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By Wayne Parker, About.com Guide since 2002

Top 5 Favorite Family Water Games Created: Friday, May 17, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
Kids and water games just seem to go together. Check out these easy and fun water games to play with your family and build some very fun memories.
Work Life Balance Statistics Created: Friday, August 17, 2012 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
Feeling stress about not being able to find work life balance? You are not alone. Check out these statistics that show the prevalence of work life balance concerns and the toll that being out of b...
Work-Life Balance Tips from Successful CEO's and Fathers Created: Friday, May 17, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
If you ever wondered how busy CEO dads achieve work life balance, these five top executives with busy lives and families share their thoughts and advice.
Warren's Divorce Story Created: Friday, May 17, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013
Warren shares his story of having his wife leave due to an affair and then dealing with the aftermath.
Hosting a Halloween Party for Kids Created: Thursday, September 01, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Fathers are in a unique position to create fun and scary Halloween parties for kids. Get some tips for planning your family’s own Halloween party for your kids and their friends.
Parenting College Kids Home For the Summer Created: Saturday, November 12, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
After your children have been gone away to college for the school year, there are inevitably conflicts when they come back home for the summer. Learn how you should approach parenting your college ...
A Review of the Pandora's Hope Wireless Router Created: Friday, May 10, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
A review of the wireless router provided by Pandora's Hope. This router has extensive parental and security controls to protect every wireless device in your home from pornography and other harmfu...
How to Inspire Children to Trace Their Family Ancestry Created: Friday, May 10, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013
Do you have an interest in searching out your family history but have wondered about how to involve your children. Guest contributor Melissa Joansford shares some tips of getting your children inv...
Denzel Washington - Celebrity Father Created: Friday, May 03, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 03, 2013
Learn more about actor Denzel Washington, his family and his commitment to fatherhood.
Twenty Questions to Ask Your Dad Created: Friday, May 03, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 03, 2013
If you want to get to know your father better, these twenty questions can help start and keep a conversation going about your father, his life and his views.
Teaching Children About Stranger Safety Created: Thursday, July 14, 2011 Updated: Friday, May 03, 2013
Protecting a child is one of a father's key responsibilities. Helping your children be safe around strangers can protect them but creating too much paranoia can also be dangerous. Learn how to te...
Choosing a Personal or Life Coach Created: Friday, December 18, 2009 Updated: Friday, May 03, 2013
Once you have decided to use a life coach, you need to find the right one. Learn how to find a life coach, how to select one, how much to plan to pay, and how best to interact with your coach.
Reconnecting - A Dad's Story Created: Friday, May 03, 2013 Updated: Friday, May 03, 2013
One reader shares his story about losing a relationship with his adult son, largely because of the son's new wife.
Boy Scouts of America Created: Friday, April 26, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013
Learn more about the Boy Scouts of America. Find out about how the organization began, what it provides for boys who are Scouts and how to get involved as an adult leader.
Water Balloons and More - Making a Great Family Water Fight Created: Friday, April 26, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013
Putting together a family water fight can be a lot of fun, especially when it is planned to ambush dad after work. Check out this fun family tradition and find a day this summer to engage the whol...
Dad or Alive - A Book Review Created: Friday, April 26, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013
A review of the book Dad or Alive written by Adrian Kulp. Based on the well loved blog of the same name, this book chronicles the experience of network comedy executive Adrian Kulp and his journey...
Bridging the Boys' Literacy Gap Created: Friday, April 26, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 26, 2013
There is a statistically significant gap between the literacy of boys and girls. What can fathers do to help bridge this literacy gap and encourage their sons to embrace reading?
Get the Gear for Back To School Created: Thursday, December 23, 2004 Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013
Every Dad has his own back-to-school ritual -- from a one-stop trip to the mall on the first day of school, to a raid of the office-supply cabinet at work. There are pencils to sharpen, new shoes t...
Web Resources for Breaking Sexual Addiction Created: Saturday, June 23, 2012 Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013
While the Internet is a major source of pornography that can fuel a sex addiction, the web also offers some helpful resources for breaking the addiction and returning to a life free from pornograph...
Planning the Summer Road Trip Created: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013
Looking forward to a summer vacation on the road with your family? Find tips on planning the summer road trip, making it fun for the family, and finding great destinations for the family vacation.
Six Ways to Set Boundaries for Better Work-Life Balance Created: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013
Setting appropriate boundaries is one of the important keys to work-life balance. Learn how dads can find ways to set these boundaries between their work and personal lives to achieve better work-...
Basic Homework Help on the Web Created: Friday, April 03, 2009 Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013
Take a quick tour of Internet resources for helping kids with homework, and start building your Favorites for homework help.
Raising a Resilient Family Created: Thursday, April 25, 2013 Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013
Is your family ready for tough times? Learn what parents, and especially fathers, can do to built a more resilient family so that when challenges come, your family will stay intact and bounce back.
Great Ideas for Your Father's Day Celebration Created: Friday, April 19, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013
Looking for some great ideas for planning and enjoying Father's Day with your dad? Then check out this list of things to consider for creating a fun and memorable Father's Day celebration with tha...
The Me vs. Gavin Blog Created: Friday, April 19, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013
Get acquainted with Dylan's Mr vs. Gavin blog about life as a stay-at-home dad.
The Dad With Two Kids Blog Created: Friday, April 19, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013
Find out about the Dad With Two Kids Blog and learn how to make your fatherhood blog work.
CDO - Chief Daddy Officer Created: Friday, January 18, 2013 Updated: Tuesday, April 16, 2013
A review of the book CDO - Chief Daddy Officer by Christos Efessiou. Can the principles of success in business apply to the role of a father? Entrepreneur and single Dad Christos Efessiou illustr...
Pregnancy - Making it Through the Last Month Created: Thursday, August 17, 2006 Updated: Friday, April 05, 2013
What a dad needs to know about helping his partner make it through her final month of pregnancy and how to make it through the anxiety himself
Readers' Choice Awards at About.com 2013 Created: Friday, January 11, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 05, 2013
Vote for your favorite father blog, your favorite television father and the most influential fatherhood organization for the 2013 Readers' Choice Awards on About.com.
Father's Day - Great Printable Father's Day Cards Created: Friday, April 05, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 05, 2013
Check out these amazing printable Father's Day cards from some of our guides at About.com. They are fun, easy to print and color, and give to Dad on Father's Day.
Never a Kid - A Memoir Created: Friday, April 05, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 05, 2013
Read about James Ponticello's colorful experiences in life and his life as a teen without a father and then becoming a father who lost custody if his children later in life and came to better appre...
Advice about Surviving Divorce from Ray Created: Friday, April 05, 2013 Updated: Friday, April 05, 2013
Read Ray's story about his divorce and how he learned to adapt to new realities.