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Best Apps for Millennial Fathers
Technology is an amazing thing. There is literally an app for just about everything nowadays.

Parental Incarceration and the Transition to Adulthood
The United States has the highest imprisonment rate in the world. Although the rates of incarceration have essentially leveled off since around 2002, the United States lead the world in imprisonment: 2.2 million people were incarcerated in 2015.

3 WAYS TO RAISE A STRONG GIRL
Being a parent to a girl can be scary, especially if you’re a guy who hasn’t quite managed to figure out the mysterious ways of the female mind.

Watching Classic TV as a Family
Many times, the guidance I was lacking from my own parents, I was receiving from watching classic television programs.

Introducing Dads Pad LIVE!
Fathers Incorporated introducing its enhanced blog site called Dads Pad LIVE.

When Things Don’t Go Your Way, Dads Might Have Words to Live On
A couple of weeks ago I found myself hearing the ghost of fatherhood past as my son had a mental meltdown because he and I were getting demolished by my wife and daughter in arcade games.

Expectations of Fathers’ Roles Expands from Emphasis on Provider to Equal Partners, Nurturers
“Over the past two decades, fathers have become more involved in all aspects of their children’s lives,” says Kenneth Braswell, National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) Director.

The Benefits of Young Children Playing Pretend
“Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children, play is serious learning. Play is really the work of […]

Four Fun Ways to Celebrate Mother’s Day
On Mother’s Day, many fathers seek ways to honor the mothers of their children. Great fatherhood includes being great partners.

Creating a Lifetime Memory by Bringing Your Child to Work
When the daughter of one of my employees was about eight years old he took her to work at the environmental engineering firm that I owned. Once […]

Fathers Incorporated’s Favorite TV Dads
Through the years we have had strong  yet beautiful images of Black fathers on television. For no particular reason we just decided to share our favorite because […]

Are You Letting The Day Get Away From You? How To Become Ruthless About Getting Stuff Done
Have you ever thought about how short life really is? When you’re in your teens and twenties it seems like you’ve got all the time on earth […]

The Vicious Cycle of Fatherhood
The alpha and omega; the yin and yang, the beginning and the end, the ups and the down are all apart of the craziness and beauty of fatherhood. […]

The Certainty of Homework: Four Tips to Make Homework Work
Benjamin Franklin famously stated that the only two certainties in life are “death and taxes.” Let us add “homework” to Franklin’s list. Nearly everybody – child or […]

Sharing a Night with Chick-fil-a, Dads and Daughters
It couldn’t have been a more touching night for Fathers Incorporated to be involved with. Chick-fil-a hosted its annual Daddy Date Night and we were able to […]