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Goodbye Lattes and Childcare: The Economic Benefits of Being a Stay-Home Dad
April 30, 2010 By World Articles
There are a lot of great points in favor of being a stay-home dad. However, I’d like to specifically focus here on the economic benefits. You stay-home dads out there may find this list to be helpful when fielding questions from friends, families, and sometimes strangers about why you’re at home: Eating at home is [...]
Break the Playground Barrier: How Stay-at-Home Dads Can Relate to Stay at Home moms
April 30, 2010 By World Articles
While there are more and more stay-at-home dads, we’re still often the exception and not the norm at the playground. Moms sometimes don’t know how to relate to us. Let’s look at what the experts say are great ways to help bridge the gender gap: Start with the kids. A non-threatening way for stay-at-home dads [...]
Making a Smooth Transition to being a Stay-at-home Dad
April 30, 2010 By World Articles
Ideally, you want the transition to being a stay-at-home dad to be as seamless as possible. Here are the top 5 insider secrets on how to take on the at-home change as smoothly as possible: Communication is key. Before making the transition to being a stay-at-home dad, it’s crucial that you and your spouse sit [...]
Keeping Toddlers Out from Under Foot: Can Be A Rollercoaster Ride
April 30, 2010 By World Articles
One of the pleasures of being a stay-at-home dad is that you get to watch your kids grow up. Our toddlers are now at such a challenging and delightful age! Yet, keeping our toddlers out from underfoot can be difficult. The following are some great tips for us stay-at-home dads to use with our toddlers: [...]
Stay-at-home Dads: Dealing with the Lack of Adult Contact
April 30, 2010 By World Articles
For many stay-at-home dads, one of the hardest aspects is the lack of adult contact over the course of the day. You can sometimes feel like you’re forgetting how to speak like a grown-up! Here are some expert suggestions for how to handle living in the Kid Zone: Make time for you. Being a stay-at-home [...]
Overcoming Mom’s Guilt for Stay-at-home Dads
April 30, 2010 By World Articles
While it’s sometimes tough for stay-at-home dads to negotiate their new role, it can be just as hard for moms as well. However you and your spouse arrived at the decision to make the shift to your being a stay-at-home dad, there’ s a transition period for mom as well. Often moms will feel guilty [...]
Best Car Games for Kids – Stay at Home Dads
April 30, 2010 By World Articles
We stay-home dads usually spend a lot of time in the car with our kids. Let’s look at the best car games that will help to keep the peace and let you drive distraction-free: Stay-home Dads’ Car Game #1: License plate lookout—Keep a list in the car of all the out-of-state license plates that you [...]
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