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It's one small step for child but a giant leap for dad-kind. Man-Child follows journalist and new dad Mike Wesley-Smith through the first 90 days of being a parent. He's deep in the trenches with his infant daughter - no schmaltz, no filters - just the ups, downs and gritty reality of life with a…

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    • Oct 3, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 18m AVG DURATION
    • 7 EPISODES


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    Dad-hood

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 18:09


    As a father, what example should Mike set? He speaks to his father and his father-in-law about the models they followed, and meets a dad who has been a full-time parent to his children for more than 50 years.Man-Child follows political journalist and new dad Mike Wesley-Smith through the first 90 days of being a parent. He's deep in the trenches with his newborn daughter - no schmaltz, no filters - just the ups, downs and gritty reality of life with a newborn.www.newshub.co.nz/podcasts

    Daddy daycare

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2019 22:37


    Mike returns to work while his wife - a lawyer - stays at home to care for their daughter. Mike considers the pressures on families to conform to the status quo, investigates paid parental leave for fathers, and meets two dads who are bucking the trend.Man-Child follows political journalist and new dad Mike Wesley-Smith through the first 90 days of being a parent. He's deep in the trenches with his newborn daughter - no schmaltz, no filters - just the ups, downs and gritty reality of life with a newborn.www.newshub.co.nz/podcasts

    Baby loss

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 20:11


    Mike meets parents who lost babies to miscarriage and stillbirth, and discusses his own personal tragedy.Man-Child follows political journalist and new dad Mike Wesley-Smith through the first 90 days of being a parent. He's deep in the trenches with his newborn daughter - no schmaltz, no filters - just the ups, downs and gritty reality of life with a newborn.www.newshub.co.nz/podcasts

    Code Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 23:33


    The sleep withdrawal is starting to take its toll on Mike's nighttime nappy changing skills. And the new dad panel meets to compare nappy notes, and confessions of making their babies cry.Man-Child follows political journalist and new dad Mike Wesley-Smith through the first 90 days of being a parent. He's deep in the trenches with his newborn daughter - no schmaltz, no filters - just the ups, downs and gritty reality of life with a newborn.www.newshub.co.nz/podcasts

    Breasts and bottles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2019 21:31


    Mike gets to grips with feeding, bathing and all that crying, then straps on a TENS machine to see how a man might fare during labour.Man-Child follows journalist and new dad Mike Wesley-Smith through the first 90 days of being a parent. He's deep in the trenches with his infant daughter - no schmaltz, no filters - just the ups, downs and gritty reality of life with a newborn.www.newshub.co.nz/podcasts

    The arrival

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019 23:13


    After meeting his newborn daughter, Mike sets out to understand what his wife went through during the nine months of her pregnancy, and feels the weight of responsibility of taking care of a baby. Man-Child follows journalist and new dad Mike Wesley-Smith through the first 90 days of being a parent. He's deep in the trenches with his infant daughter - no schmaltz, no filters - just the ups, downs and gritty reality of life with a newborn.www.newshub.co.nz/podcasts

    Coming soon: Man-Child

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 2:49


    It's one small step for child but a giant leap for dad-kind. Man-Child follows journalist and new dad Mike Wesley-Smith through the first 90 days of being a parent, following the birth of his daughter, with all the ups, downs and gritty reality of life with a newborn.This is a tale of man and child, nappy lows and milestone highs, and all the daddy dos and don'ts that no one mentioned beforehand….www.newshub.co.nz/podcasts

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