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Keeping the wider family involved from a distance – how we use Skype

March 15, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr 1 Comment

(Note that this post was subsequently turned into a Father’s Day blog post on the official Skype blog here.) Several friends with newborns and toddlers have commented on how they’ve tried and mostly failed at using Skype (or similar internet video services) to keep connected with family and friends. When we’ve discussed what they’ve tried, […]

Filed Under: Daddy Rants Tagged With: baby, long distance, newborn, Skype, toddler

Bringing home the baby – how we managed in those early days

February 23, 2014 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

I once wrote an email to my younger brother before he had his first kid. In it I told him some of the things we learned about caring for a baby and wished we’d been told beforehand. When friends and colleagues were expecting, I’d dig it up and forward it on with a comment such […]

Filed Under: Daddy Rants Tagged With: baby, newborn

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I’m Nicholas, a marketing consultant and dad in Dallas, TX. I like to follow policy debates, chat about parenting and share stories. Read More…

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