It is safe to say that although I have been neglecting my blog, I have been busy in the world presenting at various organizations. Recently I presented with Dr. Chen Oren at the Motherhood Consortium about the role of fathers in parenting. Dr. Oren is a friend and colleague of mine who co-authored and co-edited “Counseling with Fathers”.
The presentation focused on several areas: the effect of shift of gender roles on fathers, rules of masculinity and how that relates to relationships with partner and children, how having children changes the male brain and also findings from Dr. Oren’s recent study of fathers and how they view their own strengths and challenges. The audience actively participated in the conversation and it yielded a lot of good focus and exploration of the complexities of being a father. Dr. Oren and I may be speaking again very soon and are currently working on co-authoring an article.
What about Dad? Fathers and Parenting
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