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How to learn to be more patient:

my eldest hates veg so to get round this i tell her i hate veg to but i will try it if she trys some to. then we pull the face of god i hate this stuff but it gets her used to trying out new veg

daddymacdaddymac 5 days ago

How to cook more often:

I find anything from: http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/... impresses my heavily pregnant wife no end. Browne points at this time are worth their weight in gold!

edcookedcook 20 days ago

How to make a pledge:

With the flurry of anti-aging skin care creams in the market it is difficult to judge the right one. So it is always advisable that we take the help someone who knows the market in and out like Dr.Oz and Oprah.

IsabellaIsabella 22 days ago

How to read to my daughter more:

read "what does daddy do?" it's a great new book just out. a story about what kids imagine their dads do at work each day. a good way of exploring your own child's perception of what you do. my 3 year old is hooked on it.

daddydandaddydan about 1 month ago

How to get fit:

I noticed a bit of a bulge over my jeans, so I decided that something needed to happen. Now, as soon as I get home from work, I take my daughter out for a walk in the park while my wife makes dinner for us all. Sadly, this kind of gets in the way of my

PrinceofCatsPrinceofCats about 1 month ago

How to play with my boy:

we had a wrestle

NathanNathan about 1 month ago

How to blog every week about how my kids are growing up:

antastic and would illustrate how that pledge has been achieved. it would be a mini blog for each pledge.

NathanNathan about 1 month ago

How to blog every week about how my kids are growing up:

i would like to be able to add news and photos of progress on my pledges. tips is good however details of the progress wuld be perfect. for example: teach son to ride bike - then be able to post a pic to that pledge of him riding his bike. that would be f

NathanNathan about 1 month ago

How to play with my boy:

i went to the movies to watch bolt

NathanNathan about 1 month ago

How to work less and earn more :

There are TWO great books I've read on this. If you haven't read them already. 4 hour working week - timothy ferris Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert K

TonyClementTonyClement 3 months ago

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  • take a long holiday

  • be zookeeper

  • build a treehouse

  • test this

  • play with Rails more often

  • relax

  • learn

  • be more understanding

  • get in touch more often

  • teach my child a new language

  • make sure I get home for bath time

  • build a go-kart

  • find good stuff to do with my daughter

  • learn to juggle

  • test the pledging system

  • test the system

  • be available day or night for my better half

  • learn more nursry rhymes

  • get my son to sleep less than two hours after going to bed

  • not be afraid to ask for help!

  • set up a child trust fund

  • be a dad :)

  • play in the sandpit

  • be very very silly

  • buy a new car

  • take this for a test drive

  • phone home

  • teach Joe to swim

  • camp with Dylan in a tent in our garden.

  • play Spore with Jake

  • play Spore together

  • cook on a sunday

  • have at least one day out a month

  • work harder so we can go on more holidays as a family

  • encourage eldest to ride her bike so I can finally take her stabilisers off.

  • take eldest to London Fields Lido EARLY on sunny Sunday mornings.

  • be here to watch my first one being born

  • take my son out for a game of pool

  • play with my daughter and her dolls while my favorite TV show is on

  • feed sam tonight, without being asked too.

  • get the train set out and working

  • veamos si hoy funciona ésto

  • stop reacting to my teenage daughter's mood.

  • let my partner have a lie in

  • make breakfast more often

  • banish the word "can't" from my vocabulary

  • read to my kids more often

  • love her to bits.

  • be nice when he needs it (tyred)

  • become more patient!

  • teach my daughter integrity and honesty

  • mow the lawn and anchor the african hut

  • make the coolest sandwich in the world

  • test adding a pledge

  • always make sure I have treats ready for when they are good

  • make sure I am home for bathtime

  • find other work to be more with my boy

  • have more patience with my 5-yr old daughter

  • take my kids to the circus

  • make the best breakfast for them

  • take the blonde kid to the park to fly his kite.

  • make sure we have a 'boys day' again when we go on holiday in a couple of weeks

  • try and play more 'yu gi oh' with the blonde kid, even though I don't understand the rules, and it's REALLY boring!

  • get around to finding and buying the Indiana Jones gear he wants from ebay!

  • get a job closer to home

  • go and see Kung Fu Panda (it looks ace anyway!)

  • take the kids on holiday

  • take Cole to West Wales for hostelling holiday

  • get a Wifi sniffer to Bonga

  • pay school fees

  • go to the park

  • play wii

  • go on a bike ride

  • get my son involved in cooking

  • teach my son to cook

  • teach my son how to play Go

  • build a potatoe box

  • dunk both kids underwater at swimming this week

  • Learn French with Sophia

  • put up a swing in the garden

  • make the garden child friendly

  • take the whole summer holiday off

  • take my son to Oakwood

  • create a family newspeaper with my boys

  • take the kids camping

  • do more 'dreamfeeds'.

