How to become father

How can I improve my chances of becoming a dad – NHS

It may seem obvious, but you need to have regular sex (2 or 3 times a week) if you want to become a dad.

Having sex around the time your partner ovulates (when an egg is released from the ovary) will increase your chances of conceiving.

Read more about the best time to get pregnant.

There are also a number of lifestyle changes you can make to improve your chances of becoming a dad.

Sperm temperature

Your testicles are outside your body because, to produce the best quality sperm, they need to be kept cooler than the rest of you (slightly below body temperature).

If you're planning a pregnancy, taking a few simple measures to keep your testicles cool may help. For example, if your job involves working in a hot environment, take regular breaks outside. If you sit still for long periods, get up and move around regularly.

Wearing tight underwear is also thought to increase testicle temperature by up to 1C. Although research has shown that tight underwear does not seem to affect sperm quality, you may want to wear loose-fitting underwear, such as boxer shorts, while trying for a baby.

Smoking

Smoking can reduce fertility, so you should give up smoking if you want to become a dad.

Smoking around a newborn baby also significantly increases their chances of respiratory disease and cot death (sudden infant death syndrome).

A GP will be able to give you advice and treatment to help you quit smoking.

You can also visit the NHS Smokefree website for more help and advice about quitting smoking, or you can call the helpline on 0300 123 1044 (9am to 8pm Monday to Friday, 11am to 4pm Saturday and Sunday).

Alcohol

Drinking alcohol excessively can affect the quality of sperm. The UK Chief Medical Officers' recommendation is to drink no more than 14 units of alcohol a week, which should be spread evenly over 3 days or more.

One unit of alcohol is the equivalent of half a pint of beer or lager, or a single pub measure (25ml) of spirits. A small glass of wine (125ml) contains 1.5 units of alcohol.

Read more about alcohol support and alcohol units.

Recreational drugs

Some recreational drugs are known to damage sperm quality and reduce male fertility. These include:

cannabis
cocaine
anabolic steroids

You should avoid taking these types of drugs if you're trying for a baby.

Medicines

Some prescription medicines and medicines you buy from a pharmacy can also affect male fertility.

For example, some chemotherapy medicines can affect fertility, either temporarily or permanently.

Long-term use of some antibiotics can also affect both sperm quality and quantity. But these effects are usually reversed 3 months after stopping the medicine.

Speak to a GP, pharmacist or other healthcare professional if you're taking a medicine and you're unsure whether it could affect your fertility.

Diet, weight and exercise

Eating a healthy, balanced diet and maintaining a healthy weight is essential for keeping your sperm in good condition.

The Eatwell Guide shows that to have a healthy diet you should:

eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day (see 5 A Day)
base meals on higher fibre starchy foods like potatoes, bread, rice or pasta
include some dairy or dairy alternatives (such as soya drinks and yoghurts)
eat some beans, pulses, fish, eggs, meat and other protein

Being overweight (having a body mass index above 25) may affect the quality and quantity of your sperm.

If you're overweight and trying for a baby, you should try to lose weight by combining healthy eating with regular exercise.

Stress

Stress can affect your relationship. It can also lower your or your partner's sex drive (libido), which may reduce how often you have sex.

Severe stress may also limit sperm production. So when trying to have a baby, learning to relax and taking steps to reduce the amount of stress in your life will help.

Read more about loss of libido, mental health and wellbeing and breathing exercise for stress.

Getting help

Some people get pregnant quickly, but for others it can take longer. It's a good idea to see a GP if your partner is not pregnant after a year of trying.

Further information

How can I increase my chances of getting pregnant
What is preconception care?
Infertility

Page last reviewed: 15 May 2020
Next review due: 15 May 2023

16 Ways to Get Ready

Whether you’re still dealing with the shock or you’ve been waiting for this moment for years, finding out you’re going to be a father is a life-defining moment. It’s normal to have a mixture of feelings, from pure joy to outright terror — even if this is something you’ve always wanted.

