Posts By Category

Here's a listing, by category, of all our most popular posts (updated monthly). Think of it as information central for the new dad. 

Fatherhood (General):

• The Birth Of Something Great: Delivering New Dads To The Promised Land

Conception:

• Behind Every Great Father... Is The Woman Who "Nudged" Him Into Having a Child 

• Couples Golf and the "Get it in the Hole" Mentality: An Analogy on Pregnancy Performance Anxiety in Men

Childbirth:

• http://theevilthatyouknow.blogspot.com/2011/04/oil-up-your-catchers-mitt-its-go-time.html

Choosing A Name:

• http://theevilthatyouknow.blogspot.com/2011/04/whats-in-name-dos-and-donts-of-naming.html

Gift Registry:

• But It's My Turn To Play With The Scanning Gun!: Baby Registries - A Man's Guide 

• Baby Gift Madness: Preying on Pregnancy - Helping Dads (Help Moms) to Draw the Line Between Wants and Needs

Delivery Day:

• Don't Forget to Pack Your Laz-e -Boy: Why Two Hospital Chairs are Better Than One 

Feeding A Toddler:

• No Clowning Around: The Serious Business of Feeding a Toddler

First Hair Cut:

• A Little Off The Sides Please: Contemplating a Toddler's First Hair Cut

Infants and Fevers:

• Hot And Bothered: The Fear Of The Fever 

Infant Nutrition:

• "Chlorophyll? More like Borophyll!:" The Perils of Excluding Green Vegetables from an Infant's Diet

Introducing Solids:

• "Say Hello to my Li'l Friend: The Smack Down on Introducing Solids

Learning Language:

• Subject to Interpretation: Why You Can Understand You Toddler When Nobody Else Can

More Language: 

• From The Mouths Of Babes: Teaching Your Toddler The Lingo (Or Language)

• You Had Me At Hello - Repetitive Speech And Its Detrimental Affects On Daddy's Demeanor

Walking/First Steps/ Milstones: 

• Sit Down You're Rocking The Boat: Your Baby's First Steps And Why You Shouldn't Be In Such A Rush Over It 
• "Walking It" Into The End Zone: Your Toddler's First Steps Toward Independence

• I'm Walking Here!:" When Toddler's Take Ove

Mommy-itis: 

• "What Mean Expendable, Rambo?": Parental Preferance And The Battle For Your Toddler's Affections 

Daycare:  

• The Daycare Nightmare: What Happens When Man (You) Plans And Fate (Any Thing That Can Go Wrong) Laughs In Your Face. 

Free Baby Sitting:

• Who Loves You Baby?: The Importance of "Free" Babysitting  

Accepting Change: (Under the Category of "They Grow Up So Fast")

• The Challenge Of Change: A Father's Fear Of The Inevitable 
• This Wasn't In the Brochure?: The Hardest Part About Being a New Dad

Taking a Toddler to the Zoo: 

• DADDY AND DYLAN GO TO THE ZOO: ONE MAN'S DECISION TO SPEND HIS BIRTHDAY INTRODUCING HIS DAUGHTER TO ALL OF GOD'S CREATURES... BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THE STUPID FACES HUMANS MAKE IN THE PRESENCE OF ANIMALS... AND BABIES 

Discipline: 

• LET ME TELL YOU A LITTLE STORY 'BOUT A MAN NAMED 'SHH'": EVERY THING I KNOW ABOUT PARENTING I LEARNED FROM THE DOG WHISPERER

• Not My Little Angel?: Discipline And Your Toddler - When It's Not Your Job, Whose Is It?
• Come On Feel The Noise: Coping Strategies For Dealing With A Whiny Child
  

Potty Training: 

• The ABCs of Potty Training: Getting Down to the Business of Doing Your Business 

Baby Proofing: 

• The Ultimate Cage Match!: "Spider Baby" Versus "Dim-Witted Dad" 

Dads with Daughters: 

• Daddy Don't Play That: Tea Time For Two, Just Your "Princess" And You
• The Fears of the Father: Dads with Daughters

Parenting Philosophies: 

• Parenting Personified: The Six 'P's of Fatherhood 

The Truth About Babies First Year:

• True Dat: The Straight Facts On First-Time Fatherhood - A Continuing Series: Part I - Conception 

• True Dat: The Straight Facts On First-Time Fatherhood: Part II – The Delivery Process

• True Dat: The Straight Facts On First-Time Fatherhood: Part III – The Reality

• True Dat: The Straight Facts On First-Time Fatherhood - Part IV: The Sh#@!

• True Dat: The Straight Facts On First-Time Fatherhood- Part V: The Change

• True Dat: The Straight Facts On First-Time Fatherhood- Part VI: The Trade-Offs

Having a Second Child:

• Economies of Scale: Weighing the Pros and Cons of Adding A Second Child