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First Time Dads — 73 episodes

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Farewell to a First Time Dad!

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The hidden secret to getting your kids to behave

3

Konnie Huq tells us EVERYTHING

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How to avoid second guessing your parenting choices

5

Playground rules

6

Is there any scientific evidence behind all the parental advice?

7

Why parenthood means your relationship is doomed

8

The first aid tricks every parent should know

9

Alun Wyn Jones on being a hard man at work and a soft dad at home

10

Why the end of summer is bad news for fathers… and what season three has in store

11

We're on our holibobs

12

How to be a dad… from a doctor who knows

13

How to cope when your baby dies before it is born

14

Everything you ever wondered about kids' TV from a CBeebies presenter

15

Potty Training: The trick to making the impossible possible

16

The myth of flexible working for dads

17

How to raise a successful human

18

Olympic champion Greg Rutherford on fatherhood

19

A second time father on bringing home number two

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How to help your mental health from suffering

21

Why you can't prepare for baby number two

22

We're coming back...

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Episode 50! Time to look back at our best bits

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Sir Michael Morpurgo on why a grandparent's role can be a tricky one

25

Why you should always get outside with your kids… according to a double Olympic champion

26

What we're teaching our sons… and what they're teaching us

27

What we give up for our kids… and why it's worth it

28

Dealing with your daughter's disability… and turning it into a TV comedy

29

Dealing with stillbirth: Two dads reveal how life changes when the worst happens

30

Bare minimum parenting: Why lazy dads make the best fathers

31

A dad with post-natal depression? Yes, really

32

The expectant dad getting parenting advice from Tom Cruise

33

Why Daddy Pig does all dads a disservice

34

Dad tips for a great family holiday

35

When going to work means daddy disappears for seven months

36

Let your kid be a kid: Why dads need to be more 'hands off'

37

Matt Haig on the modern day curse of parental anxiety

38

Being at the birth: Why no man should miss the main event

39

Lauren Child on the importance of letting your kid stare into space

40

The science of fatherhood: The way every man's brain and body changes when he becomes a dad

41

Dealing with a little dictator: The secret to handling a badly behaved child

42

Are we destined to be dads like our own dads?

43

Calpol and cow's milk allergies: Doctor explains why we might be very wrong about both

44

Why becoming a parent triggered my crippling anxiety, with Anna Williamson

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The words dads use every day - but had never even heard of before having a kid

46

Melanie Sykes on what mums want from dads

47

When No2 arrives: The complexities, concerns and considerable delights of being a second time dad

48

Shared parental leave explained… by the politician who introduced it to Britain

49

Becoming daddy… again! The fear, excitement and dread of knowing baby No2 is imminent

50

The importance of reading to your children, with top kids author Rob Biddulph

51

How much does how you act in front of your baby determine who they are?

52

Life as the gay dad of an adopted son: pressure, prejudice and (lots of) pride

53

The rollercoaster of IVF: Julia Bradbury reveals just how stressful fertility treatment can be

54

What happens when mummy dies? Widowed dad reveals the challenges of raising his little girl after losing his wife

55

So… everything you think you know about baby sleep is pretty much wrong

56

Katie Piper on the perils of online parenting

57

When baby drives dad to drink: How much is too much when it comes to boozing as a parent?

58

The nightmare of nursery selection: Why picking the right place can send Dad crazy

59

The Tiger Who Came to Tea author Judith Kerr on why today's children might not notice if he ever came back

60

Dad rights: Tim Lovejoy on raising girls, parental equality and life as a single father

61

What happens when Mummy is also Daddy? A gay woman explains why you don't need to be a man to be a dad

62

Bringing your social life back from the dead: Why having kids shouldn't stop you living it up

63

Daddy's key role: How to support a new mum - and warning signs to look out for

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How to make sure parenthood doesn't ruin your relationship

65

The Freddie Flintoff guide to fatherhood: Why being a dad improves performance

66

Feeding the baby: Annabel Karmel explains how to turn your child into a healthy, happy eater

67

Big talk with little people: Best-selling children's author Oliver Jeffers reveals how to explain the world to your kids

68

Boys' toys: Is it still pink dolls for girls and blue cars for boys?

69

Sand and sun cream: The happiness and hell of taking your baby on holiday for the first time

70

Doctor Daddy: Top paediatrician explains what Dads can do when their baby's unwell

71

Work vs Baby: The work-life balance conundrum every new dad faces

72

Dad guilt, Dad rage, Dad frustration, Dad envy and all the other Bad Dad feelings

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Welcome to First Time Dads!