New dads are also susceptible to feeling a little frazzled, frustrated, and stressed out. After all, it’s not easy taking care of a newborn child. However, some dads may experience more than just the usual stress of parenthood and suffer from postpartum depression. While this condition is known to affect mothers more, the U.S. Centers for […]
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A Short Baby Bible
Mommies & Daddies! Becoming a parent is the greatest pleasure in the world & if you are becoming one for the first time then your happiness is on the Top of the World!! You are very excited to welcome the new member in the family & you start preparing for it from the day one […]
Implications of Delaying Fatherhood for ...
The concept of fatherhood has changed dramatically in the last half century. Whereas fathers played the traditional roles of breadwinners and patriarchs, the 21st century Dad is more hands-on involving himself in child care from diaper duty to disciplining. As more millennials join the bandwagon, there is also another aspect to fatherhood that needs a look […]
On Being a Great Father
Even responsible men are afraid of becoming a father for the first time. But once you get past all the jitters, stressful events, and many other changes that one experiences in the transition to being a responsible adult, being a dad can be amazing. While experience helps counter teething problems along the way, you can […]
Great Gifts That Mothers Will Love
Sometimes it may be difficult to find the perfect gift for your mother. Many women may seem to have everything that they want and even more neglect their own needs in order to take care of others, making it hard to figure out what they’d like. There are a few things, however, that even the […]
A Father’s Reflections on the Future of
Her voice, at this hour, comes muffled from behind a bedroom door, filling an otherwise silent hall with words from storybooks. Sometimes she is accompanied by orchestral music playing softly at her bedside. As the seasons have turned decidedly cooler, so too has her music evolved. By the light of a Christmas tree standing no […]
Learning By Mistake
Everything that our 15-month-old daughter sees that is round or nearly round she identifies as a ball. So, in her world right now, apples, polka dots, another child’s head and the sun fall in the ‘ball’ category or the ‘bah’ classification, as she pronounces it. While this may not be an exclusive group, she is […]
Dealing with Dad After You Become Him
Dealing With Dad (After You Become Him) So, you have a brand new bundle of joy, your first, and the whole world is happy for you, consumed with the cuteness of the new kid, and generally life just seems absolutely, perfectly wonderful. Nothing in the world could have prepared you for this feeling, this absolute […]
Be A Better Dad Today! 10 Tools Every Fa...
Be a Better Dad Today! is a book for every one of us who want to be a better Fathers for our family. Written in an encouraging, fun to read style by bestselling author Gregory W. Slayton, Be a Better Dad Today! is designed to help each of us become better Fathers, better Husbands and […]
Questions to Ask a Pediatrician
Having a baby is already scary enough. There are so many new things that need to be taken care off and you are swamped with decisions to be made. One decision is to select the best pediatrician for your newborn. Take the time to research a couple of pediatricians to make sure that you are […]