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4 Dads Explain What They Wish They'd Known Before Their First Kid

· 7:49 · Episode 573

Episode 4 Dads Explain What They Wish They'd Known Before Their First Kid

0:00 7:49

Fatherhood is a series of windows that open and close. The one you're leaving usually never opens again.

For years we've been asking guests on this show some version of the same question: what do you wish you knew before your first kid? For the last day of NEW DAD WEEK, we pulled four of the best answers and put them back to back. No commentary, just four dads who've been through it telling you what they'd want you to know.

You'll hear from Ryan Levesque, Michael Dietrich-Chastain, Farhan Rizvi, and Matt Baudro.

Free field guide for the whole week at frontrowdads.com/newdad.

IN THIS EPISODE:

• Ryan Levesque: fatherhood is forever, and it's a series of windows that close. Remember to remember. • Michael Dietrich-Chastain: expect reactivity from everyone, don't take it as an attack, and the hard roads are temporary. Stay in the "wow." • Farhan Rizvi: have grace on yourself. Being a dad is like baseball, where a great batting average is in the .200s. • Matt Baudro: step back and figure out who your kid actually is, then come alongside them, instead of trying to raise a smaller version of yourself.

THE FULL NEW DAD WEEK:

Part 1: Listen, don't fix (Jason Kreidman)

Part 2: What no one tells dads about postpartum (Suzanne Yatim Aslam)

Part 3: Put your wife first (Steve Olsher)

Part 4: Sleep survival (Mollie Eastman)

Part 5: This one.

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