides the chink that breaks through the masculine armor that has formed throughout a boy's life...
Allan Shedlin
- Feb 4, 2021
How To Cope With A Race That Never Ends
We avoid the runner’s pitfall of incessantly asking “How much more is left?” Instead, we focus on our journey toward the finish...
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.
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
Allan Shedlin
- Dec 2, 2020
Hammering Out Life's Lessons
I was born in 1951 when my Dad was almost 40. That was the time when fathers were supposed to dispense advice to children based on TV shows.