In all honesty, it’s hard to ever feel completely prepared to become a father. However, we’ve got some ideas for you as you await your little one’s birth and also to put into place in the exciting-yet-tiring, exhilarating-yet-exhausting months to follow!

You may not be the one who is physically carrying the baby, but that doesn’t mean you’re not a part of the pregnancy and birth experience. The same can go for those who are using a surrogate or adopting — there are definitely ways to feel involved.

Plenty of books out there are written for expectant fathers, but you don’t have to limit yourself to those. Join some online groups or sign up for a pregnancy newsletter.

If your partner is experiencing pregnancy symptoms, from morning sickness to heartburn, do some research. Understanding what they’re feeling can help you to better support them as they carry your child.

When the time for labor, birth, and caring for a newborn arrives, knowing what to expect can make the entire thing a much better experience. Read about vaginal and cesarean deliveries, breastfeeding, diaper changing, and more.

Before your baby arrives is a great time to focus on your own health. If you smoke, try to quit. Exposure to smoke during pregnancy has been shown to increase the risk of congenital heart defects in newborns.

How are your eating habits? Eating well now will help fuel your long days (and nights!) of new parenthood. If your diet could benefit from some small changes, consider these healthy swaps. Or add some fiber-rich and immune-boosting foods to your meals.

If it’s been a while, schedule an annual physical with your family doctor or internist. And find out if you’re up to date on all your vaccinations, like whooping cough.

Now is a great time to start discussions about the kind of parents you plan to be. Are both of you all-in on breastfeeding? (Support from the father is critical to breastfeeding success!) Do you want the baby to sleep in a crib in their own room as soon as you get home? Will both of you be working? What are your plans for childcare?

Remember that these things are still theoretical for both of you. Once the baby arrives your feelings may change. Breastfeeding might be more challenging than you had hoped or you may want to rethink your feelings about cloth diapering.

There are also discussions that won’t be relevant just yet, but they are important nonetheless. Discussing discipline, including things like spanking, should happen before your child becomes a feisty toddler. Beginning the discussion now opens those lines of communication and helps you to get on the same parenting page.

Speaking of being on the same page, now is the time to start thinking of yourselves as a team. You, your co-parent, and your baby are linked for life, even if your romantic relationship with your co-parent doesn’t continue. It’s a good idea to start viewing everything through that lens and letting go of keeping score as if you’re in a competition.

If the person carrying your child is feeling exhausted and dealing with morning sickness, helping them out is also helping you and your baby. Feeding them what they are able to eat, picking up the slack on housekeeping, or making sure to check in on them every day are some ways you can support your common purpose — caring for your family.

Not everyone has a great relationship with their own father. If you’re lucky enough to have a great dad of your own, you may want to be just like him — and that’s wonderful.

If your own dad left a lot to be desired you may feel nervous about your own role as a father. The great news is that you get to decide how you approach parenthood.

Find your own fatherhood role models. You’re creating this role from scratch and it’s up to you to decide how you want it to look.

On that note, it’s great to find some other fathers for your friend group. Having someone familiar with the challenges of parenthood gives you an outlet and a place to ask questions, vent, or commiserate about the experience of becoming a dad.

There are online groups, church groups, and groups you can find through your doctor or hospital.

Prenatal appointments are a great way to get excited about the pregnancy. Of course there is the experience of seeing your baby-to-be on ultrasound, but even the other routine checks can help you to connect with the pregnancy and learn more about what to expect.

You have an opportunity to ask your own questions, find out what your partner is experiencing, and learn more about your baby’s development.

While work schedules and other challenges may prevent you from attending every appointment, talk to your co-parent about creating a schedule that allows you to be there as much as possible. This can continue when the baby is the one scheduled for newborn checkups.

Becoming a parent can definitely have an effect on your sex life. From the first moment you learn your partner is expecting you might feel a range of emotions — intensely connected to them and craving the intimacy of sex, nervous about doing anything that may affect the pregnancy, or simply… confused. This is another place where open communication is key.

