Tag: family
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More Than a Provider
For a long time, fathers were simply looked at as providers. They were someone who paid the bills, provided safety and security, worked long hours, and kept everything moving forward. If time permitted, they may spend a few minutes with the kiddos before everyone goes to bed. Fathers loved their children but may not have…
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A New Dad’s Guide to Setting up a Nursery
The goal of a nursery is to create a welcoming, calming, functional, and safe space for your baby. It’s important to set up a nursery prior to a baby’s arrival, and you don’t have to spend an arm and a leg to do so. That being said, don’t risk your child’s safety and health in…
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Happy Father’s Day 2026: Fathers Matter
Unfortunately, over the past several decades, the role of fathers has been minimized or even dismissed entirely by small groups. I recall watching sitcoms in the 90s, and the fathers, or men, in general, were portrayed as buffoons who were highly incompetent, unreliable, and even useless. Much online content has been geared towards tearing down…
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Building Trust
We’ve spoken a lot about consistency in parenting, and this is very important in building trust between a father and their child. Trust is not built with one grand deed, but through multiple small actions over time. For instance, if you are largely absent from your child’s life but get them expensive gifts on special…
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A Father’s Calmness
You may not realize it, but your children will feed off of your energy. A father’s calmness is important in the home for a variety of reasons. Parents are a child’s first teacher. They are someone who demonstrates to their children how one should respond to the stresses, conflicts, mistakes, celebrations, and uncertainties of life.…
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Co-Sleeping vs Sleeping Independently
A lot can be said about co-sleeping and independent sleeping when it comes to children. Is one a better option than the other? It generally comes down to factors like the child’s temperament, cultural practices, safety practices, sleep quality, and the parents’ values. Relating to culture, co-sleeping is common throughout many Asian countries, with the…
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Infant Needs vs. Toddler Needs: Two different Worlds of Fatherhood
For all of the new or soon-to-be parents out there, just know that your infant and toddler will be two separate people, even though they are technically the same person. As such, they will have different needs. Your child will change exponentially during their first few years of life, and it will both amaze and…
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Bonding With Your Child as a Father: Built, Not Given
There’s a silent expectation placed on fathers that no one really talks about. You’re supposed to feel it instantly—the overwhelming love, the deep connection, the sense that your life has changed forever. And when that moment doesn’t hit the way you imagined, it can leave you wondering if something is missing. The truth is simpler…
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Man to Father: The Quiet Transition
It doesn’t happen at the same time for everyone. For some, it’s the moment they find out their spouse is pregnant. For others, it occurs during labor or when they first set eyes on their newborn. Still, for others, it may happen the first night they stay up trying to put their baby to sleep,…
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Can You Be Tired if You’re Not a Parent?
This has always been a bit of a pet peeve of mine, both before we had a child and even now. There is a mindset many parents have: you can’t complain about being tired if you don’t have kids. Childless people have no idea what being tired is. I’m going to call BS on this.…
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