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Is 2014 ‘Year of the Dad’?

The Forgotten Parent?

Sure, Father’s Day is coming—but the ‘other parent’ is getting more than just a day this year, with dads the focus of TV shows and books, as well as policymaking and scientific study.

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It’s officially Father’s Day Season, so of course we’re hearing more about dads than we usually do. But even though 2014 is only halfway over, it already seems like an auspicious year for the “other” parent.

“Dad books,” traditionally considered a waste of pulp by publishers, have finally been making it...

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