Sooner or later, and usually at the most inappropriate time, some version of The Question ("Where do babies come from?") will emerge from your child's lips. Whatever the inspiration, our responses as Black Daddies tend to oscillate between evasion and deliberate vagueness ("Go ask your mother....").

This past Father's Day our family chose to spend Sunday as volunteers with the Jewish humanitarian relief organization Evangel Hall in downtown Toronto serving meals to the homeless. It was an experience we will not soon forget.

Dads are an ever-evolving tribe. For many, they are the the men who teach us to kick a soccer ball or ride a bike, forbid us from dating dangerous boy...

Don't let popular myths sway you. Your child doesn't care if you are male or female, so long as you are there to provide food and comfort and protection. Everything else is just learning and, believe me guys, women don't have some secret users-manual for children. Just like us, women start off in the dark and learn as they go, on their own and from family and friends.

It's dad's turn this month. Let him own it with something special from our 16 great Father's Day gifts.

How many people are lucky enough to have had not just one great dad, but two? I was! One for my first 16 years, Harry, my birth Father. Another, Stanley, my wife's dad then became mine for the last six years of his life. Your child wants nothing more than to feel appreciated and trusted to rise above the mistakes and be successful. This is what I see everyday in the dads around me.

The Mommy Wars flared up again last month in time for Mother's Day, thanks to that insta-infamous Time magazine cover of the pretty blonde provocatively breastfeeding her almost-four-year-old beside the inflammatory headline: "Are You Mom Enough?" It talked about attachment parenting, but mostly in the context of mothers.

This Father's Day, your dad may need a little push to get to the doctor's office. At least 38 per cent of men go to the doctor only when they’re...

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When Kevin Pratt's wife, Sue, was offered a promotion at work, the couple was faced with a pivotal decision as they weighed the demands of careers and...

My youngest daughter Chloe just turned 10 on April 17th and my oldest daughter Avery turned 12 on May 30th, and time is just flying by. Before I k...

Whether it was flipping burgers on the grill, teaching us about hard liquor or giving us tips on how to survive with a budget, most dads know a thing ...