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Bonding with Teenage Daughters

She’s 13 years old. She ignores me when her friends are around. She doesn’t laugh at my jokes, and has officially informed me that I am tone-deaf. Still she is the most important girl in my life. She is my daughter. We bonded immediately after she was born; probably even before that. We have always spent as much time together as possible, but as she get’s older, I find that I need to be more creative in finding reasons to bond. Fortunately, I think she is being creative too. For Christmas, my daughter purchased a manicure set and allowed me … Continue reading →

Daddy Bonding with Baby

My wife and our child have a very good relationship. Since my wife is breastfeeding our son he is only able to have one of his most basic needs met by mom, not dad. This has created a sort of limbo for me as the father. Since our son’s primary activities are eating and sleeping (with the occasional bowel movements in between) there is really very little room for dad. Also, my wife tells me that our son “cluster feeds,” which is apparently a style of feeding that a child can have. In his case it means that he’ll eat … Continue reading →

For Dads: Bonding with Your Child

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Growing up I always heard countless stories about how enthusiastic my dad was about having us two girls. There are tons of pictures in our family albums that show him holding us with a huge smile on his face. I can’t remember the things we did together during those first few years, but there are a whole lot of photos to prove we had a really good time. I saw these photos growing up and they made a lasting impact on me. To this day, I can look at one of those pictures and I am reminded of how much … Continue reading →

Facial Expressions and Bonding with Your Baby

Everything is new to a baby. Every single aspect of life is a new and wonderful experience that is soaked up like a sponge. Their little mind will record every little detail that they perceive, and add it to their growing personal reference library of life experience. Not many people know, however, that newborns are unable to focus their eyes. It sometimes takes months for a baby’s eyes to become used to focusing, and thus months for the baby to be able to recognize their daddy’s face. You may have noticed, that your baby will respond to your voice much … Continue reading →

Bonding with Your Daughter–Cooking

My wife has instilled a love of the culinary arts in all of our children. Starting from a very early age she has welcomed them into the kitchen to lend a “helping” hand. She doesn’t mind if the kids make a mess as they cook, but then she doesn’t mind if she makes a mess herself, either. She comes from the school of culinary thought where you get an idea from a recipe, and then you customize it, personalize it, and (this is the part that kills me) estimate it. When she is explaining how to make a dish, she … Continue reading →

Dads, Babies & Bonding

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Babies sure are hard. They’re frequently loud, smelly, uncooperative, and downright unreasonable. You also wouldn’t trade them for ANYTHING in the world, as long as whoever’s asking, asks when you’re not TOO sleep deprived. Since they haven’t learned to speak yet, it can be very hard for new parents (especially new dads who are usually off at work 40+ hours a week) to connect with a new bundle of joy. After some practice, you will be able to tell a lot from your child’s cry, but taking care of your child’s needs is just one part of being a parent. … Continue reading →

Planning Your Babymoon

You may have heard the term “babymoon” and wonder what it means. Simply put, a babymoon is the period of time just after your new baby is born. When you first got married, the honeymoon was that period of time just after your wedding. The couple spends time alone together, bonding as a married couple. A babymoon is similar, only it’s your new baby you will be bonding and enjoying alone time with. This is the first two weeks or so at home with your new baby. It’s a beautiful time for the parents and baby to get to know … Continue reading →

Baby and Swimming

When it comes to learning how to swim, a lot of us want to wait until our babies are older – but swimming offers you a great way to contribute to your baby’s development. There are many places where parents and baby can take infant and toddler swimming lessons together and there is plenty of documented evidence that swimming has a positive effect on your baby’s development along with motor and cognitive skills. Encourages Bonding Swimming with your baby can encourage bonding between you. It’s especially great for Dads who may be worried about not spending enough time with their … Continue reading →

Daddy Time

Just about every study done on bonding and attachment seems focused on moms and their children. Few researchers have taken a look at the father-child attachment issues, but there are some findings that shouldn’t come as a surprise to anyone. The fact is that the father-child bond is as important as the mother-child bond. Da Da The more actively involved a father is the higher the score of six month olds on motor and mental development tests. For babies who have their daddy handling the most mundane of daily activities including feeding, giving baths, dressing and changing diapers handle stressful … Continue reading →

A Breastfeeding Experience Part I

There was never any question in my mind whether or not I would breastfeed my babies. Being the second oldest out of nine children, not only were we all breastfeed but I grew up around lots of breastfeeding mom’s. Breastfeeding was a very normal occurrence. It was not until I did my own research that I came to know all the benefits of breastfeeding for both mother and baby. Equipped with both second hand experience and knowledge, I was confident and determined to breastfeed my children. Before the birth of my son, everything I read indicated that if breastfeeding was … Continue reading →