Now more than ever, dads are stepping up to take a more active role in child rearing and housework. Some are asking, do modern dads get enough credit for this? More and more fathers are becoming the primary caregivers of their children. The number of stay-at-home dads has doubled since the late '80s. The time they spend with them has tripled since 1965.
Read MoreThere's big news in the world of Bryan Singer, and for once it doesn't involve clawed superheroes or metal-bending villains. As E! News reports, the prolific X-Men director is expecting a child with his long-time friend, actress Michelle Clunie.
Read MoreA study at Kansas State University concluded that dads feel just as guilty as moms about taking time to work out. The researchers said both parents tend to view exercise as a selfish behavior that takes up family time. The researchers said, in order to stay active, many dads take time during the lunch hour to exercise, while active moms exercise first thing in the morning.
Read MoreThe only thing better than picking out the perfect pumpkin: picking up your daughter who hasn't seen you in months. Levi Kaplan, a soldier who had been serving in Afghanistan for 10 months, gave his daughter the surprise of a lifetime last week. Luckily, Kaplan's wife, Meg Kaplan, got it all on camera.
Read MoreWatch a very talented dad monkey around making chocolate pancakes to look like chimpanzees, orangutans and gorillas! As this incredible video shows, illustrator Nathan Shields' pancake designs are flippin' amazing. For his most recent collection, he's battered the competition, creating monkey versions of the sweet treats inspired by a gorilla pancake attempt by his son.
Read MoreActor expecting baby with former girlfriend Catherine Harding, a singer/songwriter also known as Cat Cavelli. The 41-year-old said in a statement that he and Harding, 23, a singer-songwriter also known as Cat Cavelli, are no longer in a relationship but are both "whole heartedly committed to raising the child".
Read MoreWho needs a birth announcement when you've got Ellen DeGeneres to do the job for you?! Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump is the proud dad to a newborn baby boy, talk show host DeGeneres announced via Twitter on Wednesday, October 15. Stump and his wife, Elisa Yao, only revealed their exciting pregnancy news last month, during an interview with 102.7 KIIS FM on Wednesday, Sept. 3.
Read MoreSoul superstar Stevie Wonder is reportedly set to welcome triplets with his new fiancee. Sources tell National Enquirer tabloid that 40-year-old Tomeeka Robyn Bracy is pregnant again, a year after she allegedly gave birth to the "Superstition" singer's eighth child in secret. Wonder, 64, has seven other kids from previous relationships, including two sons with his second ex-wife, fashion designer Kai Millard Morris, who he divorced in 2012.
Read MoreSimon Cowell doesn't mince words, even when it comes to his own parenting skills. "I'm going to be honest – I'm not exactly a hands-on dad," Cowell tells Hello! magazine about caring for his 8-month-old son, Eric Philip. "I want to fast forward a few years so I can take him go-karting and then introduce him to women," says the music and TV producer, 55.
Read MoreOne morning in 2013, dad Adrian Murray and his wife Michelle experienced every parent's nightmare. They woke up to find their 10-month-old son Emerson unresponsive in his crib. The parents rushed their baby to the hospital, where he remained for three days. After severals rounds of tests, doctors still could not provide an answer as to what exactly was wrong with Emerson.
Read MoreRetired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell became famous after his harrowing experience during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan, which became the subject of the Oscar-nominated film "Lone Survivor." Recently, the military veteran has made headlines again for a Facebook status he posted about a very different topic -- fatherhood.
Read MoreWe've all been there: When face-to-face with a baby or fluffy animal, the urge to speak or sing in a shockingly high voice is hard to overcome.That's just what happened to this dad who was in the tub with his baby. The happy father, who was gleefully singing to the little cutie, however, didn't realize he was being recorded the whole time.
Read MoreBefore Avery, my daughter, was born, I knew I wanted to wear her in a carrier. But, I was uninformed about the actual benefits of babywearing; I just thought it would be a cool way to get some extra exercise! If you know someone who tries to turn anything into some form of exercise, meet one more... me!
Read MoreAn angry parent slammed his daughter's school for putting her safety at risk - by confiscating her mobile phone. Jim Tomlinson has sounded off after his 13-year-old daughter Elizabeth's phone was seized for three weeks after it went off in class.
Read MoreHe's quite possibly one of the cutest guys on the planet. For the record, we aren't talking about Josh Duhamel for a change but his gorgeous little boy, Axl.
Read MoreKids do the darndest things. Most of the time those things are cute, like when kids see their dads on television.
Read MoreIn this video, father Andrew Lister is sharing a popsicle with his son Heath when he suddenly gets a scratching in his throat he can't control. The dad lets out a simple cough that sends Heath into a peal of laughter.
Read MoreCHICAGO — Genevieve Liu sits back in bed each night, still thinking of her father before she sleeps. He used to sing the same song to his children at bedtime, often before he'd head to surgery to save the life of someone else's child.
Read MoreAs a gay man, André never expected to be able to be a dad, but when he and Jonathan met by chance on a blind date they had what they describe as an "immediate connection." "We couldn't keep all of this luck and love to ourselves, we needed to share....
Read MoreCharming. Witty. Gracious. Three words commonly used to describe George Clooney could just as easily describe his father Nick, who delivered a heartfelt speech at George's wedding to Amal Alamuddin on Saturday at the Aman Canal Grande in Venice.
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