Twenty some-odd years ago I learned how to overcome public-speaking anxiety during the initial moments when audience eyes fell upon me. The trick, I discovered, was getting people to look away while I pulled myself together. My method was throwing colorful, plastic balls around the room and asking people to throw them to each other. … Read more
I interview dads monthly for the National Dads Matter!™ Project that I founded many years ago and facilitate today, giving fathers and grandfathers a voice and visible presence in their local communities. Just about every day I see a father and his kids—sometimes a dad and his very young children—and I make sure to talk … Read more
Now is a great time to set goals for father engagement in the new year! What are three things you want to do with, or for, the children you care for at home and/or the children you teach at school if you’re an educator? Talk with other dads if you’re a father, and talk with … Read more