Ah, family life. Just the three of you, gathered together, curtains drawn against the world, building your new little life together. Being wise parents, you understand the importance of continued personal development. You make sure that you have time together and apart — even if apart means being in the next room. So while one [...]
Papa Tips #5: The Explicit Handoff
April 20, 2011
Papa Tips #4: Use Your Accent
April 18, 2011
You’ve had your baby. You’ve gotten through the first week or so, and maybe even a routine is starting to re-emerge from the chaos. It’s just you and your partner, building a little family in your little home, and all is sweet. Your partner deserves a little quiet time, so you take babbling baby into [...]
Papa Tips #3: Asterisk Mode
July 1, 2009
Okay, your new child is two days old. You’ve been camped in your bedroom for the past 36 hours, wrapped up in all things baby. But you’ve run out of bread and milk and coffee and so it’s time to go to the grocery store. So you leave your partner with the child, throw on [...]
Papa Tips #2: Take Time Off
July 1, 2009
This one is probably obvious to most people, although the reasoning behind it might be a surprise. The days after your baby are born are amazing, energetic, frantic, sleepy, exhausting, exhilarating times. You don’t want to miss a second of it. It’s a no-brainer that you’ll want to take a week or so off work [...]
Papa Tips #1: Be There For The Birth
June 9, 2009
Now is a great time to become a father. Never before has our culture granted men such leniency in defining the role they wish to play as parents. You can be more engaged in all aspects of your children’s live. And there’s no better place to start than at the birth. Among many little joys [...]
Papa Tips
June 9, 2009
Maybe it’s just the age we are, or the age of our generation, but it seems like everywhere I look, people I know are having babies. There are four babies due in 2009 just at work, and another handful scattered among my social network. Since most of these parents are first timers, I thought I’d [...]