How Many Activities is Too Many?
After-school clubs, sports, and music lessons—oh my. It seems as though kids’ schedules are busier than ever. This got us thinking. How…
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6 Tips to Avoid Parental Burnout
Here at the Company of Dads we know what it means to be a Lead Dad – the go-to parent for appointments, sports, a shoulder to cry on, and…
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Does Your Kids’ Dentist Like Kids?
Do you know the name of your child’s dentist? This is a great question Eve Rodsky asks fathers.I certainly do. But I often mumble it in…
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How Dads Get Support for Parental Burnout
Parental burnout is only recently a topic that is getting talked about openly. All parents can struggle with it but Lead Dads and…
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What’s Fair Play Mean for Working Moms and Lead Dads
Eve Rodsky is changing the way working couples coexist. Starting with her bestselling book “Fair Play: A Game Changing Solution for When…
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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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Why Expectations Are The Key To Parenting Success
All the myriad questions that parents have about their children can be boiled down into one, single issue: expectations, says Sue…
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How To Mix Crime Fighting and Fatherhood
Trevor Kempner, assistant district attorney, a cappella singer, thirtysomething Lead Dad, is a fascinating study of human complexity. He…
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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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A Plea From Working Parents to the World’s Planners
A plea from Working Parents to all the planners of the world. Look at my calendar and you might think my wife and I were playing a game of…
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How Far Would You Go To Be Your Child’s Dad? – Part 2
Marvin Avilez’s story to be a father to his daughter continues. The former counter-intel Marine turned technologist became a father in 2015…
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Working Parents Need To Remember Their RSCs!
My wife and I – working parents with three daughters, three dogs and two remote desk set-ups at home – went away for 5 days this week. It…
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