It may be all fun and jokes, but dad bashing can have consequences, impacting how you run your home and your child's relationship with his dad. Moms, we like to vent. Except we tend to vent about our spouses. We rant on online forums about dads glued to the computer with the baby propped on his lap, or we harp on dads for messing up the nap schedule yet again. Even parenting books with "Just for Dads" sections assume moms do all the reading and dads aren't involved. And we may have good reason to vent. Maybe your partner does need to pitch in more with child care and household … [Read more...]

Feeling resentful when your husband doesn't help with the baby because he works? Learn what to do to get him to help you around the house. A shower. Running an errand. Even taking a 30-minute break from everything. These are all starting to feel like luxuries you practically have to pull teeth to get, except it's not because you're alone. It's because your husband doesn't help the baby. He won't change diapers unless you ask, and even then, he gives you a hard time about it. The same is true with feeding the baby and even giving him attention. You can't get him to clean, cook meals, or … [Read more...]

It's tempting to see dad as a babysitter when mom steps out, but learn why dads are co-parents, not the occasional extra help. Whether on mom boards or among your friends, you'll hear moms wondering how to get dads to pitch in more, especially with kids. They're stay-at-home moms with husbands who expect them to handle the kids. Working moms who end the day only to do even more work around the house. They're not sure how to get their partners to ease some of the burden from their shoulders. I'm not all too surprised. History has seen women as the nurturing gender, the caregiver … [Read more...]