As in years past, we've taken Father's Day week to look at modern dads: by all accounts super involved types who take the role of fathering seriously. Kudos to that! Yet recent reports of the rise in women as majority breadwinners have spawned a flood of editorials and television pundits questioning whether we even need a father in the home anymore. What is the role of the father in your household, is there a father, and do your roles differ from those of your parents?  

With the dizzying array of educational apps aimed at kids today, it can be a daunting task for parents and teachers to find ones to complement what's happening in the classroom. We're spotlighting several educational iPad, tablet apps below, all which utilize either color, music, and puzzles to provide an entertaining and educational experience for the Sesame Street set...

Parenthood Listography

• $16.95
• Chronicle Books

If traditional baby books are a bit too precious for your taste, why not document your child's life with lists? Some of the lists are sweet, while others ("a list of things you destroyed") probably paint a more accurate description of parenting.

Name: Ruby, 1
Location: Fayetteville, AR

After years of throwing boy birthday parties (I have 3 boys and a girl), I was so excited to throw an all pink birthday party for our daughter, Ruby. 

We're surveying some of the coolest guys we know about life as a modern dad.

Name: Jack Wang, writer, illustrator, and professor of writing
Kids: Zadie (4) & Zoe (2)
Find me online: mycozyclassics.com

1. My parenting superpower: I can build a playhouse. The one I built last summer (above) has been a big hit.

2. A myth about modern dads:That we don’t struggle with the work/home life balance. Dads today do a lot of things that weren’t expected of previous generations of fathers, but what’s expected of us outside the home hasn’t changed that much. So it can be as big a challenge to “have it all” for men as it is for women.

Father's Day is upon us, and our children are either making gifts or looking for things to purchase. 

Does your child have a favorite sport? Or do you have a favorite sport that you'd love for your kid to enjoy, too? Decorating a room around a single sport theme can give all your design decisions a tight focus. We've rounded up 5 different bedrooms that all feature a different sport and provide some inspiration for setting up an athletic bedroom for your child.

Name: Rebecca's Son
Location: Australia

Welcome to my little guys room. I have always loved the look of grey walls and white furniture, so it was a little exciting to be able to get out the paintbrush and slap on a coat of paint for the very first time! 

Whenever I see that phrase — let's go fly a kite — I start humming the tune from Mary Poppins. Is that just me? It's definitely the season for flying kites. So, if you need to get in a cheerful kite kind of mood, watching Mary Poppins might be a good place to start!