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Defining "Daddy" Q: It seems that the definition of "fatherhood" has changed a lot over the years, while the definition of being a mom doesn’t seem to have changed all that much. What does it mean to be a father these days? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer How Fatherhood Changes Men Q: People always say that life will never be the same after having a child. How, exactly, does becoming a father change a man? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer First Day of School Q: My five-year old is going to start school in the Fall. He's all excited about the whole idea of Kindergarten, but I'm nervous. How can his mother and I help prepare him for this big change in his life? What can my wife and I do to prepare ourselves? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer When Good Teens Go Bad Q: Help! Our 18-year-old son just got arrested. He's been in trouble with the law before and never did well in school. His mother and I know he's responsible for his own actions, but we can't help blaming ourselves. We feel like failures as parents. Where did we go wrong and what can we do for our son? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer Helping a Stepmom Adapt to Her New Role Q: I'm the divorced father of two kids. I've been going out with a wonderful woman for a few months now and we're heading in the direction of getting married. The problem is that she's not quite sure how to behave around my kids. What can I do to help her—and my kids—feel more like a family? How do I help my kids accept her as part of our family? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer The Myth of the Biologically Unfit Father Q: Isn't it true that mothers are naturally better at parenting than fathers? Don’t moms have some sort of instinct that dads don’t have? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer The Myth of the Bumbling Father Q: You've written a lot about negative media portrayals of fathers. But aren't they just presenting life the way it is? Isn’t it a reality that men just aren’t the most responsible parents when it comes to childrearing? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer Dads in the Military Q: I'm in the military and I'm going to be sent overseas for at least a year. The problem is that my wife is pregnant and due to deliver right about the time I'm supposed to ship out. I can probably finagle things so that I'll be here for the birth of our child, but the year abroad is unavoidable. What kinds of things can I do to try and bond with our infant early on, before I am deployed overseas? Equally important, are there things I can do to try and maintain a bond with such a young baby while I'm away? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer Sons and Daughters: Avoiding Gender Stereotypes Q: I've got twins--a boy and a girl--and I find myself treating them differently. I know I shouldn't. How can I keep myself from falling into stereotype traps and instead parent my children equally? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer How Your Relationships with Your Children Change When They Leave Home Q: Our daughter is going away to college. On one hand, I'm thrilled that she's becoming so independent. But we've always been very close and I'm worried that our relationship will suffer. Will it? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer Men's Health: Go to the Doctor Before It Kills You Q: My father recently died of cancer. In talking to his doctors, I found out that if my father would have had regular checkups, his death could have been prevented. I'm 42, and after that conversation with his doctors, it hit me that it's probably been 20 years since I had a checkup myself. Am I the only guy out there who isn't taking care of his health as well as he should? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer Help and Support for Stay-at-Home Dads Q: I'm a stay-at-home dad and I'm finding the whole thing incredibly isolating. I'd like to hook up with some other parents, moms and dads, but don't feel comfortable (or welcome) at mothers' groups. Got any suggestions? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer When Adult Children Come Home Q: My wife and I recently sent our last child off to college. We were ready to sell the house and travel around the country celebrating our empty nest when our oldest daughter lost her job and announced she is planning to move back home. How can my wife and I enjoy our retirement, but help our daughter at the same time? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer Taking a Look at Your Relationship with Your Father Q: My own father is an alcoholic and we've always had a pretty rocky relationship--especially when I was growing up—and I think he's a horrible role model for how to parent. I'm scared to death that I'm going to turn out be the same kind of father that he was. Am I doomed? Are my children doomed because I didn’t have a positive role model for a dad? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer Grandfatherhood Q: My son's wife is pregnant and I'm a little worried about becoming a grandfather. How will my new role change my life? How is being a grandfather different from being a father? » Read Mr. Dad's Answer
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