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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 for kids, families, and communities.
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With Our World in Metamorphosis, Those End-Of-Summer Butterflies Remain the Same
Daddying Film Festival & Forum (D3F) founder Allan Shedlin welcomes back-to-school season and those end-of-summer butterflies with an open mind and open arms.

Allan Shedlin
Jul 23
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Navigating Holiday Stress: Managing Expectations with Teens from Both Parents' Perspectives
Guest writer and college advisor Dr. Medeeha Khan offers parents of teens practical advice to manage expectations and family stress during the holidays.

Allan Shedlin
Dec 18, 2025
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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
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Pulling Your Finger From an Emotional Dike
Daddying Film Fest founder Allan Shedlin's experience conducting daddying interviews with 205 men ages 16 to 104 years old, from 20 countries and a broad spectrum of backgrounds and socio-economic status, counters the usual stereotype that men don't want or are unable to talk about their feelings and emotions.

Allan Shedlin
Jun 18, 2025
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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
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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
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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
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Storytime on Deployment: How Dads Can Stay Involved and Connected with Their Kids
U.S. Navy sailor Cody Dodd explains how deployed dads can stay involved and create memories with their kids through the magic of storytime.

Allan Shedlin
Jul 23, 2024
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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
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Embrace the Gap in Support for New Fathers: 7 Strategies to Offer Comfort, Encouragement and Guidance
Postpartum and emotional health expert Jane Honikman provides 7 strategies to support often underserved new fathers.

Allan Shedlin
Apr 3, 2024
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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
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For Unto Us A New Life in the New Year
U.S. Marine vet, dad coach Ben Killoy celebrates the arrival of his son Evan and gives heightened meaning to the phrase "New Year, New You."

Allan Shedlin
Jan 3, 2024
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It Should be No Secret How to Be A Good Parent in 2024
Daddying blog editor Scott Beller remembers that like his Mom's cookie recipe, being a good parent in the New Year is really no secret.

Allan Shedlin
Dec 26, 2023
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Finding Your Daddying Lodestar
DCG founder Allan Shedlin helps fathers find their "daddying lodestars" to guide them to become dads they want and kids need them to be.

Allan Shedlin
Sep 27, 2023
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Driving Instructions For Me and My Daughter's Sweet 16
Daddying Editor Scott Beller shares daddy driving tips while celebrating a sweet 16 years traveling with the one who made him a dad.

Allan Shedlin
Sep 22, 2023
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Embrace the Wobble
Dr. Anthony Fleg writes about his dilemma of being a coach, teacher and dad as he helps his daughter learn to ride without training wheels.

Allan Shedlin
Sep 6, 2023
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How Can Parents Prepare Kids for Ever-Larger End-of-Summer Butterflies?
As the new school year begins in a chaotic world, how can parents calm kids' seemingly larger, more plentiful end-of-summer butterflies?

Allan Shedlin
Aug 15, 2023
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Two Things I Learned About My Daddying from Barbie and Skipper
DCG founder Allan Shedlin reflects on daddying lessons learned from Barbie long before the iconic doll made it to the big screen.

Allan Shedlin
Aug 2, 2023
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5 Tips for Talking to Kids About Climate Change
Writer and author of "Growing Sustainable Together" Shannon Brescher Shea shares 5 tips to help parents talk to kids about climate change.

Allan Shedlin
Jul 20, 2023
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Which Way Do You Go For Daddying?
Guest blogger Anthony Fleg shares an important daddying lesson learned while on a daddy-daughter bike ride.

Allan Shedlin
Apr 19, 2023
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She Impresses Dad Most with the Way She Carries Herself
Daddying blog Editor Scott Beller celebrates his oldest daughter from afar on her 19th birthday.

Allan Shedlin
11 hours ago
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The Day My Soul Crashed: A Father's Journey from Shattered to Serving
Alfred Niwagaba tells his story of being inspired by and caring for his son with special needs in Uganda.

Allan Shedlin
Sep 9
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Distant Water Cannot Quench A Thirst
Nicholas Banura Aine writes about his struggles with long-distance parenting, which created deep emotional gaps with his children, one with autism, who needed his presence.

Allan Shedlin
Sep 2
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Glad You're Here: A Love Note to My Youngest Daughter on Her 17th Birthday
Daddying blog editor Scott Beller writes a special note to his youngest daughter for her birthday, which coincides with back-to-school and the beginning of her high school senior year.

Allan Shedlin
Aug 28
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Modern Childhood: Is The Next Generation of Kids Really The Loneliest One?
Guest writer Tessa Dodson highlights the complexity of modern childhood and offers parents practical guidance for supporting kids in building social connections through open communication, managed screentime, and unstructured play.

Allan Shedlin
Aug 19
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The Dads and Sons of Summer
Poet and literary activist E. Ethelbert Miller debuts an original poem about baseball, Dads, and sons in this week's Daddying blog.

Allan Shedlin
Aug 12
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I Left San Francisco for Colorado Springs. It Changed How I See Democracy
Youth Documentary Academy founder Tom Shepard writes about how he's been inspired by the diverse stories of his filmmaking students and other young people and what our country's leaders could and should learn from them.

Allan Shedlin
Jul 30
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Savoring the Privilege of Lifelong Daddying
Daddying Film Festival & Forum (D3F) founder Allan Shedlin shares the joy of being a lifelong Dad, Granddad, and soon, a Great Granddad.

Allan Shedlin
Jul 30
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With Our World in Metamorphosis, Those End-Of-Summer Butterflies Remain the Same
Daddying Film Festival & Forum (D3F) founder Allan Shedlin welcomes back-to-school season and those end-of-summer butterflies with an open mind and open arms.

Allan Shedlin
Jul 23
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What Happened to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness?
Daddying editor Scott Beller laments the continued human rights abuses by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), including murders this past week of Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero and Lorenzo Salgado Araujo.

Allan Shedlin
Jul 16
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