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Gone are the days when the closest contact dads had with their offspring was to pose together for stiff and formal family photographs. Gone also are the days where dads were not expected to be involved in helping to raise their children – apart from footing the bills that is.

Have you got what it takes to be a dad in the new millennium? Whether you are a single dad, part of a couple, or a stepfather, there will be something here for you.

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01. Dad-to-be: 8 weeks
You can barely see it, but it's already a human.
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02. Dad-to-be: 12 weeks
Your favourite eggplant, showing at a sonar near you.
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03. Dad-to-be: 16 weeks
Corny jokes, free booze and back rubs.
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04. Dad-to-be: 20 weeks
Paint the nursery, visit the doctor, make the beast with two backs.
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05. Dad-to-be: 24 weeks
A foetal attraction for Mozart, airborne crockery, gum-guards and nappy dry-runs.
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06. Dad-to-be: 28 weeks
Be patient and gentle with your blimp and apply focused, sustained pressure.
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07. Dad-to-be: 32 weeks
Rub her back and avoid fat jokes.
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08. Dad-to-be: 38 weeks
Get ready for Labour Day and get some rest.
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09. Dad-to-be: 40 weeks
The gynae has a miner's helmet and a baseball mitt. Have yourself a scotch.
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10. Love your kids enough
You love your kids, right? But do you love them enough to do the following things for them and for yourself?
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11. 
If you’ve been called a caveman, take a bow. Here’s how your nose helps protect your baby, despite those noxious odours the little tyke emits.
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12. 
Nature is absolutely amazing when it comes to reproduction. There is a system specifically designed to make children different.
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13. Older dads beware
Women know the longer they put off pregnancy, the riskier it can be for their baby's health. Now, it seems, men who delay fatherhood are also genetically susceptible to the march of time.
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14. Can you be a better dad?
We know that a single ice-cold beer after mowing the lawn is as therapeutic as an entire week at a health spa. It's the same with parenting.
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15. 
You’ve met her - the woman you waited for your whole life. Not only is she attractive, bright and available; she also has a sense of humour, no criminal record … and two kids
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16. Getting divorced?
When parents get divorced, it is often a very hard blow to their children. What can parents do to help?
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17. You and your kids
Kids. You breed them; they go off to school. You see them over weekends until they reach puberty, then they stop talking to you and their friends become the centre of their world. But you can stay in ...
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18. 5 pointers for single dads
When you're a single dad the truth is that whether you have full or partial custody of your kids, you’ll have less time with them than two-parent families.
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19. Survive suicide hour and bond
For real mettle, try getting your kids through supper, bath-time and into bed without losing your marbles.
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