By Amy Joyce — 2019
To mark this Father’s Day, we asked dads to describe a moment when they truly felt like a father, in 500 words or fewer. Here are some of our favorite essays.
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Feelings of ambivalence about parenthood aren’t necessarily going to do harm to children. But when regret suffuses the parent-child dynamic, the whole family can suffer.
Deciding how to handle dating situations can be an issue in any relationship.
The transition from actively parenting children to a quieter life without children in the home can be difficult for any dedicated parent. For single parents, the transition may prove especially challenging.
In life, we tend to invest time and money into the things we care about and when it comes to father-son relationships this principle is especially relevant.
Be a man, be a father.
We asked the HuffPost Parents community to share their advice for new dads of daughters, and here’s what they had to say:
What new dads need to know about the care and feeding of their brand-new human.
Past child development research often ignored fathers. But new studies are finding that non-maternal caregivers play a crucial role in children’s behaviour, happiness, even cognitive skills.
Being a father can be a wonderful thing, once you get past all the gross stuff, all the stressful events, the loss of privacy, and the bewildering numbers of ways you can screw it up.
Regardless of how many years you've been a dad, there is an abundant amount of opportunities to be a better father.