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"Grosser Than Gross"
Before I had my first child, one of my biggest fears was taking him to the bathroom at a sporting event. While other men worried about midnight feedings and dropping a baby on his head, I fretted over a trip to one of the satellite offices of Germ Industries.
Husband is Scared of Our Newborn
QUESTION
My husband is scared of our newborn!
Good grief! I cannot get him to hold the baby unless I go get her and bring her to him while he's sitting down first.
Giving a bath, dressing, or even changing a diaper? OUT of the question. He's afraid he’ll hurt her even when I've offered to show him how multiple times.
I want/need him to be a parent. If I wanted to be a single mom I could have been!
Cindy"Success Tips for Dads"
Since you do want to make the transition to the family portion of your day, try making a list of everything you need to do for work that night or the next day before you leave the office. This puts a summary on the day so you can start thinking about the home hours.
Activities to Make Father's Day Special
Father's Day is a unique opportunity for dads and kids to step outside the norm, learn a bit more about each other, and have some fun in the process. Here is a list of activities for fathers to do with their sons and daughters on Father's Day.
Uncertain about Becoming a Dad
QUESTION
Dear Doula,
My girlfriend is pregnant. I have tried to talk to her but she does not want to talk about it. She is sad and embarrassed and says she can't take it. I don't know what to do. I mean I don't want to be a dad. Well, I do but not now.When Men Become Fathers
The opportunities for fathers to participate in the early years of their children's lives appear to be becoming more important to men today. In the father's group I facilitate, many of the men comment on how they never had any close contact with their own fathers, and how that has made them painfully aware of how important being present in their children's lives is. Others express that given the opportunity to choose between potential career advancement or spending time with their children, being with their kids feel like the more creative option.
A Dozen Things a Father Can Play and Do with an Infant
As baby becomes more aware, play "Seal Feet"...Lay baby on back on your lap and clap feet together making Seal/Walrus noises. (Again...don't be bashful to do this even in public. Who cares if you look silly!)
Dads Are (Harried) Parents, Too!
My husband thought he was immune to the apparent "Lost-Mind-Syndrome" that had afflicted me during our childrens' toddler years. But read on to see that even the most practical-minded man is no match for the beleaguered mind-weariness of parenting!
How to Get a Man to do Housework
How do you get a man to do his share of the housework? If you are like most women you've faced this question the hard way: in an argument with your husband. Here's a man's take on this troublesome issue.
From Man to Dad: How Fatherhood Changes Men
The most profound and complicated event in a man's life is becoming a father. No life transition -- not getting married, changing jobs, moving, or completing educational goals -- will have as long-lasting an effect on a man's sense of purpose as becoming a parent.
When Men Become Fathers
The opportunities for fathers to participate in the early years of their children's lives appear to be becoming more important to men today. In the father's group I facilitate, many of the men comment on how they never had any close contact with their own fathers, and how that has made them painfully aware of how important being present in their children's lives is. Others express that given the opportunity to choose between potential career advancement or spending time with their children, being with their kids feel like the more creative option.
Parenting 101: Being There
Be there for your children after school when you can. Be there for your child at dinner five or six times a week (yes, five or six). Studies prove this one gesture lowers the incidence of underage drinking, drug use and other potentially harmful behaviors.
What Dad Can Do for Mom
Out of our marriage and experience with many couples with children, here's a 'Top Ten' list (in no particular order) addressed to a father; hopefully some of these suggestions will fit your relationship
Dad's Service Center and Miracles of the Night
When I wake out of a sound sleep to a kid calling, I no longer jump out of bed. Instead -- taking the lead from catalog merchants -- I stay comfortably warm under the covers and shout back, "Thank you for calling Dad's Service Center. If you need a drink of water, press or say, 'one'...
The Importance of Fathers
There is no doubt that mothers play an all-important leading role in the lives of their children. They are the obvious heroes of child rearing. But what about a father's role?
Men Fall Pregnant Too! A Look at Couvade Syndrome
It's true! Men also get symptoms of pregnancy, anything from tooth ache and back pains to swollen bellies and birthing pains.
How to Get a Man to do Housework
How do you get a man to do his share of the housework? If you are like most women you've faced this question the hard way: in an argument with your husband. Here's a man's take on this troublesome issue.
Husband is Scared of Our Newborn
QUESTION
My husband is scared of our newborn!
Good grief! I cannot get him to hold the baby unless I go get her and bring her to him while he's sitting down first.
Giving a bath, dressing, or even changing a diaper? OUT of the question. He's afraid he’ll hurt her even when I've offered to show him how multiple times.
I want/need him to be a parent. If I wanted to be a single mom I could have been!
CindyPUSH: Harvest Moon
We were in need of a good adventure, something to get us out of the house and break up these 40 weeks. So on Sunday, we drove 223 miles for a hamburger.
Activities to Make Father's Day Special
Father's Day is a unique opportunity for dads and kids to step outside the norm, learn a bit more about each other, and have some fun in the process. Here is a list of activities for fathers to do with their sons and daughters on Father's Day.
- "Grosser Than Gross"
- "Success Tips for Dads"
- A Dozen Things a Father Can Play and Do with an Infant
- Activities to Make Father's Day Special
- Dad's Service Center and Miracles of the Night
- Dads Are (Harried) Parents, Too!
- From Man to Dad: How Fatherhood Changes Men
- How to Get a Man to do Housework
- Husband is Scared of Our Newborn
- Men Fall Pregnant Too! A Look at Couvade Syndrome
- Parenting 101: Being There
- PUSH: Harvest Moon
- Ten Tips to Help Dads Stay Connected to Their Kids After Divorce
- The Importance of Fathers
- Uncertain about Becoming a Dad
- What Dad Can Do for Mom
- When Men Become Fathers
