Fathers are more involved than ever. So why do so many still feel overlooked and unsupported?
Articles on Father's Day
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Songs about fathers and fatherhood range in tone from joy and and celebration to absence, tension and grief.
Dads today are spending dramatically more time with their kids than they did a generation ago. But there’s a less encouraging trend tucked into this development.
As a new father, a scholar used his research on absentee fatherhood to reimagine his own childhood without his dad.
Teens fare better when both fathers and mothers play key parenting roles, including talking with them about sensitive subjects that were once considered only a mom’s role.
Observing how grown-ups operate provides children with information on how they can shape their worlds to get what they want and avoid what they don’t want.
Two Philadelphia artists – a photographer and a performance poet – combine their shared passion for observing and documenting everyday life in the city.
Many people who took part in a series of studies overestimated the negative consequences of sending a late gift.
Step aside Bandit. With Father’s Day around the corner, it’s time to recognise Daddy Pig for the great father he is.
Cringe, corny and awkward − what’s not to love?
Dad jokes can help make you a better parent. But that’s only one reason why dad jokes work.
For many Indigenous peoples, fathers can include extended family. ‘Emu men’ explores a new way for Indigenous father roles to be recognised in a way that celebrates this.
Soon after a baby is born, it’s becoming more common these days for the father or non-birthing parent to be encouraged to place the newborn directly on their chest.
The Catholic Church considers St. Joseph a role model of fatherhood and faith. In many countries, Father’s Day is celebrated on his feast day.
Dads and caregivers play important roles in supporting the development of loving relationships.
A linguist explores the origin of the word ‘father’ – and why derivatives are common in languages across the globe.
Despite the disproportionate burden mothers have faced during lockdown, encouraging parents to share child care and housework more equally is almost never suggested as part of the solution.
Fathers whose own dads were highly nurturing tend to have healthier levels of competition and be more emotionally open.
On Father’s Day, a scholar of ancient Greek poetry explains how he came to understand the father-son relationship and his journey of loss and yearning through reading the epics.
Biden’s relationship with his father contrasts with perhaps every president in the last four decades, who either had absent or distant fathers or abusive or alcoholic fathers or stepfathers.
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Adjuct Faculty University of Guelph, Former Chair, Early Childhood Studies and Founder of The Love Model Inc.
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Senior Lecturer in Zoology, University of Hull
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Professor of Sociology, Davidson College
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Postdoctoral Scholar of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor of Communication, University of Arizona
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Professor, University of Michigan School of Social Work, University of Michigan
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Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
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Principal Fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Postdoctoral Scholar of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Research Affiliate, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney
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Professor of Psychology, University of Michigan
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Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University
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Professor and Co-Director of the Racial Justice Institute, Georgetown University
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, The Ohio State University