This Father's Day, take inspiration from Teddy Roosevelt

Roughly one in four American children grows up without a father at home, and birth rates hover near historic lows. Amid these challenges, fathers are often cast in the culture as extras in an increasingly task‑driven portrayal of parenting, reduced to a name on a car‑pool schedule or a wallet at the ready.

On Father’s Day, it’s worth pondering, what does strong, engaged fatherhood actually look like?

Teddy Roosevelt isn’t necessarily the first name that comes to mind. Chiseled into Mount Rushmore, he is history’s picture of swagger and bravado. But in his family life, the 26th president practiced a very different kind of strength.