THE FATHER LIFE

I had a surreal moment two years ago. I was in my old house, sitting in familiar surroundings. My ex-wife, Susan, was in the kitchen sitting across from me and sharing a cup of coffee. We both had the same look of grief as well as relief. I could feel my [...]

Yes, it is time to get our kids back on a school schedule. This article is a reminder for some and a very important checklist for the new single parent. I have gathered a lot of suggestions from our SingleDad.com members who wanted to share their tips for getting prepared for [...]

As a single parent of three children, I am bound to have communication challenges and disagreements with family members. I have two teenagers and a soon to be 10-year old, and when arguments have ensued, I have made my share of mistakes. As a father, I never want my children to [...]

This past month, I have received several requests regarding single parent dating advice. One of them caught my immediate attention, and it read something like this:
“I am dating a SingleDad and he communicates with his ex-wife too much, how do I stop him?”
I was interested in getting the rest of the story, so I made [...]

I have an opportunity to share and I need your help. SingleDad.com has been approached by a casting director for a single father TV show and I need to cast two more single fathers who fit a particular status.

A single dad (never married, widowed father, and divorced fathers all apply)
Full time dad with [...]

This is article is part of a series of daily articles celebrating Father’s Day 2009.  You can find the rest of the articles at: http://thefatherlife.com/mag/category/fathers-day-2009.
I was recently interviewed by DETAILS Magazine about Father’s Day and Fatherhood. One of the questions was about the meaning of fatherhood and how fathers are portrayed on TV and [...]

What’s the best advice you ever received being a Single Dad? Confuse your kids with humor in everything you do as their father…
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What should every Man know about a Woman? Women [...]

The process of starting over after divorce is at a minimum difficult for most of us. For some of us, it can be downright impossible. I know this feeling first hand. While working through my own divorce, I struggled to shake the reminders of the relationship and continued to wonder if I would ever be [...]