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Labor of Love Radio Show Interview

I was a guest on an internet radio show last week, in an episode titled “A Dad’s Eye View”, in which I give my two cents about fatherhood, pregnancy and childbirth, and parenting from a dad’s perspective: “Ever wonder how men view pregnancy, childbirth and fatherhood? With a focus on understanding the emotional impact of [...]

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Two-fer Tuesday: Bullies and When Mom’s Away

For this week’s Two-fer Tuesday, a couple of dads sound off on two separate topics: bullies, and when mom’s away. They’re both worth a read, and a comment if you feel so moved.

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Two-fer Tuesday: The Revolution and Baby Burritos

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My apologies for missing a week of posts, including Two-fer Tuesdays, last week. Natural Papa was hit not once, but twice, by hackers, and it was a major deal to clean all of the code out of the site. (If you’re on GoDaddy hosting, you might want to check yours as well. See this post [...]

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Raising Readers

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[This is a guest post from Alison Kerr.] Reading. It’s the thing that almost everyone recognizes as critical for educational success, but it’s also part mystery. When it comes to raising a kid who is a good reader, or raising reading scores in a school system, we’re left wondering whether anyone has the answers.

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Two-fer Tuesday: Cosleeping and Homemade Music

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For this week’s Two-fer, I’ve got a couple of posts you might want to not only read, but to bookmark for future reference and to pass on to your friends. The first one is about cosleeping (and why babies should not sleep alone), and the second is a great one for homeschoolers and DIY folks [...]

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Two-fer Tuesday: Circumcising Your Daughter, and the Optimal Number of Kids

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Because there are so many other writers, both dads and moms, writing about great parenting topics each week, I thought I’d start sharing two links to ‘must-read’ articles each Tuesday (hence the name Two-fer Tuesday). This week, we’ll take a look at what it would be like to consider circumcision for your daughter, and then [...]

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Tiny Commitments: A Daily Dad Schedule

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Over the last couple of months, I’ve been noticing the tendency in myself to easily make time for a quick phone call or email during my day if it’s work related, but a reluctance to be able to fit in some of the more important things every day, such as really connecting with my wife [...]

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All Work and No Play Makes Dad a Glum Chum

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“Dad is sad. Very, very sad. He had a bad day. What a day dad had!” – Dr. Seuss Sometimes I feel that way – and then I feel bad for letting it affect how I interact with my kids. If I’m stressed, they can see it. If I’m burned out, it shows. We forget [...]

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Why Dads Need to Dig in the Dirt

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Dads need to dig in the dirt, to plant trees, to find worms, and to grow low-hanging fruit for their kids. Here’s why. There’s a really nice dad in my neighborhood. A dad who has the time of day for his kids; he speaks gently – it’s obvious how much he loves and respects them. [...]

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Spanking: Socialized Child Abuse or Discipline?

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The discussions among parents about how we bring up our children tend to be pretty polarized, in my experience. There are those who use the term discipline to describe what they do, and others will propose that we can teach our kids better through showing them the way by our example – by not acting [...]

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