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fatherhood

[fah-ther-hood] / ˈfɑ ðərˌhʊd /
NOUN
paternity
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Enter “Dad Brain,” a scintillating if uneven book by Darby Saxbe, a professor of psychology at the University of Southern California and an expert on fatherhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

This exploration of the biology of fathers is the most vivid feature of “Dad Brain,” offering a glimpse into our vast evolutionary history and a portal onto today’s multifaceted fatherhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

He spends chapters meditating on trauma and fatherhood, on periods of feeling spiritually adrift, on coming to love a “majestic” faith tradition while remaining connected to the rowdy evangelicals of his childhood.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

Each month, he invites fathers to enjoy golf together to focus on fellowship, fatherhood and their well-being.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

You have seen in this conversation that the struggle has ruptured and remade me several times over—in Baltimore, at The Mecca, in fatherhood, in New York.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates



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