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Simplify your life

Simplify your life

Ever feel like you just don't have enough time? Here are some tips to make life with a family run more smoothly.

When fathers get morning sickness

Sympathetic pregnancy (Couvade Syndrome) is a well-documented, though rare phenomenon, whereby expectant dads experience symptoms common to pregnancy, such as morning sickness, weight-gain and cravings.

Handling unwanted advice

How to deal with well-meant but totally unwanted advice from anyone.

Vir mammas: Nou begin pappa se swangerskap!

Spanspeler of hekwagter?

Hoe betrokke is jou man by jou kinders en watter rol speel jy daarin? Doen ons toets en vind uit!

Pa se stem: Storietyd vir Skaapwagters

Pa se stem: Storietyd vir Skaapwagters

Willem Kempten verduidelik hoekom formulemelk nie in 'n Grimm sprokie sal deug nie, en waarom pa's saans stories vertel.

Betrokke pa's

Betrokke pa's

Help jou man om sy rol in jou kind se lewe vol te staan deur hierdie wenke te volg.

Wees 'n rolmodel vir jou kind

Wees 'n rolmodel vir jou kind

Dis moeilik om altyd 'n perfekte ma te wees. Hier is 3 dinge wat jy in gedagte kan hou om dit makliker te maak!

Huisvergaderings: dis hoe

Funksioneer jou gesin goed? Daar is baie kriteria waaraan jy dit kan meet, maar sekerlik een van die belangrikste, is positiewe kommunikasie.

Pasella van Pappa

Dis die geskenkie wat Ma by Pa kry ná die geboorte van hul nuweling. Wat het jy gekry?

Daddy's duties: The role of fatherhood

Daddy's duties: The role of fatherhood

Generations ago, the roles of mother and father were clearly defined – men were breadwinners, while women took care of the children. How times have changed!

What women want...

What women want...

FOR MEN: We know what we want - we just want you to know it too. Because we may emit conflicting messages, we thought we'd help you through this rather fraught time with a rough guide to pregnancy and birth.

Post-natal depression can affect you too, dad

Post-natal depression can affect you too, dad

We read a lot about new moms suffering from post-natal depression, but it’s increasingly common for men to suffer and it can have devastating effects on relationships.

The involved dad

The involved dad

Here's how to ease the guilt of not being around all the time... and how to maximise the time you actually do get to spend with your wife and child.

How to be a new dad

About to be a father? Here's an entertaining look at what it takes to be a dad.

Pa in die kraamsaal

Pa in die kraamsaal

Moet pa in die kraamsaal wees? Ons ondersoek

Life changes for a dad

Life changes for a dad

The difficulties associated with becoming a dad are often underestimated – the truth is that life changes just as radically for fathers as it does for mothers

When dad just isn't into the pregnancy

When dad just isn't into the pregnancy

What happens when the dad is not doing cartwheels at the prospect of fatherhood?

Wat ma by pa kan leer

Wat ma by pa kan leer

Kom ons wees nou eerlik: As dit by ouerskap kom, glo Ma nie werklik dat Pa by haar kan kers vashou nie...

The importance of Fatherhood

The importance of Fatherhood

Almost a quarter of South African families are headed up by single mothers – and that percentage is even higher among poor families. While some dads are more involved in parenting their children than ever before, the stark reality is that an increasing number of men are fathers in the biological sense only.

Voorgeskrewe leeswerk vir pa’s

Voorgeskrewe leeswerk vir pa’s

Die moets en moenies van pa wees.

Why dads are so important

Why dads are so important

Children need fathers and mothers for development. Here's what the male parent brings to the family.

Keeping a healthy happy baby this winter

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