Obviously, dads old and new are inherently proud of their progeny (rapscallion or otherwise) — but according to new research, siring some offspring has the unexpected effect of making men feel good about themselves, too.
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Dad Gets Baby to Sleep with Just a Two-Letter Word
Mums and dads have been trying to crack the Da Vinci code of baby sleep for eons; so anything that seems to work for one (not matter how dubious) is worth a go — especially if it takes just 15 seconds – and a single word.
Confident Dads Raise “Better Behaved” Kids, says Study
Recent studies have suggested a link between depression in dads and their children’s behavioural problems. It’s a big burden – knowing your stressed-out state could directly affect your child’s future (hello, exponential stress!) – but there’s a flipside to this relationship, too.
6 Surprising Life Benefits of Becoming a Father
While it’s been proved that dads are just as susceptible to postpartum depression, it’s not all doom-and-gloom for fatherhood; in fact, there are, apparently, quite a number of (surprising) perks to becoming a parent – for men, that is.
According to findings of a new study by The Institute For Public Policy Research, full-time working fathers, on average, out-earn their childless counterparts by a fifth – receiving a 22 per cent wage ‘bonus’. And, the study shows this figure rises by another 9% among men with more than one child. Continue reading
Dad Totally has Newborn Dressing Down. (Or at least Upside Down.)
Remember the super-dad who, by the power of an innovative ‘cheat’, managed to get his triplets – and toddler – ready for lalaland in record time?
Yeah. This story is nothing like that. Continue reading