Dad keeps it “real” on Facebook as he scolds his gangsta son

In case you can't read it is says: "To all of Chris' friends: This is his father. My son carelessly left his account logged in [sic] so I decided to snoop around. Upon reading my son's personal information, I would like to clear a few things up. My son is not a "gangsta," he will not "beat a ho's ass" and he will most certainly not "roll a fatty wit his boyz." So for all of those who think he is some hard ass thug, think again...he is Chris _____[balnked], a 15 year old kid that was afraid Read more [...]

Tips on Dealing With a Teenager

Understand the teenage brain — they are not out to get you Before puberty there’s a huge increase in the number of neurones in the brain. At puberty these are pruned back so we can become ready for the complexities of adult life and can develop good, strong neurological pathways.The brain is effectively being completely rewired, so parents need to moderate their expectations. They’re not out to get you — they’re probably not even hearing you. You can’t expect someone to behave Read more [...]

Another reason why dad’s are great

Fathers who are actively involved in raising their children - whether or not they live with them - can have a large influence on their intellectual abilities and emotional well-being, according to a new study. The Canadian long-term study, found that the children of fathers who were hands-on and used positive parenting skills tended to have fewer behavioural problems and do better on intelligence tests. "Compared with other children with absentee dads, kids whose fathers were active parents Read more [...]

Daddy Baby Blues

It's not just women who get the baby blues, men can get them too. A canadian study found that 10% of expectant fathers or men that have recently become fathers experience depressionand that as many as four new fathers feel depressed during thethree to six months phase after the birth of their child. Nick Duerden author of The Reluctant Fathers' Club gives us his own experience. It was a little before eight o'clock on Christmas Eve night, 2005, when my daughter finally saw fit to enter Read more [...]

Gifts for new dads

Want to buy a new dad a gift but don't know what? Here are our suggestions for new dad gifts.         Read more [...]

Dad tries to survive solely by drinking breast milk

A new father is attempting to live solely off his wife's breast milk. The daddy blogger, known as Curtis, says his wife's overproduction of breast milk has filled up their freezer and is proving impossible to give away. His enterprising solution to this problem is to drink the milk and eat nothing else, while writing about the unique experience on his blog - Don't Have A Cow, Man. 'I know how weird this may sound, it is kind of weird to me as well but why not? I mean cow milk was made for Read more [...]

Daddy not cool – Beyonce single ladies (video)

Be careful what you say to your son if he starts enjoying Single Ladies by Beyonce.

“Little did I know how much he loves that song. I was simply making a point that he, in fact, is not a single lady. I thought he would laugh and keep singing.
Man was I wrong.” says dad Los.
 

Daddy Not Cool – Father films 4 year old daughter driving on highway

A father in China has filmed his 4 year old daughter driving along a busy highway.

The youngster may be barely old enough to ride a bike or big enough to see over the steering wheel, but her father nonetheless allowed her to drive the car along the freeway in Jinal, Shandong Province, China. Not cool.

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Confessions of a Girly Guy

John, better known online as TheDaddyYodude writes about his experience of being a father to a 3 year old daughter. I’m not afraid to admit that I am a handyman at painting toenails and fingernails. I have the steady hand of a 3 year old and the keen eye of a newborn. Okay, so maybe I’m not that good at it, but Little Girl doesn’t seem to mind. As long as she looks pretty as I always think she does. When it comes to hair, well I have a long way to go. But then again, I have been pretty Read more [...]

Dad catches baseball while holding daughter (video)

How cool is this dad? You know how it is when you take a little one to their first major sporting event. You get there early, load them up on fizzy pop and sweets and then when the game starts all they’re interested in is going to the toilet. This would seem to be the case for the poor unfortunate dad in the clip below. The on-field action is hotting up but his daughter needs ‘to go wee-wee’. And then it happens. As he makes his way to the aisle, a slugger hits the ball in his Read more [...]