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Tips for single dads.

2009/2/19

Bonding with Your Kids

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@ 10:01 PM (8 months, 20 days ago)
Dads' traditional role as breadwinners means that they spend relatively less time with their kids than the moms. Breadwinner dads often need to be creative regarding things to do with their kids. Here are some tips to help dads bond with their kids:

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2009/2/18

How to Take your Baby's Temperature

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@ 09:36 PM (8 months, 21 days ago)
If you suspect your baby feels warmer than usual you may need to check for fever. Always use a modern digital thermometer to take your child's temperature. These are not only more accurate and easy to use, but also avoid the risk involved in older designs that use mercury.

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2009/2/15

Being a Single Teen Parent is Not Easy

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@ 08:47 PM (8 months, 24 days ago)
Taking care of children is harder for single parents. Single parents often don't have someone to help take care of the baby. Single parents often don't have someone to help make decisions. Also, it is harder for single parents to see their friends. Caring for the baby takes up so much time.

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2008/12/7

Find Your Style of Parenting

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@ 09:11 PM (11 months, 4 days ago)
There are many ideas about how to rear children. Some parents adopt the ideas their own parents used. Others get advice from friends. Some read books about parenting. Others take classes offered in the community. No one has all the answers. However, psychologists and other social scientists now know what parenting practices are most effective and are more likely to lead to positive outcomes for children.

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2008/6/10

Single Parenting - Four Role Models to Avoid

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@ 12:41 AM (17 months, 5 days ago)
Nobody ever said single parenting is easy. As parents, we all learn with time. However, too often, the pressure of single parenting can be so overwhelming that it's easy to make mistakes.

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2008/6/9

Best Bets in the Bookstore and Beyond for Single Dads

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@ 12:51 AM (17 months, 6 days ago)
Whether this is all new or you have years of experience as a Single Dad, the pressures of solo parenting are constant. Though resources for Single Dads were historically scant, today (thankfully) there is a growing arsenal books, websites and organizations devoted to help you navigate through all the challenges of single parenting. Below you will find a comprehensive guide of resource that can help you navigate through life more effectively while caring for children on your own.
 
Best of Books
 
The New Father. The Single Father:  A Dad's Guide to Parenting without a Partner (Abbeville Press, 1999); Designed to help Dads foster the father-child relationship, despite constraints or changes in their circumstances. Author Armin A. Brott gives Dads the knowledge, skills and support they need to maintain actively involved role models.

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2008/4/2

How to Make the Best of Your Children's Visitation Time

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@ 10:12 PM (19 months, 13 days ago)
No matter how much visitation time a non-custodial parent may be awarded, it will not seem enough. After all, how can you ever reconcile to having your entire experience of being a dad crammed into a few hours or even a weekend. However, it is crucial that dads make the best of the time available to them.

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2008/2/13

5 Rules for Divorced Dads

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@ 07:47 PM (21 months, 2 days ago)
As a child of divorce (my parents divorced when I was four), I can personally say that divorce can be, or maybe always is, hardest on the kids. It should be a decision of last resort when kids are involved and very clearly the “least bad” of your options in a bad marriage.

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