You’ll hear many jokes about how your sex life is over, or about the changes that happen to the body during pregnancy. These comments aren’t helpful and ignore the emotional complexity of sex and parenthood.

The reality is that sex after pregnancy will take time — and we’re not just talking the 6-week recovery that is suggested for physical healing after labor and delivery.

It’s important to be sensitive to all the changes you’re both going through — lack of sleep, breastfeeding, the emotional impact of having a newborn — and to communicate with your partner about their needs and your own when it comes to intimacy and sex.

But sex after a baby can be even better. You’re connected in ways you never have been and the shared experience of becoming parents can bring many couples even closer.

Often the progress of pregnancy and the celebrations like baby showers are focused on the pregnant person, but you are part of this too.

Consider hosting a co-ed shower so that you can be part of the fun. Go shopping with your partner to choose items for your baby. Keep a journal about how you’re feeling. Take lots of pictures of you throughout the pregnancy as well. Documenting these life changes is just as important for you!

There’s a lot to do to prepare for a new arrival. It’s definitely not just about carrying the baby. Creating a registry, preparing a space, saving money, researching child care, and so many more items will need to be tackled to prepare for your newborn.

You may find that you enjoy being part of all the tasks or that you’re better suited to handling only certain aspects. Look for many ways to be involved in getting ready for your new arrival.

A few suggestions:

learn how to install and use the car seat (and volunteer to teach others)
make phone calls about childcare or insurance
put together furniture or paint the room
research the best baby carriers or formula
take a class on birth or breastfeeding with your partner
talk to your employer about your leave options
pack the hospital bag

A new baby can bring about the best — and worst — in people. Remember that talk about your team? It’s you, your co-parent, and your new baby.

It’s up to your team to decide on things like who attends the birth, how soon you welcome guests, and a million other decisions you’ll make together. If family or friends question your choices it’s important that you speak up.

Remember that it’s healthy and normal to set boundaries. If you want to celebrate the birth by inviting everyone you know to your home in the days after your baby’s arrival that is great.

But if you want to limit visitors and spend some time alone as a family that is equally great. You can be the one to let others know what you will — and won’t — be doing as a family.

Not just in family situations. This may mean speaking up to ask questions at appointments or during labor. This could mean doing what you can to support them in their decision to return to work — or their decision to stay at home.

This may also mean looking for signs of postpartum depression and helping them to get the right professional help. You’re a powerful force in supporting their health. And having two healthy parents is good for your baby.

We talked about this through pregnancy, but make sure that you continue to stay involved when the baby arrives. It is easy for fathers to feel left out in the early days, especially if the other parent is breastfeeding. You may feel like your role isn’t as important — but it is.

Ways to care for your newborn:

change diapers — not just during the day, but at middle of the night wakings
give baths
spend time skin-to-skin to help establish a secure attachment
read to your baby
choose a special song to sing at bedtime
bottle feed (or if baby is exclusively breastfed, be the burper or care for them pre- and post-mealtime)
bring your co-parent drinks and snacks
take on chores like dishes and laundry; you can baby wear while you do many things around the house!

Parenting is messy. It’s hard and complicated and exhausting. But it’s also fun and exciting and rewarding. The key to getting through the moments — both the good and the bad — is being able to laugh. When you haven’t slept enough and every diaper seems to be a blowout and you accidentally pour breast milk into your coffee your ability to laugh will carry you through the challenges.

Your partner needs sleep. You need sleep. Your baby needs sleep.

There are many approaches to sleep and it may take some trial and error to find the right way for your family. What is important is that everyone is getting sleep. You may have to work tomorrow, but so does your co-parent.

Sleep in shifts, take naps whenever you can, divide and conquer to take care of chores and responsibilities that need to get done so the other person can get a break. Whatever you do, make sure that everyone in the house has a chance to sleep.

There will be many phases of your little one’s life. Sometimes you may feel disconnected or less important.

It can be difficult to return to work or to feel like the secondary caregiver. But working outside the house for work doesn’t make you a bad father — you’re providing for your family.

