The moment we all became dads or learned we would in 9 months time become a dad is the easy answer but the way you guys answered this question, with detail, with obvious emotion still thrilled us. Here are some of the most memorable moments in the life of dad. [...]
Justin Roberts has the best song about the moment a family of three becomes a quartet. Listen to "Cartwheels and Somersaults" and come back to finish this article. I'll wait... https://youtu.be/Gljcg24TwNY Awesome, right? Okay, so depending on your kid, the transition from only-child to big brother/big sister can be challenging. [...]
There is no template for what a normal day looks like in the life of a dad but we wanted to hear from the guys in our Facebook community about how an average day shapes up for them in their life of dad! Between work and play, dads do [...]
It is a fear many modern dads share: will I be able to bond with my new baby while mom is breastfeeding? The answer in short is YES, and here are many tips on how and when a dad can and should bond with his newborn, even if mom [...]
I’m not sure there’s every been a thread on Life of Dad that had me nodding along like I was a bobble-head given away to the first 15,000 fans at a baseball game. Every one of these pet peeves could be mine with the exception of the single father one [...]
Every dad needs a quiet place or a method of making any place a quiet place (hello, Bose headphones!). We wanted to know where your quiet place is...because we know it isn't the bathroom when little ones are around! https://www.facebook.com/lifeofdad/posts/10154945052621427 Tim Riseborough: My quiet place is sitting outside with a [...]
The millennial generation is among the hardest for parents to raise. Thanks to smartphones and social media, our children are used to instant gratification; they then expect this from every aspect of their lives. They presume that good grades and a job should simply fall into their lap. As [...]
Even the most original, creative dad sometimes needs a fun playtime prompt. When a Life of Dad user asked for fun ways to pass the time recently, we put it to the Life of Dad Facebook community for ideas. Here are fun activities for kids and dads at home. [...]
Not going to lie, we were expecting you guys to bring the heavy hammer of humor on this one but instead what we heard from you are the many tortuous hardships you have or are still experiencing in your own life as a dad. We offer you much support and [...]
One of the terrific parts of growing the Life of Dad community has been providing a forum of men to ask these kinds of questions. Divorce and children are a complicated mix and the vulnerability needed to ask for help is not lost on us. That is why it [...]