How To Take An Active Role in Creating M...

By day, I am a professional photographer. I’m also a big fan of TED talks. When I saw this brief TED talk come across my subscription queue, watching it was an immediate must. A long time ago in New York City, Steven Addis stood on a corner holding his 1-year-old daughter in his arms, and his wife snapped a photo. That image inspired an annual father-daughter ritual, where Addis...

Facebook Parenting: What Would You Do?

This video has been floating around the internet recently, and it brings to light several questions about parenting teenage daughters…including “what would you do?” in this situation. It’s worth a look and discussion, though you may want to occupy your young children elsewhere if you wish for them to not hear certain words and language used. Response to this has...

Valuables: Daughters & Time

This video is making its rounds thoughout the webosphere, and it captured my full attention this morning on CNN while awaiting a flight. While the video is telling in itself, the CNN...

For Dads Who Travel for Business

Sometimes our work requires us to travel. Whether it’s a long, daily commute to the office, or a short overnight trip to visit a key customer or client, or an extended trip to attend a conference or convention, or perhaps a military deployment in a far-flung, remote outpost, we’re still called away from our families and homes. As I prepare for a multi-day conference over...

I Went to the Animal Fair

I went to the animal fair, The birds and the beasts were there; The big baboon by the light of the moon Was combing his auburn hair. You ought to have seen the monk, Who sat on the elephant’s trunk. The elephant sneezed and fell on his knees, And what became of the monk, the monk? Took my daughter for a great day at the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence the other day. It was world...

Jerry’s Wake-Up Call (and Maybe Yo...

Our Father-Daughter Summit events always reveal some valuable lessons for dads of daughters, and really all dads. One example of that comes from Jerry, who attended an event with his daughter several years ago and served recently as a volunteer at another event. When Jerry first heard about the Summit event, he thought of taking his second daughter. He had a great relationship with...