Jordan Shapiro discusses his book "Father Figure: How to be a Feminist Dad." Shapiro offers a norm-shattering perspective on fatherhood, family, and gender essentialism. This thoughtful exploration of dad-psychology—presented from an archetypal perspective—challenges our familiar assumptions about the origins of so-called traditional parenting roles. There are hundreds of books on parenting, but when it comes to books about parenting identity, rather than the nuts and bolts of raising children, nearly all are about what it's like to be a mother. Father Figure fills that gap. It teaches dads how to embrace the joys of fathering while guiding toward an image of manliness for the modern world.

Jordan Shapiro, PhD is a globally celebrated American thought leader. He is senior fellow for the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, a Nonresident Fellow in the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution, and teaches in Temple University’s Intellectual Heritage Program. Jordan also has a Forbes column that has been read by over 5 million people around the world where he writes about global education, learning through digital play, kids and culture. Additionally, he is an international speaker and consultant whose fresh perspective combines psychology, philosophy, and economics in unexpected ways. His book, The New Childhood: Raising Kids To Thrive in a Connected World changed the cultural conversation about parenting and screen time; it received wide critical acclaim and has been translated into 11 languages.

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Moderated by Rebekah Dopp.