Fatherhood is Alive and Well!

Contrary to the claim made by the National Fatherhood Initiative that "fatherhood is in crisis," our guests today on The Woodbury Report, K4HD.com, Hogan Hilling and Al Watts beg to differ.

"Dads today are present and responsible in their children's lives," stated the 6'6" tall Hogan Hilling and Al Watts, the co-authors of the newest book taking the country by storm, Dads Behaving Dadly: 67 Truths, Tears and Triumphs. Joining host Lon Woodbury, Hogan and Al were adamant that today's stay at home dads are not Mr. Moms and they are working hard to get rid of that term and stigma.

"We are offended by it. We just want to be called Dad. Sure there is a difference between Moms and Dads, for example, we are physically different. The only real advantage that a mom has had is a nine-month head start in raising the child."

Another misnomer people have is that if a Dad does something his way, it is wrong. In actuality, it is not wrong; it is different. Dads are quite able to run a household.

"Running a house is all learnable, but you have to have a desire to do it and a real passion to care for your kids." Al added.

Men are beginning to get over the whole macho image as well as the fear that they will lose their masculinity. They are choosing to stay at home more often now and are loving it.

"I still enjoy playing cards and smoking cigars," Hogan reassured us. It's not the kids that are bothered, or even the families who choose to have Mom working while Dad stays home. Its the adults not even in the family who are the ones making it an issue. A child is happy just to have a parent at home. The reality is, women are quite capable at making a very good income and therefore are having more opportunities now.

Back in the 70's and 80's it was difficult for women to make enough money to support a family as compared to now, men were told to be the breadwinners and moms were told to stay in the kitchen. Thank goodness Moms have spoken up, they can choose what their careers will be just as dads can.

"We are not replacing moms, we are raising and caring for our kids instead of sending them to a daycare. A dad is involved in every aspect of their child's life and they love their kids."

Dads Behaving Dadly is about the joys and sorrows of parenting by todays dads.

"We have talked to hundreds and hundreds of dads around the country and they are doing it right. They are just as capable as moms, they parent differently, they have instinctive problem solving strengths, they are nurturing and we are shouting out that fatherhood is alive and well!"

The book is broken down into seven sections that cover an amazing amount of dad topics:

I am your Father
Breaking the Mold
The Dad badge
Fatherhood work
Dads way is different, not wrong
Fatherhood is not a perfect science
Proud Dads

These are stories from Dads around the country, emotional stories with a depth of honesty.

"Bumbling idiots like Homer Simpson and Al Bundy are not the image of today's dads," Al stated perfectly clear. "We want to stop the stigmas. We are human beings just like Moms."

In progress right now is the "Fatherhood is Alive and Well" campaign that Hogan and Al are excited about sharing. In fact, they are looking for great dads, not great writers, who want to share their own parenting stories for future books. Both men are in the process of compiling content for the Aussie Dads Behaving Dadly and Canadian Dads Behaving Dadly, in addition to a Dads Behaving Dadly Book 2.

Contact:
Hogan Hilling
hogan@hoganhilling@gmail.com

Al Watts
alwattshomedad@gmail.com

Or to visit their site
www.dadsbehavingdadly.com
info@dadsbehavingdadly.com

Listen to the full interview here: Fatherhood is Alive and Well!

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