Parenting can sometimes feel isolating, but connecting with others offers emotional support and a chance to share and receive valuable parenting insights.
Parenting can sometimes feel isolating, but connecting with others offers emotional support and a chance to share and receive valuable parenting insights.
Dads there are many ways for you to connect with your new born baby. Take a look at your shared tasks like bath time, bedtime routines nappy duty ect, and choose the ones that can be exclusively yours.
Dads there are many ways for you to connect with your new born baby. Take a look at your shared tasks like bath time, bedtime routines nappy duty ect, and choose the ones that can be exclusively yours.
Spotting and praising good behaviour can be a great way of encouraging more of it! Remember to praise the effort as well as the good behaviour.
Spotting and praising good behaviour can be a great way of encouraging more of it! Remember to praise the effort as well as the good behaviour.
Dads, prioritising your well-being is key—not just for you, but for those who look up to you. Our post shares a simple self-care tip to help you avoid burnouts and stay balanced. Identify what self-care activity should be in your yellow zone. Think of some activities for yourself and some that can help you to connect with your child.
Dads, prioritising your well-being is key—not just for you, but for those who look up to you. Our post shares a simple self-care tip to help you avoid burnouts and stay balanced. Identify what self-care activity should be in your yellow zone. Think of some activities for yourself and some that can help you to connect with your child.
Dads, what helps you when you are feeling stressed?
Dads, what helps you when you are feeling stressed?
Seeing your child upset can be difficult, but try to avoid immediately jumping in with advice, ideas or ‘ fix its’ as this can discourage your child from learning to problem solve. Instead try these simple tips.
Seeing your child upset can be difficult, but try to avoid immediately jumping in with advice, ideas or ‘ fix its’ as this can discourage your child from learning to problem solve. Instead try these simple tips.
Children sometimes lack the words to articulate their needs verbally. Identifying the underlying needs behind your child’s actions can provide you with a deeper understanding of their behaviour.
Children sometimes lack the words to articulate their needs verbally. Identifying the underlying needs behind your child’s actions can provide you with a deeper understanding of their behaviour.
Research from Dr Alex Martin at Kings College London shows that when fathers are able to develop supportive relationships with their child and their co-parent, this can have long-lasting protective effects for the child, well into middle childhood and early adolescence. This is important for all children, but it is especially important when one or both parents experience mental health difficulties. The research found evidence that this is true for biological and chosen fathers, and in both families where the father lives full-time with the child and families where the child lives part-time with the father.
Research from Dr Alex Martin at Kings College London shows that when fathers are able to develop supportive relationships with their child and their co-parent, this can have long-lasting protective effects for the child, well into middle childhood and early adolescence. This is important for all children, but it is especially important when one or both parents experience mental health difficulties. The research found evidence that this is true for biological and chosen fathers, and in both families where the father lives full-time with the child and families where the child lives part-time with the father.
From pregnancy to breastfeeding, mums sometimes have a head start in bonding with their child. Here are some tips for Dads to help bond with your baby.
From pregnancy to breastfeeding, mums sometimes have a head start in bonding with their child. Here are some tips for Dads to help bond with your baby.
From pregnancy to breastfeeding, mums sometimes have a head start in bonding with their child. Here are some tips for Dads to help bond with your baby.
From pregnancy to breastfeeding, mums sometimes have a head start in bonding with their child. Here are some tips for Dads to help bond with your baby.