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…
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,…
Pain is a normal part of labour and birth and there are many methods available to your to soothe your pain. Breathing techniques, comfort measures and supportive coaching are essential throughout. If labour becomes difficult, extra relief may be needed from medication.