For early-rising babies, parents are told to simply make the room darker, or push the morning nap back. But as Joel Defries has discovered, it doesn’t always work. Here are his ideas for surviving 5am starts…
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The final day of Stuart Hall’s Dad Diaries. There have been moments of joy – and plenty of tantrums – but we finish on a high, with one of those rare days as a parent when your child is a delight and everything goes to plan. Hurrah!
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On Day 1, Stuart Hall – dad of one-year-old Etta – told us about his daughter’s premature birth and loving mornings with her. Today, things take a turn for the worse and he begins to see what it’s really like for his wife, being at home full time…