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Having Experiences
One of the best things about being a dad is getting to experience things with your kiddo. Even if it’s something as simple as having a meal at a restaurant, or going for walk, just doing activities with your kid is a great feeling. Enjoy these moments whenever you can. If you don’t have time,…
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Self Care
Alright gentlemen, and ladies, if you’re reading. You have a baby, or one on the way. Another life is coming to this world and it will completely turn your world upside down. Your schedule will turn into strange blocks based on your child’s sleep/wake cycle. You are going to have sleepless nights, barely any time…
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Doing the Prep Work
You have probably heard the term “Babies don’t come with an instruction manual.” Our parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and so on, did not have much prior knowledge when it came to taking care of their children. They basically learned as they went and hopefully tried not to make too many mistakes. While this is still…
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Bonding With the Baby
I’ve written about this topic sparingly in other posts, but I just want to reiterate the importance of bonding with a baby and how crucial it is for dads too, and not just moms. Bond with your baby even before it it born. Get close to your partner’s stomach and speak to the baby. Be…
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Being an Equal Parent
Let’s make something clear right off the bat: you are not a backup parent or a babysitter. You are the child’s father and as long as you are willing to step up, you deserve equal rights to be the parent. Neither the mom or dad should be the superior or 1st parent when it comes…
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Time vs Quality Time
Im sure all of you dads want to spend time with your kids. However, remember that there is a different between just time and quality time. Spending time with your kids can simply mean being in their presence, but not actually engaging with or paying attention to them. Imagine being in a room with your…
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Balancing Work With Fatherhood
Many of you fathers, and mothers, of course, are probably worried about balancing work with spending quality time with your child. With the economics of our current world, in several cases, both parents have to work and also put in a lot of overtime. The challenges of maintaining a family structure and raising children are…
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The Perfect Parent?
Ah, the perfect parent: The one who is always right, never makes a wrong decision, never loses their cool, and someone all other parents put on a pedestal. I’ve got some news for you; there is no such thing as a perfect parent. I try to be the best I can be, but even with…
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The Dreaded Leash?
A few weeks ago, I was reading an article about people criticizing a dad who was out with his children, and he had them all on leashes. The basis of the criticism was that they are not dogs or other animals, but human beings. I recall seeing parents with their small children in airports several…
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Traveling: Infant vs Toddler
We recently came back from a trip to Hawaii. This was the second time we flew with our son, who is now 16 months old. It was roughly 7-8 hours total in the air between the two separate flights. I was not too worried about this trip since we just took him to Japan and…
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