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[Dads] Tell what you wish you knew before becoming a dad to go in the draw to win a $200 Prezzy Card @ Kidspot
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Wakrak on 16/11/2022 - 12:37 kidspot.co.nz (68 clicks)
11 entrants, 0 wins
Last edited 16/11/2022 - 12:38
11 entrants, 0 wins
Last edited 16/11/2022 - 12:38
Dates
Closing Date
28/11/2022
Prizes
Description
1x $200 Prezzy Card
No. of Prizes
1
Total Prize Pool
$200.00
Entry Requirements
Entry Limit
One per person
Entry Methods
Website
Prerequisites
n/a
Tell us what you wish you knew before you becoming a dad for the first time
We’re setting up a section on Kidspot that’s dedicated to dads and to kick it off we want to hear what it’s really like to be a father. Tell us what you wish you knew before becoming a dad for the first time – whether it’s a practical tip, a funny anecdote, an emotional outpouring, or just some good old advice – and we may just include it in our upcoming article.
Please note that our advertising partner for this article is Menevit and the Kidspot article will include information on this product as advice for dads-to-be.
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on a more serious note.. kids to well in a good daycare. some offer 20 hours free under 2 and bubs are normally perfectly fine to start at 6 months… i also think that kids do well at daycare when the parents stay and hang out for 15 minutes or so, and have input into the environment. i was clueless at the start but found the MoE approved course 'incredible years' to be great.
And if you can/want to be even more involved in those earlier years Playcentre is an amazing experience that will give lifelong benefits to parents and child alike. Its an amazing immersive, child led learning experience!
That was my tip I gave. Forget work. If you can drop it do so. Or at least work from home as much as humanly possible. I became a full time stay at home Dad. Playcentre was/is awesome. People sometimes think they are doing the right thing sending their kid to ECE but the science doesn't back that up. Can actually be harmful. Especially so for the really young kids. Under 2 or so they don't have much concept of time. So they think the person they imprinted on (you) has dumped them and they have no clue why or when they will be back. Then the same thing happens again the next day, and the next…..
My comment:
The first few months can be grueling. With that in mind, some wise words that were imparted to us was: "Don't stand when you can sit, don't sit when you can lay".
Oh and the old mantra of don't compare yourself to others - each little person is unique in every way, comparing to another is setting yourself up for frustration and disappointment.Hope you are prepared to scale back your cheapies time Wakrak. Severely. ;)
One thing I found, but may not apply to you; My parents are/were in the other Island when my kids were born. Wife's parents & friends were a great support to my wife, but I may as well have been invisible! I never got asked once how I was or if I needed a hand with anything. I'm not a fool - obviously child birth is a bit more full on for the mother, but its a pretty big deal & life changing for the bloke too - mentally for myself and supporting a first time mother, not to mention the lack of sleep you get, especially on the first I found.
Everyone's experiences will differ, but just something that's stuck with me, even 10 years after!
Don't let that put you off, my girls are the best part of my life! :)
As a father-to-be, I am interested to hear what your answers are.