Trust us, you’ll definitely have moments to shine, for example, when your little one says “dada” or holds your finger the first time. Or when you’re the only person they want to tuck them in or sing their special song.

Fatherhood is about being in it for the long haul. Your presence in their life is a gift you give them — and yourself — every day.

about important aspects of men's health - articles MEDI

It is said that in life a man must do three important things: build a house, plant a tree and give birth to a son. The decision to become a father is the most important moment in life. You can change jobs, move to a new place of residence and completely change your social circle, but a child is for life. His health will determine your attitude, his success will directly affect self-esteem, and the love of the baby will warm you every day, every minute, every second!

Preparation for conception is the foundation for the entire subsequent life of an adult man, which means that this period should be treated with the utmost responsibility.

One of my patients at the reception said: "Doctor, I want to become a father...". For me, being a father and being a dad are somewhat different concepts. Fatherhood is a biological concept, and being a dad is something more capacious, full of obligations, responsibility, but not devoid of sincerity and romance.

For a woman, a visit to the gynecologist has become a routine, one might say mandatory process before planning a pregnancy. But two completely full-fledged cells take part in conception - the egg and the sperm, which means the quality of the hereditary material, the ability to conceive, which we call fertility, directly depends on the health of the future father.

Modern dangers for men's health

A man's health, and hence the qualitative and quantitative characteristics of the seminal fluid, its fertilizing ability, is influenced by numerous and varied factors. Have you ever wondered what we eat? What products are on our table, where do they come from and under what conditions are they grown? Why doesn’t milk spoil in the refrigerator for almost a week after opening, and butter doesn’t melt? What do those we eat eat? Where does the fish we eat swim and what does it eat? What are our products packaged in? What pitfalls for a man's reproductive potential are modern cosmetics, sunscreens, household chemicals? I'm not talking about what we drink in everyday life and what we breathe in the metropolis. ..

Urbanization, environmental factors, lifestyle and dietary habits, chronic diseases, medication, bad habits, stressful stimuli, harmful working conditions, such as chemicals, ionizing radiation, vibration, high temperatures - all this undoubtedly impairs the reproductive potential of the human body . And the male body is especially vulnerable to these influences.

Over the past 50 years, in many industrialized countries, the quality of sperm has deteriorated sharply in men. The average Western man produces half as much sperm as his father or grandfather. Studies in Denmark, Scotland and France show that sperm density in young men is lower than in older men. In some European countries, poor sperm quality affects one in three young men.

One of the most common causes of male infertility is the inflammatory process of the reproductive system.

Infections - it is important to detect in time

The high frequency of genital infections in marriage is due to the prevalence of the inflammatory process, the possibility of long-term asymptomatic lesions of the gonads and often having a chronic and recurrent course. Indirect signs indicating an infection of the genitals are changes in the normal volume of semen, impaired motility and agglutination of spermatozoa, deviations in the biochemical parameters of the secretion of the gonads. The infectious process and its complications can affect in isolation or sequentially various organs of the genitourinary system: the prostate gland, seminal vesicles, vas deferens, testicles and their appendages.

Infection often leads to the occurrence of a chronic inflammatory process in the gonads, causing a toxic effect on the spermatogenic epithelium, a violation of the hematotesticular barrier, rheological properties and chemical components of seminal fluid, activation of the autoimmune process with the appearance of antisperm antibodies (ASAT). In the pathogenesis of inflammatory diseases, most often manifested in the form of prostatitis and vesiculitis, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) play an important role.

A high frequency of asymptomatic and subclinical forms of the inflammatory process caused by chlamydia, ureaplasmas and mycoplasmas has been established. Such forms of inflammatory diseases are the most dangerous in terms of infertility, because. years pass from the moment of infection to the visit to the doctor about the absence of children in the family. And all these years the infection has not been diagnosed and treated. As a result, a violation of the reproductive function in men can be caused even by partial or complete obstruction of the vas deferens, and in women - obstruction of the fallopian tubes and adhesions in the small pelvis.

