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The first year of your babyâ€™s life is such an exciting time. There are so many changes and discoveries in store for them and you. From their first smile, to their first steps get ready to be amazed by your little one.

Bad Weather Ideas For Dads– The World is Yours

Feeding, Health and Development, Playtime Tags: slider

The temperature drops. Frosty eyebrows, toques pulled low, runny noses – and NEVER ENDING RAIN (or snow). Mindful calls from the grandparents reminding you that cold weather means every child will contract bone-crunching illness if they’re not draped from head-to-toe in wool or fleece.

Quick and Dirty New Dad Primer

Bonding, Child Care, Dads Want to Know, Development, Diapering, Feeding, Health and Development, How To, Ready or Not Tags: being a new dad, new dad, new dad tips, new father tips, slider

My first born bailed out a few weeks early, two days before the date set for my wifeâ€™s baby shower. That sort of created a scheduling conflict, especially since wife and baby had to stay in the hospital for three days. So, as a result, our daughter was present at the re-scheduled shower. We got a great card from one…

How to Guide Your Son Through the Puberty Blues

Bonding, Health and Development Tags: male puberty, puberty blues, puberty for boys, talking with boys about puberty

As the father of three boys, one of whom is rapidly rushing headlong into puberty, the subject of their â€œcoming of ageâ€ has been increasingly prominent in our household. Sweaty, stinky clothing, sprouting hairs, and acne have begun making appearances with alarming frequency all around us, and while my wife has our daughterâ€™s puberty concerns on her plate, the responsibility…

How to Raise a Son that is Compassionate and Respectful

Becoming a Dad Featured Question, Bonding, Dads Want to Know, Development, Health and Development, How To Tags: compassion, raising a compassionate son, raising sons, respect, slider

I have 3 sons and one daughter, and I know that building their self-confidence and helping them become strong and caring adults is one of my main tasks as a father. I confess, I worry a bit more about my daughter, because I know how crucial self-esteem and such is for a young girl; however, I have more recently realized…

Things that Poison the Father-Son Relationship

Becoming a Dad Featured Question, Bonding, Dads Want to Know, Development, Health and Development, How To Tags: being a good dad, being a good father, father-son relationship, fathers and sons, growing up, relationships, things that poison father-son relationship

The father-son relationship is a much-stories one, one which is a huge factor in the growth and development of a boy on his way to becoming a man; a boyâ€™s relationship with his father has a large part to play in the kind of man he ultimately becomes, and the kind of father he is to his own children. Unfortunately,…

Why Being a Dad is the Ultimate Calling in a Man’s Life

Bonding, Dads Want to Know, Development, Health and Development, How To Tags: being a good dad, being a positive role model, dads, fathers, healthy kids, male role model, paternal role model, self confidence, self esteem

According to the most recent U.S. Census, one in three kids lives in a home where the biological father isnâ€™t present. This startling statistic has clear repercussions in many ways: kids who donâ€™t have a good paternal role model are more likely to live in poverty, engage in criminal activity, and drop out of school. Being a dad myself, itâ€™s…

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