Moody Tween Label Often Overused on Girls
Labeling a girl as a "moody tween" is like giving here a scarlet letter "M." It’s not only unfair, it’s also sexist,…
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Is Your Kid’s Lemonade Stand Teaching Financial Sexism?
Dad of daughters ponders the ethics -- and potential financial sexism -- of his children's lemonade stands, charity and gender bias.
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Family Traditions: A Race to Build Bonds that Last
Family traditions have to start somewhere. Even on a race course where a father and daughter bond with a new family member.
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Paternal Instinct Really Exists … Even in Gay Men
We tend to only credit men with paternal instinct after we’ve witnessed a super-human effort from a guy. Thankfully, that cultural sentiment…
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One School’s Response to Transgender Issue: Respect
Principal: We need to support our students, families and staff who have the courage to affirm their identity as transgender.
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Daughter’s Grooming Presents Hairy Situation for Dad
Making her shave her legs has nothing to do with good teen hygiene. It's that teenagers can be cruel to each other.…
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Gender Stereotypes Limit Boys as Well as Girls
Many smart people talked about how to recognize and remedy the barriers confronting our daughters at a recent day-long Washington, D.C., conference on…
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It’s Showtime When Daughters Become Women
There are upsides as my daughters become women, parting with childhood and leaving my influence behind. It takes time and patience to…
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‘Crash Adams’ Most Awesome Author Mike Adamick
"Dad's Book of Most Awesome" series author Mike Adamick dives into young adult fiction with the tween action book series "The Adventures…
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Teen Sexual Orientation Causes Struggle with Visibility, Vulnerability
As I continue learning how to be visibly comfortable with my coming out, my daughter is contemplating her teen sexual orientation.
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