your new family fatherhood
10 tips for new dads
Embrace your role as a hands-on caregiver BY DARRELL BROWN
So you’ve recently become a father — or, perhaps, you are about to begin the journey to fatherhood. Becoming a dad for the especially if you were devoid of a good role model growing up. Research tells us that approximately 47
percent of fathers today still believe that child’s life is that of a helper rather than a primary caregiver. I would suggest to fathers everywhere that you begin to embrace the idea of being a hands-on dad and realize that you were never meant to be simply a helper.
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of your child’s life is just as vital as that of your child’s mother. With this in mind, I’m going to give you
ten of the best tips I can that will greatly support your journey.
1. Connect with your child during the pregnancy. of your child’s life that begin inside your partner are wonderful opportunities to begin connecting with your new baby. Softly stroking the stomach and speaking gently to your soon-to-be-born bub will let him know that the environment he is about to come into is warm and welcoming. 2. Participate in the birth. Gone are
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