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3 Ways to Get More Support as a Parent from Your Job
Balancing work and parenting can be very overwhelming, but managing is attainable with the right support from your job. Many companies are…
Read moreWhy I Took Time Off This Week – And What Was Learned
If you’re looking for me this week, and maybe next, I’ve gone dadding. I thank the surgeon general – and Dr. Aditi Nerurkar, MD, MPH – for…
Read moreIs being a Lead Dad isolating?
Terry Brennan talks about his experience with being singled out – and even feeling “cut off” as a Lead Dad, and what perspective and…
Watch VideoHow To Help Your Child With Learning Challenges
In second grade, Marc Hoffman’s teacher told him he wouldn’t amount to anything. It crushed him but his parents and brothers rallied…
Read moreKyle Reynolds
Just show up for your kids. That’s it. It’s been the guiding principle for Kyle Reynolds, our Lead Dad of the Week from Nashville, Tenn…
Read moreIf You Buy The Ticket, Take The Ride
“Buy the ticket, take the ride.”That’s one lesson I’ve learned from this end of summer jumble of work, no camp, no school, lots of stuff…
Read moreHas a parenting-related emergency ever coincided with an important work responsibility?
Skip Cherryholmes discusses the key components for handling the inevitable and the unplannable.
Watch VideoUnderstanding the World Through Your Child’s Eyes
The other day I sat down and watch Disney’s adaptation of the classic fable “Henny Penny”. As with most Disney movies, “Chicken Little”…
Read moreEp 14 – Empathy in Leadership: Lessons from Parenthood
In this eye-opening bonus episode, Donald Knight II, a seasoned HR leader and father, shares his journey of balancing parenthood and…
Read moreJeff Nelligan
“You have to be an engaged parent.” That’s how Jeff Nelligan, a retired U.S. Army Colonel-TK and a public information officer in Washington…
Read more5 Qualities of a Lead Dad – from The Second Gentleman
Doug Emhoff’s speech at the Democratic National Convention wasn’t just another way to show his wife Kamala Harris as a three-dimensional…
Read moreHow do you create work-from-home boundaries without completely shutting your family out?
Skip Cherryholmes discusses the struggle of working from home and helping your family understand that you need your work space and time.
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