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Self-Care & fatherhood

Below are the best resources we could find on Self-Care and fatherhood.

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The 8 Best Things Dads Can Do for Themselves in Honor of Father’s Day

Men’s health and self-care takes the spotlight this June as part of Men’s Health Awareness Month.

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Why Is Self-Care Especially Important for Foster Parents?

For parents, children can take up every waking thought and every ounce of energy outside of work. This is especially true for foster parents.

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Women Work or Stay at Home? Americans Want It Both Ways, Says Author Jennifer Senior

A lot has changed about parenting since the first days of America, including our perceptions of what’s best for our children. Jennifer Senior, author of “All Joy and No Fun,” offers her Brief But Spectacular take on the paradoxes of modern parenthood.

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All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood

The instant New York Times bestseller that the Christian Science Monitor declared “an important book, much the way The Feminine Mystique was, because it offers parents a common language, an understanding that they're not alone” Thousands of books have examined the effects of parents on their...

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Self-Care for Foster Parents

Parenting foster children who have come to your home from trauma, neglect or abuse is likely the hardest work you will ever do. It requires you to have a wide variety of tools in your parenting toolbox. Self-care for foster parents is one of the most important tools you can have in that toolbox.

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Meditation Self-Compassion for Parents

This guided meditation from Yael Shy, founder and director of MindfulNYU, will help moms and dads cultivate self-compassion so they can be kinder and gentler with themselves.

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New Parents: Tips for Quality Rest

Johns Hopkins sleep specialist Grace W. Pien, M.D., M.S.C.E., explains why making sure you get enough shuteye needs to be a priority while taking care of your newborn.

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My Husband and I Just Became Foster Parents—Here’s What It’s Really Like

For one writer, the process has been an emotional roller coaster.

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Top 3 Reasons I Needed a Break from Foster Parenting . . . and Why That’s Okay

The author feels strongly that foster parents who are able to recognize their limits before they reach them are better equipped to keep going.

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