Being a dad is great and has many benefits. Some of these are not as obvious as the love of a child and the happiness of a family.
Here we look at the not so obvious factors that recent research has unearthed. If you are currently on the verge of fatherhood or even if you’re already a dad check out the benefits it will have on your life:

Your health: Researchers have discovered a man who is a father will make better choices. The structured form a mans life takes when he …

Many people believe postnatal depression (PND) only affects mums but it can also affect dads…
Research carried out in this area suggests that upto 10% of men who have become new dads suffer from some sort of depression whilst by eight weeks into fatherhood research carried out by researchers from the Universities of Oxford, Bristol and Rochester in the United States found that 3.6% appeared to still have some form of depression, with symptoms of anxiety, mood swings, irritability and feelings of hopelessness.
According to MIND though, depression may begin before you actually …

One of the hardest juggling acts in life is that of “work life balance”. This becomes even more difficult when you become a dad…
What does work-life balance mean?
The expression “work-life balance” was first used in the late 1970s to describe the balance between an individual’s work and personal life. Since then the pressures of work have become more intense partly due to the advances in information technology as well as the work environment becoming more competitive than ever before. Company loyalty and a culture of “corporate community” have in some …

Holidays are a wonderful time for families. Here’s our guide to having a great one.
Whether you’re planning a weekend break or a two week holiday let us give you some ideas on how you can make the most of it. Here you will find holiday providers as well as services that we think you may find useful.
Our friends at baby-holidays will make life easy for you when you’re going on holiday. No longer do you need to carry all the essentials – they can be delivered for you to your …

Bad dreams can cause your child to suffer undue stress but can you do anything to stop it…?
There’s no single cause of a bad dream or nightmare and hence no single way of stopping them for occurring. It’s possible physical factors can be involved, such as illness and/or medication in causing a nightmare whilst it’s also a possibility that a nightmare is a reflection of some unusual stress or trauma experienced whilst awake. Sometimes it is just a result of a niggling worry or issue that has been ignored for …