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! Follow me on twitter @claytoncraddock.com www.claytoncraddock.com

How Prisoners Make Us Look Good

“Over 80 percent of black children have been abandoned emotionally and, usually, economically by their fathers,” he continued. “It is not the case that black children are deprived of paternal emotional and economic support because their fathers are in prison;…

FREE TO BE

  In her book Delusions of Gender, psychologist Cordelia Fine notes how early this all begins. In preschool, she says, children become “gender detectives,” because they are organized by gender and referred to by gender constantly. “Everything around the child,” Fine…

Divorce Game

Here is some unsolicited advice to people going through a divorce. Listen to some comedy. When you are grieving and having a rough time, comic releif will help tremendously. It certainly helped me during my battle with my ex. Here…

The rich are taxed enough

How do we fix the economy? The U.S. government’s budget deficit is nearing a trillion dollars for the fourth straight year and unemployment remains high. With the Bush-era tax cuts that are set to expire at the end of 2012,…

Becoming a Parent

The Pursuit of Happyness author Chris Gardner on the importance of fatherhood, and the commitment he made at age 5 regarding his future as a father. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1JZ42d-Dsg&w=420&h=315]   Chris Gardner is the owner and CEO of Gardner Rich LLC with offices in New…

Fatherhood…a social role

Fatherhood is a social role: a pattern of expectations for male behavior that socializes men by encouraging them to protect and nurture their offspring, The essential difference between biological paternity and fatherhood is that biological paternity produces a child, fatherhood…

Titles have meaning

Be careful what you wish for…’cause you just might get it…and not like it. Was there a massive protest in French society to come up with this legislation? Were there millions of mothers and fathers crying out for massive change?…

I’M A MOM

This is a GREAT article. I saw it in the New Yorker Magazine and thought I’d share. Please read it when you get a chance: Mrs. Romney says there would not even be an America without moms, and she is…

Fatherhood…a social role

Fatherhood is a social role: a pattern of expectations for male behavior that socializes men by encouraging them to protect and nurture their offspring, The essential difference between biological paternity and fatherhood is that biological paternity produces a child, fatherhood…