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Looking for solid, practical advice for those thorny parenting problems? This area includes information on child protection and other important issues for fathers in their role as parent.

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Eating Together: Mealtimes for Your Family
The family that eats together stays together. Well, it’s definitely not that simple, but family mealtimes can be a great opportunity to be together, share the events and feelings of the day, and more. Learn about the benefits of making time to eat together and how to get it done in today’s hectic lifestyle.

Staying in Touch on the Road
Staying in touch with the children while you are on the road can be a real challenge. Find out ways to keep close to your kids as a road warrior.

Talking With Children About War
Sometimes the most difficult questions about war come from our children. Find out what child and family experts recommend about discussing war with our children.

Kids Need CARE: Validating and Affirming our Children
Professor James Van Horn at Penn State University recommends a conscious effort to affirm and validate family members using the CARE Strategy. Learn how consideration, appreciation, respect and empathy help in a family.

Top Books for a Dad's Library
Check out the must-have books for dads, and find books that will inform, entertain, advise, and help make fathering a little easier.

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About Adoption
The Adoption site at About.com is filled with information for dads of adopted children, or for dads who are contemplating adoption. Resources on the legal issues, the challenges of blending and bonding, and making adoption work are readily available.

Talking To Children About Violence
How we should talk to our children about violence in society, an article by Ron Huxley.

Top Ten Common-Sense Rules for Fathers
Father Coach Mark Brandenburg offers his top ten rules for fathers who want common sense be their guide.

The War on Terrorism: We All Have a Part To Play
How has the war on terrorism changed our world? What roles should we take in the war on terrorism? What should we look for when a terror alert is posted?

Protecting Your Child from Sexual Abuse
With recent revelations about child sexual abuse among some clergy, many fathers are seeking ways of protecting their children. Find answers to your questions about teaching your children how to be safe from sexual abuse.

Fatherville
One of the best sites on the web for dads, Fatherville features original content from real dads who write about their fathering experiences. Dads from various stages of fathering are a part of this site. Divoced dads, widowed fathers, single custodial fathers, first time fathers, and working fathers are just a few of the areas of information on this site.

Life Line
Life-Life-line.org offers interactive features that can help you learn about insurance quickly and effectively. For instance, the site’s Human Life Value Calculator lets you compute exactly how much your life is worth to your family in dollars and cents. Other information on the site helps dispel common myths that exist about insurance and financial planning.

Fast Internet Connections
All you need to know before installing DSL, cable internet, or other high speed options. A guide specific to parents and their home internet connections.

Center for Successful Fathering
The Center for Successful Fathering promotes the benefits of being an involved father and the belief that children need the balance of Mom and Dad.

DadMag
A slick site for dad-focused news and information. Sections include: Fitness; The Cool Garage; Spicing Up Sex; Get Cooking; and Money Matters.

Dads Today
A destination for all dads and dads-to-be. Part of the iParenting network, this site provides feature articles and discussion groups for dads.

Father's World
Information, resources, forums, support, and education for fathers and their families. Topics include Legal, Recipes, Forums, and Health. Aside from the hard-to-read bold text, this site is one of the best. Oh, and don't forget the store.

Fathering Magazine
This online publication covers all aspects of fathering. Issues include the joys of being a father, relationships with a son or daughter, being a single father, and child support and custody.

FatherWork
This site is dedicated to the development of fathers through stories and activities. Its focus is on good fathering, not good fathers: "We assume that most fathers want to improve and that all fathers make mistakes."

National Center for Fathering
The National Center for Fathering conducts research on fathering and develops resources for dads in every fathering situation. A very thorough and useful site.

WonderWise Parents
This site provides an online course in responsive discipline, as well as other parent education programs.

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