7 Ways to Be an Awesome New Dad

As you embark on the new adventure of fatherhood, follow your instincts and our seven tips and you'll be on your way to awesome status in your kid's eyes.
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Sacrifice your time and embrace your new routine.

Giving up a few (or many) things is perhaps the most obvious, fundamental rule in being an awesome dad. Without sacrificing your time, you wouldn't be able to pull off all of the other keys to becoming great. You trade in your relaxing after-work "zone-out time" for "zone-in time" with your wife and baby, but the key to giving up your time isn't as simple as just being there-- it's a matter of making yourself as involved as possible while you are there.

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meganhughes22 wrote:

My daughter doesnt see her dad alot so everytime he comes up to see her she screams the whole time he is holding her or playing with her? how can we change that so when he comes up she doesnt scream? Anyone got advice for me? My daughter is almost 7 months old

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