  • my #1 goal in life is to devote myself to my wifes happiness

  • go for more walks with the little one

  • visit a museum once a month

  • fly a kite in the park

  • make pancakes for breakfast.

  • not go to so many conferences

  • do the dishwasher more often

  • prepare lunch for the wife before going to work

  • change more pooh-ey nappies

  • Después de un temblor de 5.5º

  • go camping with the family

  • Go swimming with Abigail every week.

  • take a video of going to school next week because it's Miriam last week there.

  • Drive to town once with the children without going over 50mph.

  • Buy a toy for each child on the 20% off July offer on Dad Info.

  • Look at odadeo every weekend.

  • book a week off around kasia's birthday

  • take Jed camping

  • make up amazing stories to tell to Ava.

  • teach Johnny my air guitar moves

  • make a photo album for the kids

  • take care of my wife during labor today

  • keep a close eye on Mum when the baby arrives

  • watch out for jealousy in the family when bambino joins us

  • get on top of the personal finances

  • enrol the kids in French lessons

  • take the children to the park more often

  • take the children to the park

  • teach the kids how to build a treehouse

  • do more with the kids over the summer holidays

  • buy my children lots of toys

  • not let the potatoes burn.

  • decorate the kids bedroom

  • initiate more reading time.

  • make a weaning plan

  • let bath times run on for a bit longer

  • jam with Elliot more often

  • teach Dominic the art of defensive cycling

  • do something just Miles and me

  • help with homework

  • treat Isla before she starts school

  • help Isla make the transition to school

  • get the nursery ready

  • have a great weekend together

  • do more housework

  • take my daughter to the zoo today.

  • put a swing up for my son

  • be a great Dad

  • look after my infant son to the best of my ability

  • read my baby books

  • not play WoW as much.

  • read more stories than read more RSS feeds.

  • listen to my kids when I get home tonight.

  • do more cleaning

  • teach my son to play chess

  • teach my boy to swim

  • listen to my kids more

  • go to parent-teacher meetings

  • stop trying to work and look after my daughter at the same time

  • to help my little one day become a solider like his dad

  • learn how to be a better dad

  • talk to the kids properly

  • make my sons childhood happier than mine was

  • help my children to read in English AND Welsh

  • help Maisie to skip

  • send the relations more of the lovely pictures I take

  • read Miriam's magazine with her every month

  • learn the piano part for a family string quartet

  • not give in to temptation

  • play more guitar

  • eat less salt

  • try to not take everything my mother-in-law says in a negative fashion

  • eat healthier food

  • let my wife get more sleep over the weekend

  • be more patient

  • take my newborn to the swimming pool as a first step to help him in the future be more confident in the water than his dad

  • take my boy to the climbing centre

  • read Abbie a story

  • take my newborn swimming

  • get more exercise

  • stop swearing

  • involve Aimee as much as I can with looking after Sophie

  • save money

  • not be grumpy with the kids when they get up early

  • Stop stressing and relax with my kids

  • get a pet

  • ride with the kids on sundays

  • learn to cook and not to kill my family

  • learn spanish so that i can help Abbie become bi-lingual, when she eventually learns to speak of course

  • teach my daughter to write her name.

  • learn to ride a bike so I can teach my daughter

  • teach good habits

  • spend more time with my son

  • Not to resort to the inherently wrong use of corporal punishment because it never has and never will work no matter what anyone believes.

  • Never to speak in absolutes ever.

  • Take good care of myself

  • manage my time better

  • never be too busy to be interrupted

  • make as much time as I can for my wife and baby girl

  • get a better job to provide for my family

  • play guitar with my son

  • be home on time for dinner

  • read even more books and blogs about fatherhood

  • go to gymn tots each week

  • Get up on Saturday mornings

  • learn to play chess with my son

  • Dance around the house on saturday morning

  • find a job closer to home

  • sing christmas songs to my son

  • cultivate her mind

  • learn to choose between the battles worth fighting and those best surrendered

  • get us out of debt

  • swordfight my son

  • make sure my daughter always sees how much I love her mommy.

  • Be the Dad my children need when they need it

  • stop smoking and stay stopped this time!

  • exercise 3 times a week

  • help my son get into mainstream ed full time

  • Have a Sunday off from Bike Riding every month

  • listen to what the kids have to say

  • write a blog

  • spend child-led time with each child

  • answer any medical questions about your children you might have if you are an Odadeo Dad. Dr Dan

  • be more patient with the children

  • dress up when the children dress up and commit to the role play

  • arrive home from work in a good mood and play with the children straight away for at least an hour. This will help mum also.

