TeamDad

03/17/2015

You can’t change your destiny, but you can create your own.

03/12/2015

Jobs Provide Dads With More Than Money.
http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2015/03/study-involved-dads-are-happier-at-work-experience-less-job-family-conflict/

Companies also stand to benefit from the positive work-related outcomes fathers experience the more time they spend with their kids, according to D’Amore-McKim School of Business researchers, who present their findings in a new paper.

03/03/2015

May God bless Oren Miller and his family. He was an important voice for fathers.
http://my.chicagotribune.com/ /-1/article/p2p-82952788/

02/23/2015

Hey America, we have problem. Thankfully Jacksonville is pat of the solution.
http://myjournalcourier.com/news/home_top-local_features-news/151945164/Helping-fathers-be-dads

For decades television shows gave us father figures who were kind, firm and caring primary male authority figures in the lives of their children...

02/22/2015

According to TEAMDAD, dads need to focus on four components of fathering. One of those components is being a financial "provider" for your family and teaching your kids how to be financially "fit." Read this excellent story in the The Wall Street Journal http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-smart-way-to-teach-children-about-money-1422849602

Many parents and schools take exactly the wrong approach, research suggests. Here’s how to do it right.

02/19/2015

How does your family tree stack up against that of Vincent Van Gogh?

His dizzy aunt ----------------------------------------------- Verti Gogh

The brother who ate prunes------------------------------ Gotta Gogh

The brother who worked at a convenience store --- Stop N Gogh

The grandfather from Yugoslavia ---------------------------- U Gogh

His magician uncle -------------------------------- Where-diddy Gogh

His Mexican cousin ---------------------------------------- A Mee Gogh

The Mexican cousin's American half-brother --------- Gring Gogh

The nephew who drove a stage coach ------------- Wells-far Gogh

The constipated uncle ------------------------------------- Can't Gogh

The ballroom dancing aunt -------------------------------- Tang Gogh

The bird lover uncle ------------------------------------ Fla-ming Gogh

An aunt who taught positive thinking ------------------ Way-to-Gogh

The little bouncy nephew ----------------------------------- Poe Gogh

A sister who loved disco -------------------------------------- Go Gogh

And his niece who travels the country in an RV - Winnie Bay Gogh

I saw you smiling . . .. there ya Gogh :-)

02/16/2015

Here's a very inspirational story about minority fathers who have and are overcoming pretty serious obstacles.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/fathering-change-strengthening-the-role-of-black-fathers-1.2948066

Many black fathers want a bigger role in their children’s lives, but they face tough challenges, writes Mary Wiens.

02/14/2015

For Those Single Dads on Valentine's Day http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/184021/dating-and-the-single-dad

02/12/2015

Great article for dads struggling with divorce and custody issues.
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/1198826-fathering-support-group-a-beacon-for-struggling-dads/

Better Fathers Inc., one of the few father-centered support programs in Canada, is helping dads be their best.

02/11/2015

A fabulous salute to a 94 year old grandpa, by his grandson, John W. Fountain.
http://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/7/71/350402/fridays-grandpa

This is the first in an occasional series, Fridays With Grandpa I ring the bell and rap on Grandpa’s door in the early morning light, then wait. At 94, Grandpa’s steps are slower, more deliberate. But his mind is as sharp as a switchblade, his spirit chipper and his eyes filled with sunshine. OPINIO…

02/10/2015

How to make sure your child grows up more like Chris Kyle the American Sniper than some young punk.
http://www.christianpost.com/news/top-5-tips-for-fathering-teenagers-how-to-counter-the-viral-growth-of-youth-crime-133641/

As children move though the teen years they desire to pole vault into independence. This, mixed with a bubbling set of hormones and an ever-expanding understanding of society, can make fathering teens one of the hardest, emotionally charged tasks for God's man.

02/09/2015

Must read for all working dads.

https://www.yahoo.com/parenting/how-a-family-can-improve-dads-career-110180289217.html

STORY: The State of Working Moms Today Working mothers often complain that juggling work and family is a constant source of stress, but according to the study, men “do not seem to experience threat to their work identities in the same way women do as mothers. … Perhaps men don’t experience the same…