First Time Dads
Two first time dads - Daily Mirror journalists Richard Innes and Steve Myall - discuss the joys, challenges and general lunacy of raising your first child and supporting a first-time mum… and ask some famous faces and qualified experts for advice along the way. Nominated in Best Podcast category at 2018 Online Media Awards.
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What we're teaching our sons… and what they're ...
Did previous generations of dads question their parenting skills quite as much as we do? Did fathers in years gone by wonder about the lessons they're teaching their children in the way we do?
In short, do we make our lives WAY more difficult than...
35 min
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What we give up for our kids… and why it's wort...
Steve and Rich are joined by John Bond, children's book author and illustrator, for a chat about the sacrifices we make as fathers… and why we're happy to make them.
John - whose first book Mini Rabbit: Not Lost is out now - talks about how starting a...
38 min
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Dealing with your daughter's disability… and tu...
If you haven't already watched There She Goes, the BBC's new comedy-drama, then you REALLY need to get yourself on iPlayer asap.
The show tells the story of a couple doing their best to raise their disabled 12 year-old daughter, who has a chromosomal...
40 min
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Dealing with stillbirth: Two dads reveal how li...
For any expectant parent, stillbirth is as devastating as it gets. Losing a child more than 24 weeks into a pregnancy means the mother often has to go through the heartbreaking experience of giving birth to their child knowing that they have already...
47 min
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Bare minimum parenting: Why lazy dads make the ...
Parenting is a stressful business - but does it need to be as stressful as we often make it?
The short answer is no, it REALLY doesn't.
In this episode, Steve and Rich talk to James Breakwell, the man behind the phenomenally successful Twitter account...
28 min
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A dad with post-natal depression? Yes, really
Only new mums get post natal depression, right? Wrong.
Not long after the birth of his first child in 2004, Mark Williams was having suicidal thoughts. While his wife was suffering with severe post-natal depression, Mark was also in the midst of a...
31 min
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The expectant dad getting parenting advice from...
You probably remember Tim Vincent as the guy who presented Blue Peter back in the 1990s.
What you might NOT know about Tim Vincent is that a) he is now a famous host of big TV shows in America like Access Hollywood, b) he regularly interviews the...
36 min
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Why Daddy Pig does all dads a disservice
Why is that when kids see a dad character in the media, he is invariably an incompetent buffoon?
Steve and Rich are joined by James Millar - author of new book 'Dads Don't Babysit' - to discuss why most dads don't feel fairly represented by the...
41 min
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Dad tips for a great family holiday
Fear not, regular listeners - Steve and Rich have not abandoned you. The guys have both been away for a few weeks, doing that thing which is simultaneously beautifully relaxing and massively stressful: going on holiday with your young children.
Now...
20 min
35
When going to work means daddy disappears for s...
How would you cope if simply going to work meant you didn't get to see your kids for seven months?
While we would all rather be with our families than be at work (well, most of the time), for men in certain jobs, paying the bills means being away...
33 min
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Let your kid be a kid: Why dads need to be more...
Ever watched your kid playing by themselves and thought, 'I should be a good dad and join in'?
Steve and Rich have - but it turns out you would often be doing more for your child by leaving them to play alone.
In this episode, the guys are joined by...
39 min
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Matt Haig on the modern day curse of parental a...
The acclaimed author and father of two chats to Steve and Rich about the stresses and strains of the modern world and how that makes parenting tougher than ever.
Matt - who talks about his own struggles with anxiety in his new book, Notes On A Nervous...
39 min
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Being at the birth: Why no man should miss the ...
It's stressful, exhausting and mind-bendingly surreal… but it's also one of the most amazing, important experiences you will ever have.
So, why is it that until just a few decades ago, it was widely accepted that most men would NOT be at the birth of...
31 min
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Lauren Child on the importance of letting your ...
The creator of Charlie & Lola and current Children's Laureate explains how you can give the best gift to your kid: imagination.
Steve and Rich pop into Lauren Child's kitchen to discuss the importance of stimulating your little one's creativity, the...
43 min
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The science of fatherhood: The way every man's ...
Every dad knows his life changes dramatically when he becomes a father. But did you know your body undergoes a series of irreversible physical changes when your baby is born?
Dr Anna Machin - an evolutionary anthropologist at Oxford University - has...
40 min
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Dealing with a little dictator: The secret to h...
Is your child turning into a dictator? Are you struggling to cope with your little one's bad behaviour without losing your marbles?
Join the club.
Steve and Rich are joined by the Government's former child behaviour czar Charlie Taylor - author of...
42 min
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Are we destined to be dads like our own dads?
Journalist and father of two Stu Heritage joins Rich and Steve to discuss the age old question: are we all destined to turn into our dads? And does that mean we will end up raising our children in the same way they raised us?
The guys chat about how...
41 min
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Calpol and cow's milk allergies: Doctor explain...
Have you ever given your kid a hit of Calpol to help them settle down? If you're like the vast majority of parents in Britain, the chances are you have a bottle of baby paracetamol in the bathroom cabinet which has come in very handy on a few rough...
49 min
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Why becoming a parent triggered my crippling an...
Anna Williamson - TV presenter, radio host, podcast star and best-selling author - joins Rich and Steve to discuss the anxiety that comes with being a parent.
Anna has suffered with anxiety for many years, but as she tells the guys, becoming pregnant...
46 min
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The words dads use every day - but had never ev...
Muslins. Reflux. Nipple shields. Isofix.
There are plenty of words, phrases and objects which are a key part of every first time dad's life - despite the fact that they had no idea what most of them even were before they became a parent.
Rich and...
38 min
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Melanie Sykes on what mums want from dads
The broadcaster and model joins Rich and Steve to discuss everything she has learned from being the mother of two boys.
The guys talk about the challenge of getting nutrition and vitamins into your kids, Mel's experiences of bringing up an autistic...
39 min
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When No2 arrives: The complexities, concerns an...
One of the First Time Dads is now a Second Time Dad!
Steve is currently getting used to life with two kids, after his daughter Iris was born. In this special episode, Steve speaks to Rich from the (relative) sanctuary of his house, one week into...
37 min
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Shared parental leave explained… by the politic...
Rich and Steve take a trip to the House of Commons, to meet Jo Swinson - the politician who brought shared parental leave to Britain in 2015.
Now Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats, Jo's role in the Conservative/Lib Dem coalition government meant...
41 min
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Becoming daddy… again! The fear, excitement and...
With Steve little more than a week away from the due date for his second child, this episode sees our co-host become a special guest - as Rich grills his co-presenter on how he feels about the imminent arrival of his daughter.
Turns out it's...
31 min
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The importance of reading to your children, wit...
Award-winning children's author and illustrator Rob Biddulph joins Steve and Rich to explain what he has learned about talking to kids through his books.
The guys also discuss what makes a great kids' book, the joy of reading to your child… and the...
46 min