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Below is a list of all articles ever published on The Dad Train, from newest to oldest. This does not include podcast episode posts, which are available here.

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Sharpen your saw each day with a morning routine

By Scott | July 24, 2019

There are few things certain in life, as the saying goes, except death and taxes. Well, I’d also like to add another item to the list of certainties, and that is this… Once you become a dad, you will certainly have less spare time. We all know this. We were aware of it before we […]

Mindfulness Is Child’s Play: How to live in the moment like a kid

By Scott | July 17, 2019

Everyone seems obsessed with mindfulness these days. It’s become a huge industry in its own right, with mobile apps, meditation retreats and hundreds of books being written on the topic. In it’s simplest form, mindfulness represents the ability to be fully present and living in the moment without thinking or being distracted by the past, […]

Playing the blame game with your partner? Here’s how to break the habit

By Scott | July 10, 2019

We’ve all been there, right? Not just as dads, but even before the kids arrived, as boyfriends, partners or husbands we’ve all been in a situation where we find ourselves being blamed ‘unfairly’ for something (or everything) that has gone wrong. Now throw pregnancy, hormones and sleep deprivation into the mix and it only gets […]

The Power Of Habits – How to teach kids good habits for life

By Scott | July 3, 2019

“We are what we repeatedly do” I love this quote. It’s simple and succinct, but it has a profound meaning. And the fact it is often attributed to Aristotle seems to give it even more street cred. But apparently Aristotle never actually said this, at least not as succinctly. It was first written in this […]

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Becoming A Dad In Your 40s: Would I recommend it?

By Scott | June 29, 2019

I was 38 before I felt ready to become a father and I was 41 by the time it actually happened. There were various reasons why I had waited so long. Some were circumstantial; I simply hadn’t found myself in a stable, loving relationship until then – and some were selfish; I had been busy […]