Late fatherhood is a risk factor

Late fatherhood is not a new phenomenon. According to the biblical legend, the founder of the Jewish people, Abraham, became a father at the age of one hundred years, kings and royalty never denied themselves the joy of late fatherhood. Examples of our days: Nicolas Sarkozy (57 years old), Paul McCartney (61 years old), Valery Zolotukhin (70 years old), Oleg Tabakov (71 years old), Clint Eastwood (61 years old), Charlie Chaplin (73 years old).

Of course, there are undeniable advantages in late fatherhood. A man devotes more time to his family and child, sets priorities more clearly. As a rule, he has already reached certain heights in his career, built his own housing. In addition, mature fathers have the experience of previous marriages behind them, and often also adult children. It comes to understanding how much they have missed due to the career race and lack of time, and sometimes simply the lack of curiosity about children's life, which is characteristic of younger fathers.

But late parenthood is a risk factor. If a parent has crossed the line of 50 years, this often leads to a violation of the child's chromosome set or hereditary diseases. In general, the risk of having unhealthy offspring in such fathers is higher than in those who are younger. With the division of spermatogenesis cells and the formation of new DNA chains, there is always a risk of a “breakage” of the gene. And the older the man, the greater this probability. Thus, a twenty-year-old father can pass on about 25 hereditary mutations, a thirty-six-year-old father 50, and a fifty-three-year-old father already about 100.

Of course, a gene mutation does not yet mean its obligatory defect associated with the subsequent illness of the child, but this is a serious risk factor. Older fathers more often give birth to children with disorders in the formation of the skeleton and bone tissue. There is also a threat of development of mental disorders in children. According to the Lawrence Livermo California National Laboratory, the development of autism syndrome in children whose fathers are over fifty is twice as common as those whose fathers are not more than thirty years old.

And according to researchers from Tel Aviv University, fathers aged 55 and older are five times more likely to give birth to a child with Down syndrome, a 37% increased risk of manic-depressive psychosis in a child. Women who have a child whose father is older than 55 are twice as likely to have miscarriages and missed pregnancies. Of course, most children are still born healthy. But it is important to be aware of these risks as well.

Thus, almost every man in our time has a reason for early examination when planning the "heir". This is what will help to avoid severe, and sometimes irreparable consequences for the health of the unborn baby. The doctor's task is to carefully study your living conditions and professional environment, eating habits, and the presence of harmful chronic intoxications. Find out if they already have an impact on the reproductive sphere, and correctly and optimally prescribe an examination.

How to be the best dad in the world

Liana Khaziakhmetova

We congratulate all dads on the men's holiday and wish them interesting, lively communication with children! We support the wish with advice on how to understand children, enjoy communication and become emotionally closer.

The role of fathers in the upbringing of children

Psychologists have long been convinced that the participation of the father in the upbringing of children plays a big role. A growing body of scientific evidence is accumulating that engaged fathers—especially those who are emotionally available to their children—make a unique contribution to their well-being. But often a problem arises in families: dads spend little time with their children. And it's not a lack of desire. We talked with Svetlana Filyayeva, a psychologist, art therapist, book blogger, about communication between children and fathers.

- One of the common reasons for disagreements between parents is when a mother accuses a father of spending little time with a child and offers the father her ways of joint activities with her son or daughter. For dad, the options that mom uses do not always help to establish contact with the child, to spend quality time, interesting for both parties, so that it is not just serving the paternal duty, but a way to fill communication with new knowledge, joy, pleasure.

- What is the difficulty?

- As a psychologist, I can say that it is not by chance that a triad is laid down by nature - a child, mother and father. Both mother and father have their own unique functions in upbringing, their own view of the family, communication within the family system and with the outside world, different approaches to resolving issues. First of all, you need to accept that the father in communication with the child is not a substitute mother, but an absolutely separate role. It is the combination and addition of the qualities of the maternal and paternal roles that gives the child all the necessary palette of knowledge about the world, skills, and behaviors.

