As a mom I know that I can be guilty of trying to make my daughter's father do things the "correct" way, such as putting clothes on the right way, holding a baby the right way, bathing a baby the right way, etc. Moms don't realize that by doing this they're pushing dads away and they don't want to have anything to do with the baby. Then moms complain that they get no help. Although it may be hard, bite your tongue, let the father find his own way, or give him
The Baby Owner's Manual as a gift, and he'll be more likely to be involved in the future.
I recently ran across this article from Parenting called
Why Dad's Parenting Technique Can Be Better. It's definitely worth a read.
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