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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How much does how you act in front of your baby...
Have you ever wondered how much damage you might be doing to your child if you shout in front of them?
Have you every worried that, by getting angry in front of your little one, you have psychologically scarred them in some way?
You are not alone....
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Life as the gay dad of an adopted son: pressure...
Pablo Fernandez and his husband Mike adopted their son Charlie when he was six years old.
Pablo joins Rich and Steve to talk about being a gay father. He explains the challenges and the rewards of adoption, the added scrutiny which comes with being...
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The rollercoaster of IVF: Julia Bradbury reveal...
TV presenter Julia Bradbury went through FIVE rounds of IVF treatment before having her twin girls at the age of 43.
But what does that ACTUALLY mean?
Injections, miscarriages, strained relationships… and that's just for starters.
Julia joins Rich...
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What happens when mummy dies? Widowed dad revea...
It's one of every young father's worst nightmares: losing the mother of your child.
Mark Duffy lost his wife Nicola to cancer last year and has been writing a blog - thewidoweddaddydiaries.com - about raising his daughter Grace while dealing with his...
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So… everything you think you know about baby sl...
You know how we all struggle to get our kids to sleep? Turns out it's because we've all been doing it wrong.
Both exhausted thanks to their children refusing to go down at night, Steve and Rich invited Sarah Ockwell-Smith - renowned parenting author...
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Katie Piper on the perils of online parenting
Fresh from having her second child, the TV presenter tells Steve and Rich about going anonymous in online forums, what a mum needs from her husband second time around and why she doesn't want to be an over protective parent. For information regarding...
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When baby drives dad to drink: How much is too ...
Clare Pooley thought she was a normal, successful mother of three… until she realised the pressures of parenthood had taken her alcohol intake to dangerous new levels.
Ten bottles of wine a week, to be precise.
Now teetotal and author of the...
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The nightmare of nursery selection: Why picking...
You're settling into life as a dad. Your little guy or girl is starting to get used to you and your partner. You are beginning to feel like you might just about be getting the hang of this parenting business.
And then, BAM! Suddenly it's time to...
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The Tiger Who Came to Tea author Judith Kerr on...
The Tiger Who Came To Tea, the much loved children's classic, was first published 50 years ago.
Judith Kerr, the 94 year-old who wrote and illustrated the book back in 1968, tells Steve and Rich how she has seen the nature of childhood change and...
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Dad rights: Tim Lovejoy on raising girls, paren...
TV star Tim Lovejoy - father to twin 15 year-old girls and a four year-old daughter - joins Steve and Rich to talk about how paranoia has crept into parenting… and about the struggle to find equality for both mum and dad For information regarding...
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What happens when Mummy is also Daddy? A gay wo...
Journalist Ann Stenhouse sits down with Steve and Rich to explain why, as one half of a lesbian couple, her experience of parenting is often more like that of a father than a mother For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Bringing your social life back from the dead: W...
Most of us accept that our social life is over the moment a baby is born. But why? And do we really have to give up on the idea of having a fun night out once we have a kid?
Hannah Saunders - founder of Big Fish Little Fish, the company which...
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Daddy's key role: How to support a new mum - an...
Mum-of-three and parenting author Amy Ransom joins the guys to talk about keeping your pregnant partner happy, making sure new mums are OK and spotting post natal depression For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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How to make sure parenthood doesn't ruin your r...
Bev Turner discovered she was pregnant as her husband James Cracknell lay stricken in hospital with a life-threatening brain injury. She joins Rich and Steve to reveal how she learned the importance of parents sticking together - and why the arrival...
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The Freddie Flintoff guide to fatherhood: Why b...
The cricket legend turned TV star joins Steve and Rich to discuss the lessons he's learned from having three kids For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Feeding the baby: Annabel Karmel explains how t...
Baby food guru Annabel Karmel tells Steve and Rich how dads can teach their children to love food
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Big talk with little people: Best-selling child...
Oliver Jeffers - the artist and author who has sold a remarkable 10 MILLION kids' books - talks to Rich and Steve about communicating big ideas to your little ones
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Boys' toys: Is it still pink dolls for girls an...
Rich and Steve ask James Millar, author of The Gender Agenda, about the perils of buying toys for your children.
39 min
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Sand and sun cream: The happiness and hell of t...
Richard calls Steve from Ibiza where he has taken his wife and baby Ben for their first foreign holiday. The guys share their experiences on taking young children abroad.
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Doctor Daddy: Top paediatrician explains what D...
Rich and Steve are joined by Dr Zeshan Qureshi
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Work vs Baby: The work-life balance conundrum e...
Steve and Rich are joined by Han-Son Lee from daddilife.com
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Dad guilt, Dad rage, Dad frustration, Dad envy ...
Steve and Rich vent their spleen about all the dad feelings you DON'T expect (but manage to remind themselves about all the love too) For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
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Welcome to First Time Dads!
Richard and Steve - the First Time Dads - explain what the podcast is all about, ahead of the first episode
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