From my colleague who explained why I gained 10 pounds after my son was born…

Happy Father’s Day to all those fortunate enough to take on the role of being a dad or father-figure. To Malia and Sasha, being your dad will always be the greatest gift of my life.

Terrific data and excellent highlight of a group often not seen—student fathers

Fathers have an important role in shaping infant health. A new study analyzed data from CDC’s Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (#PRAMS) for Dads, to learn about reported rates of breastfeeding and safe infant sleep practices from new fathers. bit.ly/42J3lae

.Katie Couric highlighted new research by Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine prof. Dr. Craig Garfield that finds dads can do more to support new moms when it comes to breastfeeding and safe sleep practices for babies. spr.ly/6013O7MUR

Having more women at all levels of government will make government work better—and there’s a realistic path to getting there. In my latest op-ed, I reflect on what it’ll take to make our government truly representative of the people it serves. m-gat.es/3pidHQv

Important piece by Tova Walsh in The Hill highlighting #fathers and the key work the Dad Caucus can do to promote fathers--let your congress people know: thehill.com/opinion/congre…

Further evidence that fathers reading to their kids drives early language development—even after factoring parent income, employment, education levels, and mothers’ reading practices. Dads' love and language play a unique role in shaping our future 💙 firstfiveyears.org.au/early-learning…

🤣 Do you remember this adorable video from a few years ago featuring Comedian DJ Pryor "chatting" with his son? It’s one of our favorites because it is a great example of a serve & return interaction. Learn more about serve & return here: bit.ly/3rYwJMR

The 1981 Chicago Sting were honored tonight at the ⁦Chicago Fire FC⁩ game. They won the Soccer Bowl over the New York Cosmos, giving Chicago its first championship in any sport in 18 years. How big were the Sting back then? A thread.

Meet the 2023 The Aspen Institute Ascend Fellows! 2⃣0⃣ leaders from 1⃣5⃣ states with 1⃣ goal: transforming systems so that all children and families can thrive youtube.com/watch?v=xdKyx2…

"He's an absolute warrior and the strongest person I know." Max Stassi discusses his son, who was born 3.5 months premature, and how the experience has shaped him White Sox Talk Podcast trib.al/T7TlTtQ

Sneak peek of tomorrow's FCHIP Quarterly Newsletter! Make sure to sign up here to read in full: lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/AaKIg83 Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute

Fantastic work by Mikaela Thompson on how to help fathers in the nursery care for their babies! Could not have done the work without support from Ascend at the Aspen Institute —thank you!

Happy Mother’s Day from FCHIP! We’re celebrating moms with our third annual Mother’s Day Report. This year’s focus is disability, mental health, policy and motherhood. Read it here: luriechildrens.org/en/family-chil… Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute

Study finds that fathers have a higher risk for heart disease, compared to non-fathers, emphasizing the need for public health intervention measures focused on dads. usnews.com/news/health-ne…. Lurie Children's Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern Dr. Craig Garfield JJ Parker, MD, MS FCHIP

To improve maternal and child health, fathers must be included in services and policies designed to support families, Tova Walsh and Dr. Craig Garfield argue in a The Hill op-ed. "Fathers are central, not peripheral, to their families," they write. spr.ly/6016eUOEE

TY Rep. Jimmy Gomez and Congressional Dads Caucus for inviting me to this important roundtable ahead of Father's Day! And most of all, for championing the hardest work of Americans across this country...parenting.

Check out the NICU of tomorrow! businesswire.com/news/home/2024…

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