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What to Pack for the Hospital (and What to Leave at Home)
Packing for your upcoming hospital stay? Make your list and start packing a couple weeks before your due date. You may want a note on top of...
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A Dad's Letter to His Unborn Kid
The trouble with writing a letter to a son that hasn’t been born yet is that there’s so much to say, it’s hard to know where to begin. Meanwhile, the more you think about how huge a thing...
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25 Canadian Parents to Follow on Twitter
We scoured Twitter, Facebook, forums and our own trusty Twitter feed to come up with this list of great Canadian parent tweeters. Whether you like this particular social network or not, it’s here to stay...
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10 TV Dads We Love
Who is your favourite TV dad? We posed this question recently on our Facebook, Twitter and in our Great Finds blog. Here are 10 dads who got a number of mentions in your comments. They make us laugh, but more...
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Recharging Your Relationship
You’re busy, tired, and you have cheerios in your hair. At the end of the day, you just want to collapse on the couch and numb out with some trash TV and a bowl of carbs. You may not think so, but you...
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Breakfast in Bed Recipes
Breakfast in bed is one of those time-honoured ways to show someone that you love them and that they deserve a break. Or, if you feel you're the one who deserves a break, leave these recipes in plain view of your...
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To Marry or Not to Marry
Dear Mr. Dad: My girlfriend and I are about to become parents. She wants to get married before the baby is born, but I don’t really see the point. Can’t unmarried parents be just as committed as married...
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My Baby Hates Me!
Dear Mr. Dad: I’m a new dad and I can’t help but feel like my 2-week old girl hates me. it seems that no matter what I do with her—or even if I come near her—she screams and cries and flails...
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How to be a Super Dad without Having to be Super Dad
Being a loving and caring father and husband is the key to raising healthy, happy children. But even if your heart is with your family, there are...
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Have Fun Fishing with Your Preschooler
Summer's here and so is fishing. Fishing is a rewarding sport of fresh air, learning about the environment and the development of patience. It can be the ideal sport for preschoolers, if you introduce it in a...
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Becoming "Marriage Warriors"
Fatherhood has changed so much in the last twenty or thirty years that it would be almost unrecognizable to my father. He was a member of the last generation of hard-working fathers who were remote figures to...
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Appreciation for Dads
What happens to families, specifically to the kids, when there is not much interaction with the dad in the family? They go looking for someone to provide them with the discipline, conversation, fun, approval...
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How to: Build a Kite
Father's Day is about spending quality time with Dad. Building something fun together, like a kite, builds memories and is a treat for the whole family. Don't know where to start? Check out these tips from The...
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Today's Family Man: Success Tips for Dads
In fatherhood, concrete evidence of good parenting may seem hard to come by, but, contrary to the reality of sports, winning isn't everything...
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Fathers: Are you an Effective Role Model for Your Children?
Fathers, what if your life IS the message? What if how you choose to live your life is the central learning that your children have come to earth...

