Does anyone know of one? My wife is going to be having our first baby in a couple of weeks and we were at a doctors appointment today and the magazines they had there sucked. Just the fonts and all of the ads were very female friendly. I tried to look through it to find something to read and it didn't have a single article that was interesting. They had a car buying guide in there as well and they did everything from compacts and hybrids to SUV's but no trucks. I might be the exception but wouldn't it be nice to have a magazine for fathers with tips on parenting and a few other different things that we go through. You could even put some different ideas in there for projects around the house and plans for them. I just don't see how this hasn't been done yet.
Parenting magazine for dads...
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This is the only magazine my dad read growing up, and he did just fine.
This is the only magazine my dad read growing up, and he did just fine.
Parenting has a dad editor, but the ads are primarily geared towards mothers, as that is largely the buyer/reader demographic.
I have heard of REAL DAD Magazine - A Magazine for Great Dads, but I can't tell if all of their content is on their site, or what.
I have heard of REAL DAD Magazine - A Magazine for Great Dads, but I can't tell if all of their content is on their site, or what.
Parenting is the magazine I was looking at. I also checked the front with all of the contributors and all of them except 4-5 were all female. I guess with it being so girly I found it very hard to get interested in what was being said. I just think that if something like this was available it would be popular especially since fathers are becoming a bigger part of raising a child nowadays. It isn't the 50's anymore where the dad goes to work and all he has to do is discipline the kids when they do something wrong.
Check out All Pro Dad online. It's been mentioned here before, but it's an organization by Tony Dungie (spelling?) and they have a great site and really thoughts that they'll send regularly by email.
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My advice would be to avoid reading anything labeled "Dr Sears" and his pseudoscience. Wife and her two sisters (both pediatricians) had me read this and it was very helpful. And we still use it often http://books.google.com/books/about/Caring_for_Your_Baby_and_Young_Child.html?id=M-NIaWoUPucC
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Just say no. Those magazines are just to make you feel insecure and get you to buy stuff. Same as Maxim except without the racy pics.
So here's my diatribe/rant/philosophy on parenting. I've got one in EE at ISU, and another in high school who is, let's say, still waiting to blossom. So take it with a grain of salt, or maybe the entire lick.
Trust your gut. Understand you don't have all the answers but your kids don't know that. Tell them you love them, spend time with them goofing around, and make sure they know you are the boss and they better not cross the line. Kids really do need structure and boundaries to feel safe, secure and loved.
Do what you feel/think is right, and your kids will be fine. And if they're not, well, you can only do your best. Hell, you could do a great job and your kids could still turn out to be idiots. Conversely, you could be a lousy dad and they could turn out to be fantastic.
Think about YOUR dad. When you were a kid, he was the king. When you were a teen, he was the dumbest man in the world. Once you have your own kids, you realize he's just some guy who is at least as much of an idiot as you are. And you probably love him to death.
End rant.
Screw the magazines. They teach you everything you need to know at the hospital right after birth - how to change the diaper, how to give a bottle, how to burp, how to bathe, how to swaddle, and how to lay your child down for sleep. Everything else you just figure out on your own or ask your parents.
More often than not parenting magazines have the worst parenting advice possible.
More often than not parenting magazines have the worst parenting advice possible.
It's not a magazine, but you could check out "Bringing up Boys" by James Dobson, if you're having a boy. As others have said, just trust your instincts. Everyone finds their own solutions to the everyday challenges you'll run into. And every parent (and plenty of non-parents) will have their own special bit of advice.
My own tip is to find some time every day to read to your kid(s). They develop vocabulary faster, which makes understanding them easier, but mostly it leads them to see reading a leisure activity rather than as homework. And as they get older you'll really appreciate that they have a quiet leisure activity. Even if it's not reading, find something that is your own special time with them and make it a priority to do it every day.
My own tip is to find some time every day to read to your kid(s). They develop vocabulary faster, which makes understanding them easier, but mostly it leads them to see reading a leisure activity rather than as homework. And as they get older you'll really appreciate that they have a quiet leisure activity. Even if it's not reading, find something that is your own special time with them and make it a priority to do it every day.
None of those are magazines, however. If I'm gathering correctly, OP wants something published on a frequent periodical basis with constantly new information specifically for dads. Neither the Sears books nor the AAP one meet that criteria.
It may take some more work, OP, but maybe some dad parenting blogs might help. I've seen some that have ideas for things you can do as a father with your children, reviews on gear that fathers would buy (like man-friendly diaper bags, for example), and so on. Maybe start a blog of your own that indexes a whole bunch of dad-friendly blogs!
Here's an example of an email from All Pro Dad. Good stuff
10 Things to Teach Your Kids about Failure | All Pro Dad
10 Things to Teach Your Kids about Failure | All Pro Dad
+1. My wife got a couple of magazines when we had our first child, and they were worthless. Their goal is to sell you junk you don't need.
I'm a big fan of James Dobson's book "The New Dare to Discipline". I read it and a couple of his other books, and he has alot of good advice in there.
