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One in 10 New Dads Suffers Depression, JAMA Says
Posted on18. May, 2010 by Brian Reid.
The big news in fatherhood today is a new report in the Journal of the American Medical Association that estimates that about one in 10 new fathers suffers from depression in the first year after the birth of a child. For comparison’s sake, about 4.8 percent of men are depressed during a given year. So [...]
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VH1′s Boot Camp for Dads: Dad Camp
Posted on17. May, 2010 by Brian Reid.
File this under “not-entirely-sure-what-to-make-of-it”: later this month, VH1 is slated to premier a new reality show called Dad Camp. Here’s how VH1 sets it up: VH1 DAD CAMP is a docureality show that attempts to transform 6 irresponsible soon-to-be dads into respectable fathers. Each couple at VH1 DAD CAMP has a major dilemma: she’s pregnant… [...]
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Odds and Ends (and Ole Miss)
Posted on16. May, 2010 by Brian Reid.
Plenty of stuff fell through the cracks while I was obsessing over diapers over the past week. Among the items: My fears that the newest prime time at-home dad (Parenthood’s Joel) was going to launch an explosion of silly stories about how dads are the new crush objects seems to have been premature. Instead, according [...]