  • believe in myself because the knowledge of love for my children knows no bounds

  • stop worrying

  • no worry

  • to teach my children something new everyday

  • have a great Christmas

  • stop laughing when my son keeps saying 'where the fock' looking for the fox in the garden

  • actually embrace being a step-dad

  • Promot Odadeo to my pals who are dads!

  • work harder so I can work less

  • spending more "us time" with mom

  • send something in the post each month

  • hug and kiss my kid(s) every day

  • tell my kid(s) about Jesus' love every day

  • commit to helping 1 million men, some of which will be dads and the work i do with them will make them better dads!

  • help to build the Odadeo community

  • encourage my kid to enjoy food

  • learn how (and do) to improve my marriage

  • teach my son to read

  • stop trying to get other things done while looking after the kid(s)

  • make Christmas magical

  • loss some weight to be a healthier Dad

  • Open a savings account for my child

  • treat my wife better for my kids

  • help my daughter with piano practice

  • learn guitar so I can sing her to sleep.

  • get down on the floor

  • be as good a dad as my own

  • protect my family through the credit crunch

  • love my child(ren)

  • coach my child(ren)

  • model for my child(ren)

  • encourage other child(ren)

  • tell my daughters "I love you" every day

  • To tell my boys I love them everyday!

  • spend time with my son

  • put a temporary swimming pool in

  • try and work out what i'm doing.

  • get a new, stable, job.

  • spend more time playing with the kids.

  • Start a project with my kids.

  • teach my kid to read

  • eat healthier to live longer

  • take more videos of the little guy

  • Spend more time with the family

  • turn off the TV.

  • wash her hair

  • be more strategic

  • show my kids more of the world

  • show my kids more of my world

  • be more involved in school activities

  • continue to work hard to see things as the kids see them

  • continue to work at not bringing home work frustrations

  • make a real effort at letting my children see me happy. Really happy.

  • quit letting vacation time accrue and take more of it off with the family.

  • # # ... get better at doing my daughters' hair.

  • be a good example at healthy living

  • work to make meal-time more enjoyable and less stressful.

  • get better at doing my daughters' hair.

  • be nice to boyfriend

  • spend quality time with my child each day.

  • Cook more for the family

  • make and paint more things with them

  • model a loving husband for my kids.

  • quit smoking before the baby comes along. I am NOT going to be a smoking dad.

  • Be more affectionate & listen more

  • wrestle on the ground with the kids.

  • lessen my online time

  • hire a campervan and go on a road trip with my kids

  • Ask my folks for moral advice

  • rides bikes with Ella more

  • go on more bike rides with Ella

  • learn to take better pictures of the kids

  • have more family dinners together on week nights

  • help make bedtime a smoother process

  • spend more time outdoors with the kids.

  • Empower my children to find their own voice

  • sort out the house

  • get up for breakfast together more often

  • spend more time with the girls between dinner and bedtime.

  • take up judo with my son

  • be a calmer dad

  • work less, play more

  • get out of the house more

  • buy some nice baby books

  • listen more

  • Write More About Evan

  • teach my daugther how to ride a bike

  • get a fit

  • teach Meg some non-animal, affection or food related words

  • become better at storytelling

  • teach my kids to count

  • give Ben more undivided attention

  • start to get my head around the idea of being a dad

  • get a book on baby sign language

  • learn to control my temper

  • campaign for a Global Deal on climate change in Copenhagen this year

  • To do my best!

  • spend as much time as possible with the kids and get involved

  • learn how to keep the house neater and cleaner

  • make my day-to-day living more prayerful

  • regularly pray the Liturgy of the Hours during Lent

  • break the pork cycle - damn the ham!

  • Raise my children in the ways of Christ

  • learn my boy the good way he should go

  • spend less time on the computer

  • tell more stories

  • Talk more to other dads

  • Liberate Men from themselves

  • Take my turn playing in goal more

  • try to listen my children

  • think in cool activities for my children

  • get outside more often

  • not to take things so personally

  • take care of myself

  • be all i can

  • love her in best way

  • Take time to really enjoy being a dad

  • spend more time with my kids outdoors

  • Get my work life balance right

  • Learn to play the bass

  • do more around the house

  • Stop relying on Sponge Bob to babysit, while I'm in another room

  • read books on babies.

  • read "What does daddy do?" to my kids

  • teach my son how to ride his bike

  • allocate my time with kids more fairly

  • utilize my time more effectively

  • make my son less weith

  • try my very best

  • make my freelancing business work

  • surf with the kids... yewww

  • lose weight

  • Teeth Whitening

  • take my daughter out to lunch

  • appreciate my wife more

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