Stay-at-home dad

The science of how fatherhood transforms you

The science of how fatherhood transforms you

Emerging research has proven it: Men’s bodies are built to parent, and involved fathers bring benefits to almost every aspect of their kids’ lives.

Micah Toub, Photography by Roberto Caruso

What it’s like to raise kids on the rez during a pandemic

What it’s like to raise kids on the rez during a pandemic

There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.

Andrea Landry

When my son discovered that stay-at-home moms exist

When my son discovered that stay-at-home moms exist

While I love my boys with a depth and passion I didn’t know was possible before I became a parent, I would never be a stay-at-home mom.

Julia Pelly

My husband is a better stay-at-home parent than I was

My husband is a better stay-at-home parent than I was

It’s a working parent’s dream at the end of a long day to come home to a happy child, a clean home and a warm dinner. Yet I can’t help but feel...annoyed.

Amy Green

What I learned when I went off to work and my husband stayed home

What I learned when I went off to work and my husband stayed home

When I took a new job, my husband stepped up as homemaker. It was hard on both of us, but we grew to better understand each other's roles.

Carissa Halton

This is what it’s like to run a daddy daycare

This is what it’s like to run a daddy daycare

This stereotype-busting father opens up about the judgments, the fighting and the mental exhaustion involved in wrangling little kids.

Cameron French

This dad had the best edits to his wife's instructions on how to parent

This dad had the best edits to his wife's instructions on how to parent

This isn't the first time a mom has assumed that their partner has no clue what to do when it comes to taking care of the kids.

Adriana Parente

If we want to see gender equality, then we need more dads like Tim

If we want to see gender equality, then we need more dads like Tim

We can talk about the need for gender equality until we’re blue in the face. To see real change, we might need an economic incentive.

Leah McLaren

Trudeau says Liberals are considering use-it-or-lose-it paternity leave

Trudeau says Liberals are considering use-it-or-lose-it paternity leave

The idea would be similar to the paternity leave policy in Quebec—new fathers receive up to five weeks of paid leave that covers 70 percent of their income.

Jordan Press, The Canadian Press

Every mom is going to love the superhero in the new Incredibles 2 trailer

Every mom is going to love the superhero in the new Incredibles 2 trailer

The new Incredibles 2 trailer kicks butt thanks to a certain superhero!

Kevin John Siazon

Loneliness of single fatherhood having tragic effects

Loneliness of single fatherhood having tragic effects

New Canadian study finds disturbing stats about single fathers compared with single mothers and partnered dads.

Cameron French

This time lapse shows what being a stay-at-home mom REALLY looks like

This time lapse shows what being a stay-at-home mom REALLY looks like

When this stay-at-home mom's partner kept going on and on about how easy her days must be, she decided to show him what's really up.

Kevin John Siazon

8 things you should never say to a stay-at-home mom or dad

8 things you should never say to a stay-at-home mom or dad

Kim Shiffman

How I decided to become a stay-at-home dad

How I decided to become a stay-at-home dad

But times are changing, and an ever-growing number of dads are staying home with their kids—either by choice or because of other factors,

James Jackson

Is staying home when your kids are tweens more important than when they're babies?

Is staying home when your kids are tweens more important than when they're babies?

We often hear how important it is to invest time in the first five years of your kids’ lives, but perhaps it’s just as essential for parents to be accessible when their kids are a bit older.

Alex Mlynek

Paternity leave: What new dads need to know

Paternity leave: What new dads need to know

Dad-to-dad advice on how to make the make the most of your paternity leave.

Blaine Bouchard

Don’t let your husband be a stay-at-home dad—really?!

Don’t let your husband be a stay-at-home dad—really?!

Despite the controversial Time magazine headline about stay-at-home dads, it likely won't influence how families make their decisions.

Emma Waverman

GoFundMe Dad speaks out

GoFundMe Dad speaks out

Jennifer Pinarski catches up with Adam Dolgin, the dad behind a controversial plan for becoming a stay-at-home parent.

Jennifer Pinarski

Stay-at-home dad: What the heck is circle time?

Stay-at-home dad: What the heck is circle time?

Jennifer Pinarksi sent her husband to playgroup but forgot to mention one important thing to her introvert husband — Circle Time. Here’s how it all went down.

Jennifer Pinarski

Stay-at-home moms vs. dads: There's a difference!

Stay-at-home moms vs. dads: There's a difference!

Huffington Post blogger Kathleen Hogan says that we need to stop specifying the gender of stay-at-home parents. Stay-at-home mom Jennifer Pinarski disagrees.

Jennifer Pinarski

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