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Read With Your Kids to Open Their Minds...and Yours

Allan Shedlin

Nov 19, 2021

Read With Your Kids to Open Their Minds...and Yours

DADDYING celebrates reading, discovery, and diversity with our 2nd Annual Books To Read With Your Kids Holiday Gift Guide & Book Giveaway!

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Give and Receive the Gift Of Reading Together This Holiday Season

Allan Shedlin

Dec 10, 2020

Give and Receive the Gift Of Reading Together This Holiday Season

I remember my mom reading to me almost every day as a kid. I remember hearing her voice, warm, energetic, and song-like...

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Allan Shedlin

Sep 24, 2020

The Humanist RBG

Ruth Bader Ginsburg left behind a country that is better for her life and record of humanity, intelligence, tenacity, and perseverance.

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Allan Shedlin

Sep 10, 2020

Lost In The Sun

As best as any words can, Ethelbert Miller's "Lost In The Sun" conveys some of the unimaginable heartbreak felt by a parent losing a child.

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Allan Shedlin

Aug 6, 2020

Be the Role Model You Wanted As A Kid

What I wanted back then was access to an adult with whom I could take refuge & trust to let me vent...Luckily, my dad recognized this too.

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Presidential Fathers: The Most Powerful Men Can Be Involved Dads

Allan Shedlin

Jul 2, 2020

Presidential Fathers: The Most Powerful Men Can Be Involved Dads

What are the possibilities for effective “daddying” when dad is one of the most powerful and busiest people in the world?

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This Is What I Learned From My Lovely Emma On A Windy Day

Allan Shedlin

Apr 29, 2020

This Is What I Learned From My Lovely Emma On A Windy Day

Emma’s my 9-year-old granddaughter, the first offspring of my first offspring. To say Emma is a delight begs more descriptive adjectives.

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Read With Your Kids to Open Their Minds...and Yours

Give and Receive the Gift Of Reading Together This Holiday Season

The Humanist RBG

Lost In The Sun

Be the Role Model You Wanted As A Kid

Presidential Fathers: The Most Powerful Men Can Be Involved Dads

This Is What I Learned From My Lovely Emma On A Windy Day

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