Bruce Springsteen Talks About His Father

In a 2012 interview with The New Yorker, rock legend Bruce Springsteen said that his broken relationship with his father lives on in his songs. For example, ...

Research Shows that Teens Need Their Dad's Time

A study from Penn State researchers published in the journal Child Development tracked nearly 200 families over a seven year period. Not surprisingly, ...

Daddy Bunnies and Fatherhood as a Vocation

What do you want to be when you grow up? A children's book by Richard Scarry titled The Bunny Book explores that question. The book walks the reader ...

Dad Left at Gas Station on Family Vacation

A Texas dad (who did not want to offer his name) had some unexpected excitement on his family vacation. After the man and his family spent the night at ...

Son with Disabilities Says, "Dad, You're My Hero"

In Albuquerque, New Mexico, there's a restaurant called Tim's Place. It's named after Tim Harris, a young man with Down syndrome who started ...

Boys Need Mentors More than Ever

In 2002, the U.S. Secret Service completed the Safe School Initiative, a study of school shootings and other school-based attacks. The study examined ...

Hostile Son Overcome by His Father's Goodness

NPR ran a moving story about a father and son that aired on the hit radio show "This American Life." The episode titled "Know When to Fold ...

Parenting Teens: Take Them Up Mount Everest

Imagine that you've chosen to scale Mount Everest. You've shelled out sixty thousand dollars to your Sherpa guides. After a few days, you finally ...

Son of Famous Mountaineer Wanted to Know His Dad

George Mallory was an English mountaineer who took part in the first three British expeditions to Mount Everest in the early 1920s. Mallory and his climbing ...

Tony Dungy Learned Patience from His Father

Former pro football star and coach Tony Dungy told the following story about his father's Christian character:

My dad was usually a quiet, thoughtful ...