Category: Marriage/Family

Engaging Fathers in Pregnancy Resource Centers: Criteria That Work

This past month, I had the privilege of presenting at A Caring Center for Women’s (CCW’s) Celebrate Life ’26 Gala, which brought together over 200 stakeholders, community partners, and advocates committed to strengthening women and families. CCW is a comprehensive pregnancy resource center (PRC) in Vero Beach, Florida, led by Executive Director Gerri Rorick.

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Stay-at-Home Parents Need Real Support, Not Platitudes

Parents who stay home to raise their kids are often told they have “the most important job in the world.” But who are these stay-at-home parents? For the past two years, on behalf of the think tank Capita, we have been talking to and conducting research on moms and dads at home who take care of small children. As part of this research, we have conducted focus groups and interviews and solicited surveys. Recently, we released a new report on our findings. And what we’ve discovered is that there is no simple answer to that question.

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The Oscars’ Unlikely Tribute to Motherhood

On Sunday night, while accepting her Academy Award for Best Actress, Hollywood star Jessie Buckley spoke lovingly of her baby daughter who had “no idea what was going on” and was “probably dreaming of milk.” She told her husband that she loved him and wanted to have “20,000 more babies” with him, and ended her speech by dedicating the award to “the beautiful chaos of a mother’s heart.” The audience whooped and cheered.

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