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Teddies, trolleys and Tantrums
The Illiterate Infant has been on a bit of an excursion, guest posting over at the Woolworth Baby and Toddlers Club. Rather than talking about my gifted child raising skills I decided to stay with what I know which is; talking … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Dad, Guest Posts
Tagged Parent, Tantrum, Woolies, Woolworths Baby and Toddler Club
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3 treats from Danielle from Keeping Up With the Holsbys
There has been some great posts by Mum’s writing about their partners in the Illiterate Infant’s Mum’s on Dads guest post series and this is no exception. Today we welcome Danielle who writes with the perfect balance of honesty, creativity … Continue reading
Well done – we made it to three years!
There was a moment, about two and a half years ago when I seriously thought we weren’t going to make it. Life was crazy. To you, sleep was the enemy, as was food (or at least keeping it down), resting, … Continue reading
Posted in DadBloggers, Raising Girls
Tagged Children, DadBloggers, Family, Family Ties, Infant, Parent
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My advice to new Dads: Sing.
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
Theory of Parental Panic
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
Newborns are boring
For the aspiring father-to-be the birth of your child represents the culmination of months of effort. Assuming that conception is relatively simple (and spectacular – obviously) you’ve spent the last nine or so months preparing bedrooms, choosing prams, picking names … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Dad, fatherhood, Tips for new Dads
Tagged Breastfeeding, Family, Father, Infant, Parent
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Mums on Dads Guest Post – Paedophobia
Welcome to the first entry on the Illiterate Infants “Mums on Dads” guest posting series, where mums get to talk about Dads. What they love, hate, do and don’t understand, want to change and want to keep. Pre-conceptions, mis-conceptions or … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Posts, Mums on Dads
Tagged Child pornography, Parent, Pedophilia, society
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(slightly) sadistic parenting
So fathers day didn’t quite go to plan. It started well, my wife put a cooked breakfast together, I got a great handmade card from my daughter (who was determined to keep “creating” the card after I had been given … Continue reading
Posted in Being a Dad, fatherhood, Raising Girls
Tagged Family, Father, Father Day, Friday, Parent, sick child, Toddlers
44 Comments
Advice I wished I’d got two years earlier…
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
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
Posted in Being a Dad, fatherhood
Tagged Child, Fathers, Helicopter parent, helicopter parents, Home, Parent, Recreation
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