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Printable Dad and Family checklist
One page with a box for every Dad and Family skill. Skills you have marked learned in this browser print with their dates.
Dad and Family checklist
- Diaper: supplies first, one hand on baby, clean one under, front to back, two-finger fit.
- Car seat: both manuals, back seat, rear-facing to the limit, under an inch of movement, check.
- Safe sleep: alone, on the back, in a crib; fitted sheet only; room-share, not bed-share.
- Bottle: clean hands and bottle, water first, exact level scoops, no microwave, wrist test.
- Crying baby: feed, change, temperature, burp; hold, sway, shush; at your limit, crib and a break.
- Childproof: kid's-eye sweep, anchor furniture, lock chemicals, stair gates, batteries away.
- Postpartum support: do the jobs, guard sleep, check in daily, signs past two weeks, call.
- Life insurance: who depends on you, how much and how long, term first, compare, beneficiaries.
- Teach bike riding: helmet fit, seat low, pedals off, glide, brakes, pedals on, hold shoulders.
- Hard talks with kids: ask first, short honest answers, real words, reassure, revisit.