There has been much written for the Expecting-Moms and for New Moms, but the Dads or Soon-To-Be Dads are somehow left on the sideline.
There are certainly bits of advice floating around which despite being trivial are not wrong but not much helpful either.
With that in mind, it seemed necessary to provide new Dads with a few life lessons detailing three things that every Dad should be aware of.
There are essentially three things that all great Dads use when raising their children; they are also the measuring stick that all other advice and activities should be held to.
Following these three tips will ensure a strong foundation for a successful and happy relationship between dad and kids.

1. Trust your intuition.
   Regardless if it's your third or first time being a dad you have a formed idea of how you want or don't want to care for and raise your child.
   Advices will be aplenty - from family members, friends, neighbors, colleagues and everybody who has a baby or just finished reading a book on raising a baby.
   Nothing bad with all that but when it comes down to it, you, the new Dad, have to make your own choices and they will be based on what you feel is right for your child.
   You will be able to draw from memories of your own childhood and decide what works and what doesn't, what you want to keep and what you want to stay away from.
   As a new Dad, try to remember that there is not a single manual, book or person whose parenting advice will provide you with the one and only right way of raising your child.
   Consider the offered knowledge and experience but base your parenting upon the instinct welling up inside you.
   As Michael Burke says "Good instincts usually tell you what to do long before your head has figured it out.
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2. Make playtime dad's time.
   Moms and Dads are different and so is what they bring to the playing time of their children.
   To describe the difference in Mom's and Dad's playing patterns, consider that Moms like to play face to face with their child, usually keeping the baby very close.
   On the other hand Dads tend to carry their babies in the 'look at the world' manner, facing out and exploring it together.
   You, as a Dad, bring an outward adventure and a different look and feel to life.
   Remember that play time is discovery time and that your baby will learn through interacting with you and through 'touch and see' of different objects.
   Besides being fun, when you play with your babies you help them with their burgeoning motor skills, development of their brain and language, to name just a few of those early developmental steps.
   Also, you are creating a habit which will naturally be carried over the years.
   
3. Give yourself 'Me Time'.
   Allow yourself a breather and don't feel guilty about it.
   Time for yourself is not running away from your baby but rather replenishing your batteries which babies have a tendency to drain very fast.
   Be consistent with this weekly pressure release practice; sorry to bring up Mom again but remember that she needs it too.
   'Me Time' will lessen stress, worries and concerns about family, money or work and will give you a new found endurance to deal with all of them.
   Best of all, you'll be eager to submerge in your baby's world again and continue working on this truly special bond of love that rivals no other feeling.
   

These three know-hows don't call for anything extraordinary or heroic and you do not have to go out of your way to practice them.
Embrace them and your ride in the Fatherhood Land will be enjoyable, fun and so rewarding.