by Dad Central Ontario | May 6, 2022 | Father Involvement, Healthy Relationships, Moms
Over the years there are a few themes I have kept coming back to because I think they are so important. One of them is “the motherload.” That’s the somewhat intangible (and to men, sometimes invisible) load of responsibility, care, worry, planning and keeping track that usually falls on mothers’ shoulders.
by Dad Central Ontario | Nov 12, 2021 | Dads, Healthy Relationships, Involved Fathers, Moms
When children have fathers who respect and support their mothers, and mothers who respect their fathers – everyone benefits. Moms are more patient and sensitive. Dads are more involved and confident. Working together helps children thrive.
by Dad Central Ontario | Mar 18, 2021 | Dads, Healthy Relationships, Moms, parenting
When kids misbehave, act out or refuse to listen, yelling may feel like the most instinctive thing to do, but yelling at kids has been shown to have detrimental short and long-term psychological effects on children.
by Drew Soleyn | Jan 16, 2020 | Dads, Father Involvement, Fatherhood Matters, Health, Healthy Relationships, Involved Fathers, Mental health, Moms, New Dads, parenting, Resources, Separated Dads, Single Dads, Step Dads, Teens, Things To Do, tips, Young Dads
In the third and final post of this series I share the most important lesson I’ve learned, and how it changed our family.
by Drew Soleyn | Jan 2, 2020 | Dads, Father Involvement, Fatherhood Matters, Healthy Relationships, Involved Fathers, Moms, New Dads, parenting, Separated Dads, Single Dads, Step Dads, Training, Young Dads
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com I say full because since we’ve had kids (twin 6 years old’s and a 4 year old) time has seemed to pass exponentially quicker. There never seems to be enough time, and too many items on our list of “to do’s”. So slowing down,...
by Dad Central Ontario | Dec 18, 2019 | Dads, Father Involvement, Health, Healthy Relationships, Involved Fathers, Mental health, Moms, New Dads, parenting, Resources, Separated Dads, Things To Do, tips, Training, Young Dads
by John Hoffman Not that I want to be a Grinch during the season of good cheer but… Here’s one of the less pleasant realities of being a parent of little kids. Sometimes the days that you really, really want to go well are the ones that really, really, really don’t go...
