The Men's Magazine for Dads
Must-have advice for the first-time dad-to-be Congratulations! You’re about to become a dad. From now until the minute you snip the cord on your little bundle of joy, a lot of changes are coming your way. While moms-to-be get lots […]
About the time my wife and I learned we were pregnant with our third child, I realized that my pregnancy threat level—or how panicked I felt internally about having additional children—was only canary yellow instead of Creamsicle® orange. (Or was […]
The “From Our Readers” series features articles submitted by – you guessed it – readers of THE FATHER LIFE. Today’s entry comes from William Reid, a WIC nutritionist and chef from Tarboro, NC. The greatest year of your life has […]
Dear… Well, son, you’ve heard your name, but for readers of this column, let’s save that information for when you’re born. Yours is a name we think you’ll like as the years go by. It’s something of a family name […]
Michele Hakakha and Ari Brown hit a home run with Expecting 411. My daughter may show up any day now and I greatly appreciated the find-and-read aspect of this text because time is of the essence. I believe all expecting […]
With my daughter being mere weeks, hopefully, away I appreciate one whole text being devoted to the birth process. I have read many books on the subject of pregnancy as a whole and I think I am more worried and […]
I wrote this to my son when he was four years old. He’s now thirteen and over the last nine years I’ve tried every day to keep these words in mind. I’ll share them with him when he’s ready to […]
Harlan Cohen is able to do more in this book than I have heard in months of pregnancy shows. He takes his writing experience of being a best-selling author and advice columnist and applies it to that clear-as-mud arena known […]
As I stepped through the automatic doors with my pregnant wife, I realized I was woefully unprepared for our first trip to the baby store. After an hour under the fluorescent lights, I was feeling lightheaded from the dizzying array […]
Parker Alan Ludwig was born at 1:45 a.m. on Dec.19, making me an uncle – again. Both mom and baby are doing fine, as is my beaming brother. After visiting the baby at the hospital, The Wife and I attended […]
Each year the high school football team closes another successful year by celebrating with friends, family, coaches and athletes. The Polish hall serves as the annual venue, and we are treated to an abundance of food, followed by an awards […]
Prior to my life as a father, I was able to come and go as I pleased. I would walk through the mall uninterrupted, enjoy blissful trips to the grocery store, and if I wanted a quiet day to myself […]
Here at The Father Life we embrace the idea that “becoming a dad doesn’t mean that you stop being a guy.” Chris Mancini’s new book, Pacify Me: A Handbook for the Freaked-Out New Dad, captures that idea to the letter. […]
Face it. Doctors are pretty lame with practical advice on stuff that should come naturally to babies. So here are a few tricks we’ve picked – none risky, we promise – that might help you get your baby to sleep […]
The instant I saw my daughter’s face for the first time, I almost fell over. Slammed directly in the chest with the proverbial two by four, I stood there enamored, trying to breathe. I stammered out her name in a […]