{"id":13595,"date":"2022-03-09T15:09:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-09T15:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/path-perinatal.eu\/uk\/?post_type=waf&p=13595"},"modified":"2022-06-16T17:05:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T16:05:26","slug":"young-dads","status":"publish","type":"waf","link":"https:\/\/path-perinatal.eu\/uk\/waf\/young-dads\/","title":{"rendered":"Young dads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Becoming a dad can be exciting and scary. Feeling the weight of that responsibility may be a bit overwhelming \u2013 lots of different feelings may be stirred up.
Being a young dad can feel even more of a challenge especially if you are still in full time education.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How will this affect your studies and your future?
How will you manage moneywise and where will you live?
How will you tell your parents?
How will her parents react?
Are you in a steady relationship and will you and your partner plan to live together once the baby is born?<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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You may have loads of big questions fighting for your attention. If this pregnancy is unplanned this can be a huge shock and you may need to take some to time to get used to the idea and think some things through, talk to others and maybe get some help and support with this. You may not know many or even any other young dads to talk to.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n

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Kieran Anders, Operations Manager at Dad Matters shares his top tips to help you understand what your baby\u2019s behaviour means and how you can look after yourself and those around you.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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