The Moments Matter: When Co-Parenting Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
The inaugural Dad & Company class helped us move this idea from paper into practice, and participants came even before we had […]
Family Synergy Begins When Fathers Stop Being Treated as Optional
We regularly use the language of family while designing research, programs, clinics, schools, and policies exclusively around the mother-child relationship. The father […]
Children Don’t Need Perfect Fathers. They Need Present Ones.
Making a difference to children must also mean making a difference to the fathers who love them. When we support fathers, we […]
Lost and Found: What Fathers Teach Us About Separation, Systems, and the Search for Home
There’s a reason airports have Lost and Found departments. They exist because everyone understands that in the rush of travel, transition, pressure, […]
When Fatherhood Advocacy Goes to Washington
If we believe children deserve safe, stable, loving relationships with both parents whenever possible, then shared parenting, child support reform, child welfare […]
The Fatherhood Dividend: What Happens When Fathers Are Included
When fathers are included, children gain. When children gain, families strengthen. When families strengthen, communities rise. That’s the “fatherhood dividend” America can […]
The Health of Fathers Is the Health of Families
For too long, public discussions about family health have treated fathers as secondary participants rather than essential contributors — even though decades […]
When Fathers Die Too Soon
We’ve built an entire public conversation around maternal health, maternal mortality, postpartum depression, and the challenges mothers face after childbirth. We should. […]
72 Million Reasons: Why Fatherhood Is America’s Most Overlooked Institution
Fathers represent one of the largest demographic groups in the nation. Despite their numbers and influence, fatherhood is rarely discussed as a […]
Why Men’s Stories Matter in Maternal Health Advocacy
The stories we heard on Capitol Hill reminded us that fathers aren’t bystanders in maternal health. They are witnesses. They are partners. […]
Hip-Hop Has Been Telling Us About Fatherhood All Along
The music has already warned us what happens when a man’s pain goes unprocessed. It becomes rage, distance, and addiction. It becomes […]
Paid Leave for Fathers Isn’t a Perk. It’s a Parenting Policy.
We must stop treating fathers as optional in the early life of a child. The first weeks after birth aren’t simply logistical. […]