Are today's fathers still being constrained by the "man box" of traditional gender stereotypes? How can today's dads overcome these outdated ideas on being a man to live life to the fullest. Mark Greene, executive editor of The Good Men Project, discusses these things along with the content of his new book Remaking Manhood: The Modern Masculinity Movement, Stories From the Front Lines of Change with City Dads Group co-founder Matt Schneider on the latest episode of The Modern Dads Podcast. Remaking Manhood is a collection of Greene's most popular articles on American culture, … [Read more...]
‘Remaking Manhood’ Looks at Masculinity in 21st Century
Mark Greene’s new book Remaking Manhood is a must-read for all dads. A collection of Greene’s most powerful essays from The Good Men Project website, where he is executive editor, this book is a glimpse into the consequences of our American culture’s false image of what it means to be a man and a father. The prevalent theme throughout the book is that fathers -- and all men for that matter -- are not just there to provide the genetic material and teach their sons sports. The true nature of manhood is more complex. Men are sensitive. Male sensitivity is not a flaw. And we, as men, have paid … [Read more...]
Turn Your Baby into a ‘Good Sleeper’
Getting your infant to sleep is one of the most, if not the most, important challenges for parents. Everything, from eating to a happy disposition, begins and ends with healthy sleep. This would appear to be a simple task: after all, the phrase “sleep like a baby” must comes from somewhere, right? Wrong. My wife and I are on our third baby and we still find managing sleep a difficult task. The Good Sleeper: The Essential Guide to Sleep for Your Baby -- and You by Janet Krone Kennedy proved to be an extremely useful source for parents like us who are sleep training their child. It is not … [Read more...]
Christmas Books for Kids That We Love
Christmas is my favorite time of year: the smell of pine, the anticipation of what Santa will leave for everyone under the tree, the baking of cookies, the sights and sounds of the Yule season, and the big stack of Christmas books for kids that we have accumulated over the years. Here's a list of the most cherished Christmas books for kids in our house: Gingerbread Mouse - My girls love that the young female character in this Christmas book by Katy Bratun knows that the mouse gets into the house and sets up shop inside the gingerbread house. That she, and Santa, are so kind makes this … [Read more...]
City Dads Help Pen ‘Clash of the Couples’ Book
Clash of the Couples is a new humor anthology about the squabbles spouses and lovers have with each other features the gut-busting work of four of our City Dads Group members. Clash of the Couples, to be published Nov. 3 by Blue Lobster Book Co., contains writing from more than three dozen bloggers and covers fights over the usual (sex, money) and the plain odd (where to store the placenta). Included among the contributors are: Jeff Bogle, co-founder of Philly Dads Group and author of the Out With The Kids blog Dave Lesser of our NYC Dads Group and writer of the Amateur Idiot / … [Read more...]