Author: Clayton Craddock

I am a dedicated father to two wonderful children, a consultant for divorcing fathers, a thought provoking blogger, and a social reformer who is intent on seeing positive cultural change for boys, men and fathers in the 21st century. Oh, I also play drums too!

SEX AND BOOZE

Tip of the Week authored by Brett A. Sokolow, J.D., ATIXA Executive Director Okay, so I’m all fired up again. In the last two weeks, I’ve worked on five cases all involving drunken hook-ups on college campuses. In each case,…

Patriarchy? WHAT Patriarchy?

By Ron Collins: Does anyone ever really examine on its merits this claim that society is male-dominated, or that females are at some kind of systemic disadvantage? From where I sit, this mantra of 21st century middle-class life seems to…

Dads in the Media

This video was created in 2007 by the NYS OTDA’s Fatherhood Initiative and its Director Kenneth Braswell and St. John’s professor Dr. Janice Kelly. Dr. Eric Dyson helps in addressing the issue of Responsible Fatherhood and its historical depiction via television.

Happy pre-Father’s Day!

I could save this for Sunday but this is what life is all about. Kids need their mother AND their father.

For all of you reading this who are pissed off at your ex for whatever reason, your children aren’t. They will always be in a search for the other half of their DNA in one way or another if one half isn’t a constant presence in their lives.

The good thing about this video is that these parents are working together.

If you aren’t able to do what you see in this video, find a way. Separate your pain from your child’s need for balance.

I could go on and on and on, but you can visit by blog or call me on the phone for more reasons why fathers matter.

Happy pre-Father’s Day!

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Thousands of Toddlers Are Medicated for A.D.H.D., Report Finds, Raising Worries

An excerpt from this New York Times article: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/05/17/us/among-experts-scrutiny-of-attention-disorder-diagnoses-in-2-and-3-year-olds.html?_r=2&referrer= ATLANTA — More than 10,000 American toddlers 2 or 3 years old are being medicated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder outside established pediatric guidelines, according to data presented on Friday by…

Mass Incarceration

#yestoomanybrownMEN Hashtag activism is futile. Real activism has been taking place on the streets, in city council and in the state legislature. It also takes place in the HOME. Children do best with their fathers IN THE HOME..not in the…

The real Rx for campus rape

An excerpt from THIs article: http://nypost.com/2014/05/06/the-real-rx-for-campus-rape-give-up-on-liberal-answers/ By Naomi Schaefer Riley Sexual assault is a serious crime. If campuses are really seeing these rates of violence, then nothing less than an overwhelming police presence is called for. Not the keystone campus cops,…