The Pursuit of His Best

Every night time routine needs a close out song to encourage your child to get in bed. There are lullabies and those can work for certain pu...

While each stage of raising a child has its challenges, for me, age 2.5 to 3.5 years old has been the most challenging so far. There is the ...

Toddlers are loud almost all the time and run at full tilt. If in your exhaustion you leave them to their own self exploration, their natu...

With entry into the full on toddler phase comes the continued strong opinions and tantrums. These can include the bucking bronco, arms flail...

Baby will make some definite transitions to the early toddler stage. This can involve strong opinions as to how the world should be includin...

Baby will begin to stand with assistance, pull up on his own, cruise along a table, or walk with you holding his hands. Monitor stairs in ...

Baby will learn to exert his will in accepting or refusing food into the mouth when feeding with a spoon. This may be due to texture, taste,...

Tis the season...for RSV ( Respiratory syncytial virus). As mentioned in a previous dad files edition , daycare is a great delivery mechanis...

Handing over your most precious person in the whole world for the first time to essentially a stranger at daycare and hoping they take care ...

In addition to baby advocating loudly for more milk, around nap time, or in conjunction with a diaper change, he will begin to make new soun...

If baby’s other parent discovers a blowout and hands baby to you for cleanup, you are fully entitled to call foul and reject the handoff. Bo...

Baby will exhibit increasing strength. If you are doing skin to skin and have hair on your chest, you may consider shaving it or baby will r...

Having children has been a long time desire and goal and one that I didn't know if I'd ever have the opportunity to experience. I...