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Dad’s Diary: In the eye of a little beholder

July 23, 2012

NICHOLAS WILKINSON discovers that not only is beauty in the eye of the beholder, but that we should cling to the splendour in this world (and for as long as possible).   My daughter is beautiful. I know it’s true, but it’s nice to be told that you’re doing something right as a parent. When [...]

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Dad’s in the Delivery Room

June 18, 2012

  When former player and football pundit John Barnes opted to stay in studio and comment on a match rather than be at his wife’s side as she gave birth, it sparked a debate: should dad be in the delivery room? ARLENE HARRIS speaks to three fathers who’ve had different experiences in the labour ward. [...]

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Dad’s Diary

April 7, 2011
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Dad don’t need no education School may be out for Nicholas Wilkinson but the schoolyard still makes him tremble. It was my first day. I stood in the playground, trembling. Kids who were way too big for national school flowed through the gate, bouncing off each other like marbles thrown from the hand of an [...]

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The Daddy BLUES

April 7, 2011
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Postnatal depression (Pnd) is a serious debilitating illness that can leave new mums feeling isolated, unable to cope and emotionally overwhelmed. But did you know that new dads can also experience a form of Pnd? ELEANOR FITZSIMONS reports. After the birth of my first child, almost ten years ago, i suffered from a bout of [...]

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