Happy Father’s Day!

For all the dads out there today, I wish you a very warm and thoughtful day full of the love and appreciation from your sons and daughters. I’m eternally thankful for my dad and try and let him know of my appreciation throughout the year.

Because, after all, you don’t need a special day once a year to let your loved ones know just how much you care about them. While you don’t need to let them know every day, just remembering to let them know from time to time is all that’s needed. People just need to know — and hear — they are loved and appreciated (even if they’re “supposed” to know it).

Each year, our writers and bloggers put together some great entries for Father’s Day. Here’s some from this year and last…

• My Father’s T-shirts: Reflections on Father’s Day
  By Ronald Pies, M.D.

• Celebrating Father’s Day & How Father’s Love Increases a Child’s Sense of Emotional Security
  By Athena Staik, Ph.D.

• Daughters Need Fathers, Too
  By Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D.

• Fatherless on Father’s Day
  By Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S.

• In Honor of Father’s Day: Poems for Fathers and Grandfathers
  By Athena Staik, Ph.D.

Here’s to hoping that all the fathers who are reading have a great day!

Dr. John Grohol is the founder & CEO of Psych Central. He is an author, researcher and expert in mental health online, and has been writing about online behavior, mental health and psychology issues -- as well as the intersection of technology and human behavior -- since 1992. Dr. Grohol sits on the editorial board of the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking and is a founding board member and treasurer of the Society for Participatory Medicine.

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