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#4: Life as Holding the Fort Dad – with Robert H

#4: Life as Holding the Fort Dad – with Robert H

Update: 2022-05-26

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Robert has many different skills, he’s been in the military, he’s been a teacher, he is trained as an engineer and he is the dad of two wonderful girls. He gives us his perspective as a Holding the Fort Dad and gives some fantastic tips on parenting too !

In This Episode:

Robert’s life before becoming a Holding the Fort Dad
Being the only dad in Mother & Toddler groups
Stagging on & Staffing off: the importance of getting rest.
The value of retraining
Top tips on having a female au pair when mum is the one travelling
Batch cooking
Taking care of an elderly parent as well
Advice to dads whose partner is about to be away a lot for work
The importance of having other adult contact

Resources:

www.mumsnet.com - a wonderful resource for getting answers to questions
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#4: Life as Holding the Fort Dad – with Robert H

#4: Life as Holding the Fort Dad – with Robert H