Category: New and expectant dads

Being a dad

How New Fathers Can Bond With Their Infant?

I heard that you are going to be a father. Congratulations. I’m sure that one of the things that is utmost in your mind is how you can bond with your baby. Well, you have come to the right place. I will be sharing four ways new fathers can bond with their babies, even before

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Being a dad

How You Can Jumpstart Your Fathering Journey

Are you a new dad struggling to bond with your infant? Well, don’t worry. You aren’t alone. It happens to many new dads as well, and there are reasons for it. Not every new father will have a “love-at-first-sight” experience with their infants. Instead, most first time fathers get hit with a sense of responsibility and

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Being a dad

What New Fathers Face In The First Six Months Postpartum

What do Singaporean fathers do during the first six months of their child’s arrival? “Pay the bills, lah, mostly. (Laugh) That’s the largest part I have to play,” says one participant of a study by Dr Shorey Shefaly and her team of researchers from the National University of Singapore. Another shared that bathing the infant

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Being a dad

Engrossment: Nature’s Gift to the Nurturing Father

I couldn’t help noticing the confident stride the young father walked into the train with his baby wrapped round his chest in a carrier. The mother followed alongside him with the stroller and all the usual peripherals in it. They sat down and enthusiastically chatted unconscious that they were actually poised in a picture-perfect ideal

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