So, you’re a new dad–or you will be soon. Being a father is a big step in your life, one of those big developmental milestones that men must go through in order to earn their “Official Manly Man” badges. Just kidding. However, once you realize that growing bump in your wife’s midsection really does contain a baby that will, eventually,…
Having a trusted nanny for your children can be a great thing. If you and your wife both work, having someone safe and reliable to take care of your children when you are away is a significant load off your mind. A good nanny becomes a part of the family, which is what you should want, someone who loves your…
When your wife is pregnant, sometimes you will feel a little left out. Strangers walk up and greet her, want to give a little Buddha rub to her belly, and completely ignore you…and don’t even get me started on the ways that hospitals often treat the father like he is a second class citizen, like you are more in the…
Someone once pointed out a key difference between men and women to me: a woman can love her baby before it is born, but a man cannot, or at least not in the same way. Women have a head start on us guys when it comes to building a relationship with children (after all, they carry the child beneath their…
Anger Management: Picking Your Battles
Dads Want to Know, Development, Education, How To, Ready or NotArguments happen. It is just inevitable that you will disagree, sometimes strongly, with someone in your life. When you are a husband and father, those disagreements will happen most often with your wife and children. The results can be stress, disharmony in your home life, and a world of other problems. Generally, we all want to win the arguments we…
A bachelor friend of mine once gave me his philosophy of life. He said guys are for friendship, girls are for sex, and your career should be entertaining and give you a sense of accomplishment. By the time I heard my friend’s take on life, I was already a father of two with a set of twins on the way,…