Tag: family environment
Domestic Violence, Mental Health, and Lemon Pepper Wings
We should be teaching boys that masculinity without emotional honesty is a danger. We should be teaching girls that love should never require fear. We should be teaching co-parents that unmanaged conflict can become generational trauma. And we should be teaching communities how to spot a person in crisis before we get in line at someone’s funeral.
We also need to be honest enough to say something else: Many men have never been taught how to handle rejection, shame, powerlessness, heartbreak, or fear. They’ve been taught, instead, how to posture, perform, possess, suppress, joke, deflect, drink, and disappear. And if all else fails, they’re taught to explode.
When a Baby Has No Stable Place to Sleep, Fatherhood Has a Housing Problem
For too long, the public response to vulnerable families has imagined family stabilization without fully imagining the father. We build family services systems exclusively around mothers and babies, and then wonder why fathers remain peripheral.
It’s time to ask about dad, make room for dad, serve dad, and equip dad. It’s time for public policy to reflect the fact that when a father is stabilized, the child is often better stabilized, too.
The Truth About Marriage, Responsible Fatherhood and Child Well-being
Marriage produces some of the best outcomes for children when it is healthy, stable, and cooperative. This is not a controversial statement. What we must stop doing, though, is turning marriage into a simplistic solution, as if the presence of a ring automatically creates safety, trust, emotional maturity, patience, shared responsibility, and the ability to repair conflict.
The Oneness of Co-Parenting
Here’s the truth I want every father and mother to hear: Your child doesn’t care about who was right. They don’t measure your love by how much you win the argument but by how well you work together for their well-being. They remember the tone of your voice when you speak about their other parent. They remember if they felt safe enough to love you both without guilt.
The oneness of co-parenting asks us to evolve — to put aside the “me” and embrace the “we.” It’s an act of maturity, faith, and courage. It requires both parents to look beyond themselves and see the divine assignment they share. You are co-creators of a life. And that life deserves wholeness, not division.
Do Parents Have a Favorite Child? The Truth About Black Fathers and Their Daughters
by Kenneth Braswell, CEO, Fathers Incorporated There are moments in parenthood when our children challenge our perceptions, forcing us to confront truths we might otherwise ignore. In […]
Introducing “Embracing Legitimation: A Supportive Guide for Moms” – Creating Stronger Families Through Legal Paternity
We’re excited to introduce our new brochure, “Embracing Legitimation: A Supportive Guide for Moms,” which is designed to empower and support mothers as they navigate the legal paternity process in Georgia.