Lead Dad 101
Why Is a CareShift Good For Everyone?
Daylight savings, with the annual clock changing routine (unless you live in Arizona!), has stirred debate as to why we still do this…
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Should There Be A Tradeoff Between Work and Babies?
After our weekly Tuesday meeting, our social media manager texted me: “Sorry I was a little off today. Might have to get induced tomorrow…
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Here’s How To Make The Math of School Breaks and Jobs Work
When you add up school breaks and compare them to the average American’s vacation time, the numbers don’t work. For working parents, the school calendar creates a childcare gap no spreadsheet can solve.
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What Would It Take For Companies To Talk About Care?
With major parts of the economy closed on Monday in observance of President’s Day, many workers enjoyed a long weekend. Companies gave the…
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The Best Super Bowl Ad Ever
We can do better than #BinkyDad. Don’t get me wrong: As a Lead Dad, I’ve lived Kia’s Super Bowl commercial, where a couple is checking…
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A Call For Companies To Create Care Days
Here’s a Monday idea for companies that say they care about Working Parents: What about creating a bucket of Care Days? Name them. Promote…
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Work Arounds When Lead Dads Get Left Out
Monday PSA, from a near miss.Working Moms – we need your help. Please tell the mothers who email birthday party invites only to you to stop…
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Did a Four-Month Old Spark a Fatherhood Change?
Congressman Jimmy Gomez told me that personal experience had long informed his politics. So, I wasn’t surprised to see him taking the lead…
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What Emotions From The Bleachers Tell Us
I take any opportunity to be present for my daughters – walking and talking, sitting and playing, and yes, going to their athletic events…
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The Risks of Logistics In Love
I get a thrill out of sequential tasking. Not multitasking, where I’m trying to do more than one thing at once. But sequential tasking…
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A New Year’s Day To Remember
Every time I’ve been somewhere warm on New Year’s Day, I’ve played golf. But this year was different. I’ve been playing golf since I was 10, when my maternal grandfather took me to the public course he played with his retired post office buddies. I’ll …
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The Worst Thing I Learned From a Healthy Month
I recently went through a month of being super healthy, and what I learned was not at all what I expected. I share this now as we wade…
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