Fathers and Sons

This is the home page for articles about father-son relationships. The effort put into fatherhood is a man's most important work. Our need to do something important and enduring is built into us by nature.

Taking a long view of the eons of human existence, it becomes apparent that rearing our children is as essential to our continued survival as is eating or breathing.

The quality of our work will directly affect the quality of that existence, just as our forefathers' love and work gave us the qualities we needed to get us this far.

A Father of Brothers
If you have more than one child, you soon realize you cannot love them the same. Your love for them is as different as they are.

The Juniper Tree
Fathering poetry, by Michael Mager.

Youth Baseball Practice - Father-Son Sports Activities with Young Boys
The youth baseball season is unlike any other season. With a little preparation, it can be as much fun for you as it is for the players.

When Willie Wet the Bed
Fathering poetry about bedwetting boys, by Eugene Field.

Baseball - Beginning Father-Son Sports Activities with Young Boys
This story shows us not only how fathers affect the lives of young boys, but how men learn from their sons as well.

Single Father Who Stayed Single
Interview with a single father and his son.

Single Father Talks about Romance and Parenting
An intentional single father talks about why he chose to have a child outside of a relationship.

Encounters with Oedipus Rex
The Oedipus complex: Insight into the often unexpected sexual behavior of young children.

Rebel Without a Pause
Parents may not recognize that some of the difficult traits their two-year-old is presently exhibiting (including determination and indefatigability) are the same ones which, years from now, parents will wish their children would exhibit a little bit more.

Fatherless Boys at Risk
Those boys whose fathers were absent from the household had double the odds of being incarcerated -- even when other factors such as race, income, parent education and urban residence were held constant.

Our Baby Is A Boy
Fathering poetry, by A.A.Talbert

Teaching Children the Importance of Winning
Encouraging in our children the drive to win is just as important as teaching them to lose gracefully.

"Substantiated" Child Sexual Abuse
Wife squirts semen into 5-year-old boy's rectum and accuses husband.

85% of Youths in Prison Grew Up in Fatherless Home
Source: Texas Department of Corrections.