Beers and braids? Dads are stepping up to do their daughters' hair.

These days, dads are more involved in raising their kids than ever before. Dads are drinking beer, getting together and learning how to braid.

After weeks of practicing, Strider Patton finally nailed it. He wove double French braids into his toddler's brown hair.

He dressed her up and took her to the park. It didn't take long for a woman to approach his daughter and say, "Your hair looks just wonderful. Did your mommy do those braids?"

"And my daughter, without skipping a beat, just points at me and says, 'Dad braids.' And that woman's jaw hit the ground," Patton said. "Then that lady said something that changed everything. She said, 'You could teach my husband a thing or two.'"

That playground interaction sparked an idea that turned into a movement. Patton, 41, started posting videos of his morning hair-braiding routine with his daughter on social media in 2024. The videos took off immediately, he said. Divorced dads, stay-at-home dads, widowed dads and other dads who want to contribute more at home expressed thanks. "I really tapped into something."

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