i am a new father

Congratulations!You must always keep look and care your baby and always say good words.Baby or child easy to learn...

congratulations - you must have stocked up considerable experience already in the month that has passed. I think a lot of parenting is learning by doing and there is little that you can actually study for. Also a lot depends on what your child's temperament is like. I would agree with the last poster who said that the most important fundamental thing is to be there for your baby boy. There are too many absent fathers these days. all the best in your parenting journey and hope you come back to share your experiences with mylotters!

I have four children and I can tell you it is a wonderous time to be there when they are born. My best advise to you is take lots of pictures and video! I have a vhs recording of two of my boys at Christmas playing with some toys and now they are 16 and 18! That video is worth more than its weight in gold. I just wish I would have done more!

Ah... I remember those days... I have an 8 year old daughter now... There are few different aspect of being an ideal father, I think... There's a general idea & personal ideas... Generally speaking of course, just be there for the child... Memories you make now will be priceless when he grows up... Little things we do, take out a photo book to embarrase him infront of his girl friend when he grows up is one of the parents right of the passage type of thing, lol... As you know, babies will be babies, & as he grows, kids will be kids... Kids getting into trouble is almost given... Be patient & even though he's in trouble, let him know you'll be there no matter what... Now the personal ideas, it's all about raising the boy based on "your" values... Teaching him the basic rights & wrongs but giving him the chance to form his own opinion is always good... Showing him by examples how to be a "man" but being a man in your beliefs, not what everyone else says he should be... Generous heart, fair minded, doing the right things... I've raised a girl so it might be little different than raising a boy... But general ideas of it can't be too different... Be yourself & he'll take after you, in most part, with his own ideas & form his own personalities...