#4: Life as Holding the Fort Dad – with Robert H

Synopsis:

Robert has many different skills, he’s been in the military, he’s been a teacher, he is trained as an engineer and he is the dad of two wonderful girls. He gives us his perspective as a Holding the Fort Dad and gives some fantastic tips on parenting too !

In This Episode:      

• Robert’s life before becoming a Holding the Fort Dad
• Being the only dad in Mother & Toddler groups
• Stagging on & Staffing off: the importance of getting rest.
• The value of retraining
• Top tips on having a female au pair when mum is the one travelling
• Batch cooking
• Taking care of an elderly parent as well
• Advice to dads whose partner is about to be away a lot for work
• The importance of having other adult contact

Resources:

• www.mumsnet.com - a wonderful resource for getting answers to questions
• Dyscalculia