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CBS News: ‘New York City Dads Group’ Trying To Wipe Out Stigma Of Being Stay-At-Home Father

July 7, 2011 by Lance Somerfeld

CBS News aired a segment yesterday with a powerful message: ‘New York City Dads Group’ Trying To Wipe Out Stigma Of Being Stay-At-Home Father –  Dedicated Men Meet To Learn How To Do Tasks Traditionally Handled By Women. 

Fortunately, NYC Dads are not alone – dads and communities of dads all across America are demonstrating that being an engaged and active dad is cool, rewarding, and a great bonding experience.  A 1 minute and 45 second segment can only have so much depth.  Consequently, I liked what WCBS-TV Correspondent/Anchor, Cindy Hsu, did with this story.  Instead of the same old diaper-changing formula – this segment explains that dads are banding together for socialization and support which is a positive & necessary thing.  Dads enjoy getting together for educational parenting workshops on topics like sleep issues, potty training, and the nursery school admission process which is common for most mom and parenting groups.  Additionally, they included a conversation with Evolution of Dad Director, Dana Glazer, discussing the changing role of fathers in America.  A special mention to Cindy Hsu who worked around our dad’s playgroup schedule, nap schedules, and managed to squeeze into the pint-sized chair at my son’s art activity table for the interview.  She is a class act!

If you missed the segment, you can view it above…or CBS plans to re-run the segment on ch. 2 news today on the 12 o’clock news as well as on their Sunday morning show from 6-6:30am and in the 7-9am time slot.

Please let us know what you think.

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Filed Under: at-home parenting, gender / sexuality, media, NYC Tagged With: stay-at-home dads, stay-at-home parents, television

About Lance Somerfeld

Lance Somerfeld, a co-founder of City Dads Group, lives with his wife and son in New York City. He frequently contributes to the conversation about modern fatherhood, work-life balance, shifting gender roles, and brand’s marketing to dads. He has appeared on local and national television, including CNN, Today and Katie. He has been quoted by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, GQ, Parenting and The Atlantic.

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