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How To Start Being An “Outside the Box” Grandparent Today

Allan Shedlin

Mar 10

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.

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Parents Must Think Not Just of Ukraine During This Crisis But of OURkraine

Allan Shedlin

Mar 3

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.

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Allan Shedlin

Jan 6

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.

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Seasons of Good Cheer: Be the Supportive Fan Your Kids Need

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.

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Give Them Presence for the Holidays...and Then Some

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.

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Spoiler: “Learning Loss” Is A COVIDious Myth

Allan Shedlin

Nov 4, 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.

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Cussing and Kissing Can Both Strengthen Bonds Between Dad and Son

Allan Shedlin

Sep 23, 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.

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Zoom to Classroom: How to Prepare Your Child For Returning to School In the New Normal

Allan Shedlin

Aug 26, 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.

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How To Wrangle Those End-of-Summer Butterflies In COVIDious Times

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

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How Work-At-Home Dads are Reinventing Fatherhood and Reaping the Benefits

Allan Shedlin

Jul 15, 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.

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It's The Little Things They Will Remember

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.

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

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...

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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...

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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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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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Allan Shedlin

Dec 3, 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.

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Allan Shedlin

Nov 5, 2020

The Squirrel in the Coal Mine

by Allan Shedlin Founder, DADvocacy Consulting Group The following was written 11/4/2020, mere hours after Election Day 2020 closed and...

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A Good "Family Man" Can Be Hard to Define

Allan Shedlin

Oct 22, 2020

A Good "Family Man" Can Be Hard to Define

I have been a dad for 48 years and a Grandpa for 12. My "kids" have thanked me, over and over, for their growing up.

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Allan Shedlin

Oct 15, 2020

Our COVIDious Crescendo

My basically-optimistic nature continues to prevail and believe that we are fitfully inching toward a decrescendo, a COVID convalescence...

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How CAMPAIGNful Politics Impact Us and Our Children

Allan Shedlin

Oct 8, 2020

How CAMPAIGNful Politics Impact Us and Our Children

After watching the first un-presidential debate, I wondered if it was acceptable fare for kids.

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How To Start Being An “Outside the Box” Grandparent Today

Parents Must Think Not Just of Ukraine During This Crisis But of OURkraine

It's Time to Raise the Daddying Bar

Seasons of Good Cheer: Be the Supportive Fan Your Kids Need

Give Them Presence for the Holidays...and Then Some

Spoiler: “Learning Loss” Is A COVIDious Myth

Cussing and Kissing Can Both Strengthen Bonds Between Dad and Son

Zoom to Classroom: How to Prepare Your Child For Returning to School In the New Normal

How To Wrangle Those End-of-Summer Butterflies In COVIDious Times

How Work-At-Home Dads are Reinventing Fatherhood and Reaping the Benefits

It's The Little Things They Will Remember

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

How To Cope With A Race That Never Ends

May 2020 Silver Linings Energize Daddying Hope for 2021

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

Hammering Out Life's Lessons

The Squirrel in the Coal Mine

A Good "Family Man" Can Be Hard to Define

Our COVIDious Crescendo

How CAMPAIGNful Politics Impact Us and Our Children

My Best Guess

Is Twenty Dollars Enough?

Being A Dad Gave Me The Best Creative Fuel To Launch A "Space Cadet"

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