Toddlers, Personal
Andrew Shaw
Frustrated New Parent? Mindfulness To The ...

Being a new parent can be incredibly frustrating. Incorporating mindfulness and a more intentional focus on calming things down makes a huge difference!! Get specific action steps and see how one dad even found time for his kids to practice mindfulness, too! (It’s even helped them go to sleep. Seriously.)

Frustrated New Parent? Mindfulness To The Rescue!
Toddlers, Newborns
Andrew Shaw
30 Days of Calm Part 1: How One Dad of 3 Small ...

What would you, new parent, give to have a moment of solitude?

To feel like there aren’t a million things going on?

To feel like you aren’t worrying about what’s going to happen, and regretting all the parenting blunders you just made?

Let me tell you what’s worked well for me in the past month.

30 Days of Calm Part 1: How One Dad of 3 Small Kids Found Some (Inner) Peace & Quiet
Toddlers, Newborns
Andrew Shaw
Had enough of the baby stage? How toddlers get ...

“It’ll get easier soon” is something new parents say a lot when you have a baby. And then you realize that you’re saying that every six months! As your babies hit the toddler stage, how are things going to change? Find out 12 baby developmental changes you are likely to experience, for better and for worse.

Had enough of the baby stage? How toddlers get easier...and harder
Personal, Toddlers
Andrew Shaw
The Powerful Emotion of Your Baby Starting ...

First-time dads sending their baby off to kindergarten quickly realize they aren’t so new at fatherhood anymore. What does it feel like to watch your first born start grade school?

The Powerful Emotion of Your Baby Starting Kindergarten
Toddlers, Newborns
Andrew Shaw
Going to the beach with babies & toddlers: ...

So you've decided to go for a beach vacation with your baby.

First of all, that is super adorable you are still calling it a vacation.

Going to the beach with babies & toddlers: What Works & What Doesn't

Personal

A mom's view: Why I Won't Pass My Eating Disorder to My Girls

A mom's view: Why I Won't Pass My Eating Disorder to My Girls

Whether you are aware or not, it is a good possibility that your wife (or sister or friend with a baby) has worried about how her daughter will deal with body image. My wife writes about what she promises to do for our daughters, a message I hope you can take to heart as a new parent.

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100% Dad. 0% Husband: How Striving For 'Perfect Dad Status' Is Not the Real Goal in Marriage

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100% Dad. 0% Husband: How Striving For 'Perfect Dad Status' Is Not the Real Goal in Marriage

In the endless pursuit of becoming a a 100% perfect dad - the guy who is always there for his kids, who supports them and nurtures them and loves them, who is doing what everyone thinks a great dad should do - it is incredibly easy to act and feel like a 0% husband. (And sometimes, that's me.)