Fatherly Tips

How To Deal With Toddler Favoritism --Don’t become jealous if your toddler prefers your partner. -Never take your child’s parent preference as a personal attack. Resentment can build and spill over to the child. -Explain to your partner how you feel when being rejected by the child. -Plan for the favored parent to take some time away so the unfavored parent can bond with the child one-on-one. -Never push back on toddler snubs. Instead reaffirm your love for the child.

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How To Deal With A Toddler's Public Meltdown -- Stay cool when your child has a public tantrum. They’re not breaking down on purpose. Your child has no concept of public versus private nor do they understand humiliation. -Go over your schedule with the child before heading out. Giving them a game plan will prepare them for the day. -Make sure your child is both well fed and rested before running errands. -Reward your child with some one-on-one time after each completed task.

Co-sleeping is controversial in the United States and that controversy has led to big myths that aren’t helping anyone get shut-eye.

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How to Teach Your Kids About Race Equality -- -Have a conversation with your child about race. Children are exposed to racialized rhetoric at a younger age than many parents realize.

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How Conspiracy Theories Damage Children - Beware of using conspiratorial words around your child. While they may not understand the actual words, they will start to clue in on your tone and behavior. -Avoid telling or exposing your child to outlandish conspiracy theories. A child's brain is still developing, and they will believe what a parents tell them. -Teach them critical thinking skills, as it will protect them from manipulators who leverage conspiracies to instill fear and anger.

Dads are important parts of their teen daughter's puberty battle.

How to Avoid Yelling at Your Child - - Step #: Don't yell, at least as much as possible. Research finds that constant yelling at an early age can lead to prolonged shouting matches when your kid becomes a teenage. -Focus on engaging in a calm dialogue. Yelling shuts down all forms of communication between you and the child, and often prevents lessons from being be learned through discipline. And here's the Dad Joke of the Day - Why didn't the melons get married? Because they Cantaloupe.

Kids are naturally stinky, but there are some cases where an early funk might be a cause for parental concern.

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