As fathers, we all want the best for our children: a world where they are safe, respected, and able to navigate life’s challenges with confidence and kindness. But with the increasing exposure young people have to harmful influences online—whether through social media influencers or inappropriate content—it’s more important than ever for us, as dads, to play an active role in…
Top Tips to Help You be the Best Birth Partner!
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With a baby on the way, you need to start thinking about labour and birth, and how to be the best birth partner you can. But, what comes to your mind when you think about labour and birth? For far too many words such as “pain”, “fear” and “anxiety” spring straight to mind. But why is this? Why are we…
How to Cope as a Dad Living With PTSD
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*** Trigger Warning – This post deals with sensitive subjects that some people may find upsetting, namely child death and baby loss. If you are affected by any of the topics in this post please click here to find support services*** Being a dad living with PTSD is hard, and far too often it encroaches into my family life. It impacts the…
How to Navigate Being a Stay at Home Dad?
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What do you think of when you hear the words stay at home dad? Did you picture a man wearing an apron looking overwhelmed? Or running around like a headless chicken while the kids scream and shout in the background? Don’t worry, before I became one, I pictured the same caricature too. However, that couldn’t be further from the truth….
A home birth is when a parent births their baby at home- most commonly with the support of 2 midwives. Some families choose homebirth because they want a more intimate and relaxed birthing experience. Or maybe they have concerns about the medicalisation of childbirth when birthing in a hospital environment. If you are considering homebirth and you are the Dad/partner,…
Finding Out Your Baby Has Down's Syndrome
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When my wife, Emily, was 21 weeks pregnant, we went in for our 2nd scan at Queen’s Hospital in Burton. So far, the baby had been growing well. The placenta was full of fluid and, other than the cord not quite being central, there were no alarm bells. We had heard the heartbeat, felt the kicks – it was all…
I have two beautiful daughters, Maisie aged 11 and Isla aged 10, and I co-parent them with their mum. Co-parenting isn’t always easy. There are heartaches and frustrations, but there are also happy times and successes. Whether you’re new to the co-parenting world, or you’ve been doing it a while and things are tricky – Here is some advice and…
My name is Pascal Vrtička. I am a social neuroscientist and Lecturer in psychology at the University of Essex in Colchester (UK). I am also a father. In my Social Neuroscience of Human Attachment (SoNeAt) Lab, my team and I are investigating the Social Neuroscience of Human Attachment. Our research looks at both mums and dads as well as the…
Dad Chats Live - Tips for new dads
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Tips For New Dads This week on Dad Chat’s we’re jumping into tips for new dads! We jumped onto Instagram to chat to our comunity and get all of their tips for new parents. Whether you’re a first time dad, or you’re jumping back into parenting a new baby again. We know that all new dads need some support. So…
Last nights Dad Chats was all about the difficult questions our kids ask, and how we go about answering them. We spoke about everything from death to the birds and the bees! Thanks to @markgs21 , @adrianm_30 and @mrsl260610 for coming up to join in the conversation and a big thanks to everyone who kept the chat going in the…
