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Saw ‘Babygroove‘ on the BBC News today. My wife and I love to dance with our daughter – who shows an interest in Ricky Martin, some house music and anything that sounds a bit jazzy – at home, and Babygroove looks like a great way for us to take that to the next stage. Basically, […]

It is funny to think of yourself as a dad. It can’t be that long ago I was being wrestled to the floor for a nappy change myelf, and now I’m responsible for a teeny human being. And although it is easy to have yourself consumed by care and love for your child, there is […]

No. This post has nothing to do with President Bush. We finally stopped letting baby have her dummy, and it wasn’t half as bad as I thought it was going to be. But then, we’d always been strict about not giving her the dummy during the day. She always knew that the dummy was for […]

Since starting this blog, I’ve been monitoring the keywords people use to find it. Nothing too Big Brother mind, I’m not going to steal your identity, or come round to your house and murder you in your sleep, or, even worse, sell your details to a marketing company. Nothing of the sort. But, I’ve noticed […]

Let’s get this straight from the get-go. ‘Night Terrors’ are not ‘Nightmares’, they are quite distinct, and until I had a child I didn’t realise that. Night terrors can occur in adults as well as children, although I have to say I don’t know any adults that have experienced it, my daughter has woken up […]

Nothing better than taking a walk through the local park in winter with your baby daughter and wife. You are all wrapped up, nice and warm, and baby daughter takes the stroll in her stride, walking pretty far for a 19 month old. The crisp air invigorates you and tells you that it is great […]

Getting a newborn baby to sleep throughout the night is one of the major problems facing new parents. A baby demanding constant attention during the night leads to sleep deprivation, and sleep deprivation can have the same effect as being drunk. You wouldn’t look after a baby whilst drunk (would you??), so it is important […]

I noticed, my last post on fatherhood concentrated on the fact that babies are hard work. Damn hard work. But like all hard work, it does bring rewards. ‘What rewards, fool?’ I hear you ask, agog with incredulum. Well, nothing can explain the feeling of the moments when your baby first laughs when you play […]

A friend of mine is due to have a baby soon, and so asked me for tips on being a father, being as I have a 17 month old daughter. Now I’m not a childcare guru, but I thought I’d make a stab at some advice. This will by no means be an exhaustive post, […]