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Sex to Sleep – Top 5 ways to avoid getting sick from your kids

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Kevin

Ebola, black plague, smallpox… some of the worst diseases known to man have been joined by a new, insidious ailment. One that renders its victims useless within hours of infection. A condition that is seemingly incurable, returning again and again, … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad, fatherhood | Tagged Barry White, Daycare, Disease, Family, Home, Immune system | 21 Comments

My advice to new Dads: Sing.

Posted on May 30, 2013 by Kevin

Last night my first Illiterate Infant and I started a new book. There I was, snuggled under the butterfly quilt reading about the structural implications of a poor choice in housing materials, seamlessly switching between my impression of a big … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad, Raising Girls | Tagged Father, Home, Parent | 16 Comments

Theory of Parental Panic

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Kevin

I’m a bit of a nerd. Hold on, before you say anything…I know I may give the impression of a rugged, suave, confident man-about-town daddy blogger but by day I am far more ordinary, doing stuff with computers and numbers … Continue reading →

Posted in Raising Girls | Tagged Anxiety, Family, Fear, Home, Nerd, Parent | 18 Comments

Picking my battles

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Kevin

Pat… pat… pat… f#$%&g pat… pat… pat… f#$%&g pat… The red digits on the clock have just changed for the 84th time. That’s one hour and twenty four minutes that I have sat beside the cradle patting my 7 week old … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad, fatherhood, Tips for new Dads | Tagged child safety, conscious parenting, Home, Parenting, Sleep, Trampoline | 27 Comments

My (very) pregnant valentine

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Kevin

2 weeks to go (roughly) 2 weeks until you swap the pain in your back and cramping for the muddled fog of sleep deprivation that will come from a helpless, hungry new-born sleeping beside us. Which is why I’m proposing … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad, fatherhood | Tagged Family, Home, Parenting, pregnancy, Sleep deprivation, Valentine Day | 9 Comments

Only 16 years until uni…

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Kevin

My little baby toddler girl is starting daycare this week. Two and a bit years ago, I was sitting on the floor, cramps going up my arm as I reached through bars of her cot trying, in vein to pat her … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad | Tagged Family, fatherhood, Fathers, Home, Mobile phone, Parenting, Peppa Pig, Stay at Home Fathers | 29 Comments

Here we go again: A fortnight of contradictions

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Kevin

I am living in a house of contrasts. Well, I call it contrasts, my wife calls it you-have-no-idea-what-I’m-going-through-growing-YOUR-baby. I’ve just spent the last two weeks at home being a full time dad, and loved it. My wife has spent the … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad, fatherhood | Tagged Australia, Family, Fear, Home, Peppa Pig, pregnancy, Prenatal development, Wife | 24 Comments

Advice I wished I’d got two years earlier…

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Kevin

So in wandering around the blogosphere over the last few days I came across some common sense. Over at SlightlySuburbanDad there’s a great post about respecting the choices of others. In summary it’s a great response to the the hugely … Continue reading →

Posted in Being a Dad, Tips for new Dads | Tagged Breastfeeding, Family, health, Home, Infant, Parent, Parenting styles, Peppa Pig | 35 Comments

Help, I’m turning into a helicopter Dad

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Kevin

It’s hard to look cool and relaxed as your two year old daughter plants her foot to the ground, pushing her scooter even faster down the slope while you struggle to recover from tripping on the footpath as you sprint … Continue reading →