
Steven Addis shares his father-daughter tradition at TED2012. Photo: James Duncan Davidson
He is a part of you. Whether you are close or not, whether he was a constant part of your life or not, he impacted who you are today. You love him – except maybe when you can’t stand him. For better or worse, he is your dad. Celebrate this Father’s Day with these nine TED Talks about the importance of dads. From what Steve Addis did to maintain his relationship with his daughter to what Adam Garone grew to help dads everywhere, these talks inspire, comfort and remind us just how important a father’s love can be.
![]() In his TEDxToronto talk, Adam Garone speaks about how a dare in a bar lead to $126 million for prostate cancer research. |
![]() In Tony Porter’s emotional and personal talk from TEDWomen, he entreats men to teach their sons how to escape the “man box” to end the violence against and victimization of women. |
![]() Camp Diva works to unite young girls with their fathers, but, as Angela Patton’s funny and engaging TEDxWomen talk shows, when fathers are under extenuating circumstances everyone must help that relationship prosper. |
![]() In his bold TEDxFiDiWomen talk, Jackson Katz explains why violence is tied to the definition of manhood and why it is up to everyone, men and women, to call out intolerable behavior and redefine what it means to be a man. |
![]() Fatherhood exposed Colin Stokes to the diverging moralities of movies marketed to girls and boys. Movies for his daughter stressed cooperation; movies for his son had undertones of violence. In his TEDxBeaconStreet talk, Stokes calls for movies with positive messages of teamwork for boys. |
![]() Child prodigy, Adora Svitak is tired of being called “childish.” In her TED2010 talk, she explains why being childish is just the thing adults need to be. |
![]() When Bruce Feiler was diagnosed with cancer, he worried about who would father his girls if he should die. In this inspiring TEDMED talk, Feiler talks about his “Council of Dads” and how friends helped him capture the essence of fatherhood. |
![]() In his TEDxHouseofParliament talk, Lemn Sissay struggles to unite literature idealization of orphaned children with his own life as a foster child. |
![]() Photographer Steve Addis’ most treasured photos are ones strangers took. In his TED2012 talk, Addis explains how one father–daughter tradition helped bond him and his daughter forever. |
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