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- Learning to read
Well, Matthew likes to read and that’s good news to me. Guess having books lying around the house helps in encouraging him to be used to books. He looks really cute when he just sits there flipping through his board books and then looks up at you with a big satisfied smile like he has read a really good book.

- How to Deal with a Friend Who’s Overprotective of Her Children? Talk Amongst Yourselves
I think we are a little under-protective of Matthew. But we do have a relative that’s a little too over-protective of her kids. Guess everyone has their own way of dealing with their children.

- The 7 kids’ health myths every mom should ignore
Haven’t heard of any of these myths. But good to keep in mind that these are not true.
(via Parent Hacks)

- 5 gifts that would make your kids rich
When Matthew is old enough, I’ll buy him a copy of “Alexander, Who Used To Be Rich Last Sunday” by Judith Viorst (check NLB Catalogue’s for availability here or here to buy a copy from Amazon.com) as well as the board game, Payday (click here to buy a copy from Amazon.com) .
(via Get Rich Slowly)

- Wanting Babies Like Themselves, Some Parents Choose Genetic Defects
Hmmm … ethical and moral issues!!!
(via DadTalk)

- Epidurals ‘hamper breastfeeding’
Well, Wendy had 3 doses of epidural during her labour and thankfully there were no effects as mentioned in the article. She managed to breastfeed during the first week and was breastfeeding Matthew till he was about 7 months because by then, he was more interested in drinking powdered milk.

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Saw this post on Inside Fatherhood about Stay-At-Home Dads (SAHDs). In the post, he provides links to 5 articles he has previously written that would help dads make the decision if they should become a SAHD. But his best advice given is “Just Do It”.

However, I haven’t convinced Wendy if I should become a Stay-At-Home Dad, but, more importantly, myself. It’s a very big decision to make. There’ll be the financial consideration and that would be the biggest consideration for us. In addition, there’ll also be a matter of taking Matthew out of infant care and the lack of interaction with other kids though that can be reduced by joining a SAHD support group. To a smaller extent, there would be the question of ‘face’ since the father is supposed to be the breadwinner of the family in our Asian context. So, there is quite a bit to think about before we can make the big decision.

And I’ll be going to borrow some books, like the ones below, to read up on becoming a SAHD.

Full time father: how to succeed as a stay at home dad Richard Hallows; editors: Richard Craze, Roni Jay Great Ambrook: White Ladder, 2004 Call No.: English 305.33649 HAL Click here for item availability on NLB’s catalogue or here if you want to buy a copy.

The stay-at-home dad handbook Peter Baylies with Jessica Toonkel Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press, 2004 Call No.: English 306.8742 BAY-[FAM] Click here for item availability on NLB’s catalogue or here if you want to buy a copy.

Stay-at-home dads: the essential guide to creating the new family Libby Gill New York: Plume, 2001 Call No.: English 649.1 GIL-[FAM] Click here for item availability on NLB’s catalogue or here if you want to buy a copy.

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