Is your upper lip feeling fuzzy? It should because it's mustache growing time -- it's Movember 2017! “Movember,” aka the month of November, is when City Dads Group joins three other fatherhood friendly organizations in putting down our razors in effort to sprout a living awareness ribbon under our noses to promote the cause of improving men’s health. The Movember Foundation is a leading global organization committed to literally and figuratively changing the face of men’s health. It challenges men to grow mustaches (or, for the facial hair challenged -- exercise daily) during the month … [Read more...]
Huggies, Boston Dads Group Helping Tackle Diaper Need Issue
DISCLOSURE: This post is sponsored by Huggies®. Several members of our Boston Dads Group recently joined forces with with Huggies and its No Baby Unhugged program to help create care packages of children’s winter clothing, diapers and wipes to aid families struggling to meet the basic needs of their children. Keeping a young child clean, dry and healthy -- especially in the cold of a New England winter -- is a challenge for any parent. A recent Diaper Need and Its Impact on U.S. Families study by the National Diaper Bank Network and its founding sponsor, Huggies, found that one in three … [Read more...]
Swimming Accident Puts Fear in the Fearless and in Their Father
Yesterday, my world stopped, and a fear arose. I am still shaking off the ghost of what happened. Sleep has not gone well.
This weekend was a long and busy one visiting family. The littles knew we were on our way to see Grandpa and Grandma, hang out with their cousins, and go swimming at the hotel. Their conversation was peppered with comments about pizza and even the word “pool.” We arrived. Like a herd of animals we descended upon the hotel’s atrium. There, family and pizza boxes awaited. The guys took over a table to snack, juggle their children, and … [Read more...]Worth the Weight – Addressing Health with My Daughter
I remember when I started hating the scale. I was at the pediatrician’s office completing a routine physical before entering fifth grade. We were nearing the end of the exam when my relationship with the scale, and my weight, changed forever. My pediatrician closed his clipboard and, in a serious tone, began, “OK, there is only one thing left to talk about. Toby, let’s talk about your weight. You need some help.” I fought back tears as the well-intentioned doc explained a program to help me drop some pounds. At the time, I’d weighed more than 100 pounds and only stood 50 inches … [Read more...]
Modern Dad Issues Focus of NYC Summit, Annual ‘New Dad’ Report
The modern dad took center stage last week in anticipation of Father’s Day 2017 with a one-day summit in New York City on the role of fathers around the world and with the release of the latest annual “new dad report” from Boston College Center for Work & Family researchers. The first-ever Dads + SocialGood conference on June 13 brought to Manhattan leading experts, public figures, activists and parents to discuss men, their families and how to support their livelihood. Father and family health as well as the ongoing battle to improve parental leave policies in the United States proved … [Read more...]
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