Helen O’Callaghan says a viral video of a dad interacting with his baby shows how mirroring behaviour is key for a child’s development.

DOMESTIC DADS: A new study from Oxford University has found that a father’s emotional attachment and strong bond with a child — as opposed to how much practical childcare they carried out — had the strongest effect on whether a child suffered problems.

As a first-time dad, Ken Phelan was taken aback by the many challenges that come along with a newborn. He was also unsure about how to connect with his son.

Love bombing, is a concept that parents connect with their children by finding time to do what the child wants to do, reports Gwen Loughman

Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood says he is looking forward to being right “among the muck and bullets” when he becomes a father for the fifth time.

JUST before Christmas, an interesting piece written by child therapist Angela Hanscom popped up in the Washington Post.

AMERICAN poet Charles Bukowski was not noted for his sunny disposition. 

MYSELF and the littlest of my two little fellas were up at the crack of dawn the other morning.

The 'Drag Me Down' hitmaker - who is expecting a baby with Briana Jungwirth - is reportedly not planning a solo career, but is instead keen on giving all his attention to raising their son or daughter.

THE best piece of advice I got before we had our first born, Fionn, was given to me by a well-known DJ as we sat over coffee.

“DID you hear that?” asked Ciara as she ended a phone call with her mother. “Mum’s going to come over on Saturday night so we can go out.”

We traditionally associate post-natal depression with women who have given birth but a new study has found it also affects just over one in 10 dads.

Dads - whenever your kid-less friends ask you what fatherhoods is 'really like', show them this. They can't say they haven't been warned.