It’s a double-edged sword. Mothers beg fathers to take an equal role in childcare duties only to panic when Daddy doesn’t do thing “right.” But is the man’s way wrong? It depends, of course on whether or not he’s following the basics you decided on together in regard to parenting decisions. If he’s simply implementing the rules and playing the way he wants, it’s no need for concern- it’s manly parenting.

It’s a Man’s World
Women are terrific nurturers. Something about a baby and the smell of clean baby skin makes us want to wrap the child tightly and snuggle up close to him for hours on end. So when we hand him off to his father for a few minutes, come back and see Dad has him unwrapped, sprawled on the floor singing bar songs together, it’s no wonder you might be a bit disconcerted.

Different, but Okay
But for the most part, dads aren’t doing anything wrong. He’s just doing things according to his instincts – and men do have instincts when it comes to babies. They are just different from Mommy instincts. Let them play and let him sing – just remind him to edit the words a bit as Junior grows. (Babies can understand words much, much sooner than you realize). Then, sit back and enjoy the show – you might even learn a few new tricks of the trade.