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How Parents Can (and Should) Control Childhood Tech

Sure, there’s a lot our children can learn on the internet, but there are plenty of websites, apps, and traps that they need to avoid. And it’s our job as parents to help them. Titania Jordan, a mom and the Chief Parent Officer and CMO at Bark, an inte …

How The Paper Test Can Improve Life At Home

Do you know what your spouse does around the house? Does he or she know what you do? How much do your work schedules influence what you can do? A lot of couples don’t know, and not knowing has never been a recipe for marital bliss – or professional success. (How can you focus at […]

If You Have Flexibility, Lean Into It

As working parents, we want our kids to be flexible. We also don’t want them to fall into traps, particularly the stereotypical and avoidable ones. It’s not always easy to model either, let alone both. But that’s what Jeff Cummins, a professor of political science at Fresno State and our Lead Dads of the Week, […]

How Lead Dads Have Fun – And Help Their Families

A senior female executive who I admire deeply asked me an honest, almost earnest question that made me feel deeply awkward: “Do Lead Dads[…]

Dogs, a Daughter and Decades of Devotion

Chris Jones put his hand up to be a full-time Lead Dad after his first daughter was born. His wife’s career was taking off. He wanted to support her. Plus he figured he’d return to the tech world after the 2000 downturn passed. But one year turned into two decades and he never looked back. […]

5 Tips For Being an Entrepreneurial Lead Dad

Parents have two resources they are always trying to protect and secure – time and money. As a Lead Dad, Mike Malloy structured his work life around reserving time for his family and fatherly duties. After creating a process to keep life on track domes …

Why Managers Are To Blame for Low Parental Leave And How It Hurts Their Companies

Managers, managers, managers – they’re the problem and the solution. The Moms First and McKinsey study this week on how men and women take…

Soccer Is Really Life – Scott Vanderwall

“In any team sport to be successful you have different people doing different things,” said Scott Vanderwall, our Lead Dad of the Week…

Prioritizing Your Mental Health as a Parent

Parenthood can push anyone to the brink. Taking care of your mental health isn’t selfish – it’s how you become the parent your kids need.

What Blunt RTO Edicts Get Wrong for Everyone’s Productivity

Jamie Dimon’s gripe was remote work slows decision making. People need to be in person. What about the 300,000 employees JP Morgan has worldwide?

When Moving Is Your Job, You Value Being Still – Michael Maberry Jr

International mobility has been Michael Maberry Jr’s career, and he’s enjoyed moving executives and their families from one locale to another. A reward has been finding ways to make their families feel comfortable when they settle in the new city. It was on a trip he took himself last year that caused Michael, our Lead […]

Expanding the Security for Mental Health

Many people who require mental health treatment rarely receive it. Of those that do, some are receiving what they can get – but not necessarily what they need. Mike Hermus – father, entrepreneur and Founder of HaleSpring – shares his personal experienc …

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