Category Archives: Stay At Home Dads

Ten Tips For Stay At Home Dads

Things are changing and more and more of us men are taking on the role of full-time dad. But being a stay at home dad (SAHD) is hard work and is not like any other normal job. So here is some advice from dads who have done it.    1. BE PREPARED - GO IN WITH YOUR EYES WIDE OPEN “When my wife and I first started discussing reducing my work hours to spend a few days a week at home with the girl, I naively envisioned scenes of the girl colouring away contentedly at her play table while Read more [...]

Why Stay at Home Dads could be bad for boys (but not girls)

Boy toddlers looked after by their father are worse academically when they start school than those who had less paternal contact, according to a large scale study. In 2007 researchers in Bristol University in England investigated 6,000 families to discover what happened when mothers went out to work and fathers took over looking after the children warn that couples should beware of swapping traditional roles. They discovered that boys looked after as toddlers by stay-at-home dads are slower Read more [...]