The New Age Dad

The chronicles of a new father

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How to take care of your child’s teeth

The doctor was punctual, professional, pleasant-looking and had a very soft demenour, for obvious reasons. You don’t want your kid’s dentist looking like the clown from the movie IT. Fo…

How to take care of your kid’s teeth

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Mum, Dad, Toddler and the European Holiday | Episode 2 – Berlin, Germany | 10 mins read

We love walking and that’s the best way explore ANY city – the people, architecture, open spaces, culture, history, you can feel every pulse of the city. We would clock anywhere between…

Post # 31 Second episode is up. A long read. So take your time. And share if you know anyone who is planning a trip to Berlin. They could do with some useful info in here. 

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Father Figure(d)

The modern day dads are the good guys who are resolutely involved in their child(ren)’s upbringing, ensuring that they not only balance theirwork and life, but also share equal responsibilities wit…

Post# 29 This one went public. An article I wrote for CHILD magazine 

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Dadaism... a different form of art movement

Our daughter started babbling when she was closing in on six months and her first coherent word was DADA and all of us were swift to derive its meaning. And the Indian parents that we are, we went “What a smart kid! By the age of ONE she will be reciting the String Theory at the back of her hand”… Little did we realise that the back of her hand was always in her mouth.

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Baby takes flight

After 40 minutes, we finally reached the counter, it was like crossing the finish line after an exhausting marathon. We were crabby, tired and ready to drop but Baby Z was galavanting like a stoned…

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The father that I thought I was

Today’s father has moved beyond the glorified baby-sitter who keeps the child occupied till he gets bored before handing the baby over to the mother to continue the drudgery of feeding, cleaning, c…

Post #25 - Happy Father's Day

It's been a while since I last wrote. Do read, especially all the dads out there

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Young parents, an infant and an Indian wedding

Don’t get me wrong, she is loved by all of us, but by the end of it we are Indians and getting a household member married off is our undeniable right.

Post# 24 - How we managed a baby and a wedding 

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CONFIRMED – 6 months up

For starters, your sleep performance has been quite below par. Your three month target was 18 hours and you have been struggling to say the least. I mean there have been a lot of complaints from th…

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She is 5 months old

Our daughter Z chose us as her parents

5 months and growing...

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10 things to carry when out with baby

We know a lot of couples who had started taking their kids out from a very young age, either through intent or compulsion. There were some who had to travel with their kids when they were only 15 d…

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Back to the pregnancy

The two women discussed all things pregnancy the following day. My wife complained of constant dry retching in the morning. She wondered why she was waking up so hungry. She was also feeling bloaty…

Post #20 Last year on this day we found out we were pregnant

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Sleep Regression – A monster in the making

At one point you’ll probably start crying louder than the baby. There will be moments you wished you never had a child. You’ll start questioning your skills as a parent or why you became a parent i…

Post #19 This will tell you why new parents (especially mothers) sleep less and less. It's real.

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Let’s Talk About Breastfeeding

I don’t want to write about what comprises breastfeeding; that’s not my area of expertise. But I want to spread the word and say, “hey, there’s help available.” Reach …

Post #18 - Breastfeeding

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Look who’s talking, baby

The real reason is that you can chat away without being interrupted, but the day they do start talking and have their own opinions it’s impossible to get them to shut up. Though I have always wonde…

Post #17 In conversation with baby I promise this is a funny one. Go ahead read it.

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Travelling with your pregnant wife

At the Osaka airport, the official didn’t believe that my wife was 5 months pregnant (I didn’t blame her, my wife is 5ft 9in and didn’t look very pregnant with all the layers of clothing) and also …

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One day I am going to be THAT parent on a plane

For me flying meant severe backache, swollen legs, horrible food and an onset of a migraine that could sustain for an entire day. And that compounded by the thought racing through your mind – “Plea…

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Bottles Up!

The thing was, at two and a half months Z had never been bottle fed. We had two options – first, vaati-chammach (spoon and bowl), this was a tried and tested method but Z was two days old when it w…

Post #14 - To bottle or not to bottle!