Knowing when your wife ovulates can be helpful when planning a baby. Fill in the date of your wife’s last menstruation and the length of her cycle to find out when she is most likely to be fertile over the next six months, along with the approximate due date if she conceives on any of these days. Click here to go to your ovulation calculator. … [Read more...] about Ovulation calculator
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Giving up birth control
You've probably spent most of your adult life trying to make sure that you don't get pregnant. Now that you are planning a baby, here's what you need to know on how to help your wife ease off your chosen method of contraception. … [Read more...] about Giving up birth control
Is your wife ready for a baby?
Pregnancy may be one of the biggest physical changes your wife’s body will ever undergo. So before you start trying to get a baby, make sure your wife is in the best possible condition. Dads-to-be may have some work to do, too: What you eat, drink, and otherwise ingest can affect the quality of your sperm. Take this quiz to see if you're both physically ready for baby-making. … [Read more...] about Is your wife ready for a baby?
Words to your favorite cartoons and kid shows
Nothing shows a kid how interested you are more than when you bother to read, watch, or play what they want to read, watch, or play. It may sound hokey, or even nightmarish if you don't like to sing, but I put cartoon music on my iPod, get the lyrics off the web, and on long car trips, we sing along. Here are links to a few lyrics. You can find more just by searching with the … [Read more...] about Words to your favorite cartoons and kid shows
Training kids for character
Raising kids of character demands time and attention. While having a kid may come naturally, being a good dad can be quite a challenge. Here are a few tips to help your children build the kind of character best suited for their environment: 1. Parenting first. This is hard to do in a world with so much to do and only 24 hours a day to do it. Decide that parenting … [Read more...] about Training kids for character