Daddy Dialectic

Early morning. Liko goes to the window and sees the light spilling over Mt. Diablo. "What are you doing, Liko?" "The sun. I w...

God hates stay-at-home dads : Men and women were created by God for specific roles and when men start giving up their responsibility to be t...

Hello This is tomas from rad dad and rad dad #5 is hot off the copy machine with a beautiful cover once again by local artist and crafty car...

Still working on my "Science vs. Parents" post. In the meantime, see this essay in the Bay Times about the impact of the "Ga...

News flash: "Women’s Math Performance Affected by Theories on Sex Differences," according U. of British Columbia researchers. I...

Things have been slow here at Daddy Dialectic: I've started a new job; Chip's been traveling; I'm willing to bet that Tom and Ch...

Note: as the essay says I am hoping to travel around the bay area -- sf, san jose, santa cruz, sacto, santa rosa, and the east bay -- in Dec...

A quick follow-up on my Oct. 13 post about Bevan Dufty and his new child: A smart and strikingly sane op-ed on the "what-if" scen...

Daddy Dialectic readers have been sending me tips right and left. Here are some hot spots: 1) Alex (in Boston, MA) pointed me to this bluepr...

I've blogged before about Bevan Dufty, my representative on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Bevan got together (in vitro!) with...

Good news : Despite their packed megachurches, their political clout and their increasing visibility on the national stage, evangelical Chri...

For the first year of my son’s life I was the sole means of support for our family. I worked at an independent media organization that by th...

Yesterday's New York Times contained an interesting piece on paddling in public schools : As views of child-rearing have changed, group...

A friend of ours is studying child language development. She asked us to note down words and phrases that Liko uttered during a 12-hour peri...

I think you should know that conservatives think you're a terrible parent. I know that it might hurt to hear this. But just listen to wh...

By Chip -- A few posts back in a comment Justin questioned whether being home full time with our kids is actually "social change wor...

My comrade Badgermama tossed off this fierce, casually brilliant rant on the politics of public schools - go check it out and then come bac...

In today's SF Chronicle , columnist Jon Carroll pleads with liberals and progressives and decent people everywhere to conserve our outr...

Cole has always been nuts about books. He's not quite 4, but already he's begging to keep the lights on at night so he can look at ...

Lately, I have been obsessed with myths. Stories. The mythology of living. The tales we tell to define ourselves, explain our existence, ...