by Dad Central | Nov 30, 2017 | Father Involvement, Involved Fathers, New Dads, tips |
by John Hoffman One of the very first articles I wrote for fathers was about touch. That’s because, as a new dad, one of my first “aha moments” was that touch was, in many ways, the main “language” of communication with newborn babies. Everything I’ve learned since...
by Dad Central | Aug 7, 2017 | Father Involvement, New Dads |
I was in a doctor’s office waiting room recently and was drawn to the cover of a Reader’s Digest magazine, referring to the “eh to zed” of Canadian humour. Reading through the samples of jokes and comedy quips, I eventually stumbled on this...
by Dad Central | Oct 21, 2016 | Dads, Infants, New Dads, Uncategorized |
By Lee Carnihan You’ll have enough on your plate in the first week without having to worry about what day it is. Time will become meaningless over the first few days and hours – it all blurs into one frankly – but we have to start somewhere and what better day to...
by Dad Central | Sep 1, 2016 | Dads, Infants, New Dads |
by John Hoffman Last June, the Huffington Post published a nice photo essay about fathers at the birth of their babies. They used a title that was total click bait: 35 Raw Birth Photos of Dads Welcoming Their Babies into the World. I usual ignore click bait but, since...
by Dad Central | Aug 3, 2016 | Healthy Relationships, New Dads, Research |
ARE YOU PREGNANT OR JUST HAD A BABY LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AGO? The Unviersity of Toronto has an exciting study for you to participate in! University of Toronto researchers are currently recruiting over 5000 new mothers AND fathers across Canada to participate in an...
by Dad Central | May 18, 2016 | Dads, Father Involvement, Healthy Relationships, Involved Fathers, New Dads |
by John Hoffman The federal government recently floated the idea of changing Canada’s parental leave policies to include “Daddy Days.” That’s a chunk of paid parental leave that can be taken only by fathers. I’ll gladly add my voice to those who want to see the feds...
