Good Reading

You’ll have to settle for a quick post today, since I’m off to Las Vegas to speak at the annual Society of Professional Journalists conference. Instead of my usual musings, I’ve compiled some recommendations for reading on fatherhood:

• This piece by Todd Mauldin (courtesy of The Good Men Project) about why he blow-dries his son’s hair.
• Some [...]

Marketing to dads

We’re just back from a weekend with the family up in Murphys, but I wanted to post a link to a New York Times story from last week about new ways in which Proctor & Gamble and other baby-product manufacturers are marketing to dads. The story raises some interesting issues, especially considering that dad is [...]

SAH dads hit NPR

National Public Radio this week did a fairly significant segment on involuntary stay-at-home (SAH) dads, and how at least a decent percentage of them might grapple with going back to work once the economy improves.
On the surface, the story was a harmless and superficial treatment of an issue that may or may not be news, [...]