Dads – The Swaddlers Supreme

If women are from Venus and men are from Mars, then mothers are from Cuddleland and fathers are from Jiggleland! That is to say, men usually handle children much more vigorously than women do. We throw our older kids on the bed, have pillow fights, and hoist them into the air above our heads – but what about tiny babies? How do men handle them?

At first, we are often more intimidated by infants than our wives are; babies seem so tiny and fragile. When we do carry our little ones around, we often hot-potato them back to our wives the moment they cry.

Swaddling, however, is a great way for dads to build confidence. Fathers often have a natural talent for doing the tight wrapping. In my experience, their strength, vigor, and dexterity make them swaddlers supreme!