Papa of Alena (18 years old), Denis (17 years old), Alesya (4 years old) and Masha (2 years old), MIF commercial director Dmitry Utrobin

a gift from a close friend of mine (the birth of the phrase has a long history): “The role of a father is toss and catch””

Mom’s approach is more about safety, protection, growth and development within comfortable boundaries. Dad's upbringing is about understanding the world, going beyond one's capabilities, teaching reasonable risk, stimulating research interest in the world, the ability to take a step to the side and look at oneself and at the situation from the outside.

Why father influence is so important

Fathers influence children differently from mothers, particularly in areas such as peer relationships and school achievement, writes John Gottman in The Emotional Intelligence of the Child. Research has shown that boys with responsive fathers find it easier to balance male assertiveness with self-restraint. It is easier for them to learn to control themselves and wait for satisfaction from what they have done, that is, to acquire skills that, as the boy grows, become more and more important for friendship, academic success and career. Although we do not have unequivocal evidence, the positive presence of a father may be equally significant for the educational and career achievements of girls. Girls whose fathers are present and involved in their lives grow more harmonious.

Children need loving, caring, understanding fathers. Source

The father's influence makes children stronger. For example, a long-term study begun in the 1950s found that children whose fathers were close to the age of five and took part in parenting grew up to be more empathetic and empathetic adults than those whose fathers did not have a relationship. Study participants who received more warmth from their fathers as children had better social relationships at the age of forty-one. This is evidenced by longer and happier marriages and the presence of their own children.

Papa Anton (7 months old) and MIF analyst Ruslan Salakhiev

“I play with my child, bathe, walk. It doesn't bother me, but I'm still waiting for the baby to grow up so I can play with toys that interest me 😉 »

Children really need fathers. But not every dad is suitable. Fathers who show emotions, support and can calm the child in difficult moments help. Conversely, abusive, critical, humiliating, or emotionally cold fathers inflict deep trauma on their children.

How to establish communication between father and child

Svetlana Filyayeva, using the example of the Pasha and Papa series of books, tells how dads can find an approach to children.

- Both books about Pasha and Dad are absolutely true stories from the point of view of the psychology of men's communication. Pasha and dad discuss everything in the world and, first of all, what they meet on their way, in the situation of every day - on the street, in a cafe, in a store, in the subway. They are interested in everything. As a psychologist, I want to draw attention to the fact that while exploring and trying, Pasha and dad constantly change roles. The communication between father and son in the book is certainly not a dialogue between an older man who knows everything in the world and a little boy who sees a lot for the first time.

The stories successfully convey the only correct tone for a parent - in communicating with a child, to be not only an adult, but also to be able to be surprised, ask questions, become a child yourself for a while, feel together, sniff, examine different differences and see the new in the usual .

Here are just a few examples of Pasha and Dad's stories that make their ordinary day completely unusual: discovering that the rented car does not have the ignition key in the usual place and together looking for how to start the engine, driving the subway along the ring route and together with a random fellow traveler get carried away with studying the traffic pattern, bring home a giant cardboard box and make a rocket to the moon out of it, eat sandwiches on the train from your grandmother on the way and draw a picture for mom together, survive the turbulence in the plane, discuss with the taxi driver from India why he honks so much, bake a birthday cake for mom, arrange a men's day and spend it at the dinosaur museum.

I can recommend Suzanne Weber's books not only as great stories for family reading, but even as a practical guide for those dads who are still looking for their own way to communicate with a child. On this path to understanding their role, I advise dads to experiment and not be afraid of mistakes, do not despair if everything does not work out right away - take the search itself as an adventure, and not as an exam for the title of a good father.

Father of Arthur (8 years old) and Timur (12 years old), MIF Technical Director Georgy Gadzhiev

“Communication with a child gives me energy and a sense of fullness of life, the opportunity to learn irrepressible energy, the opportunity to be surprised and easier to relate to all sorts of troubles. I feel like a good dad when I make my children laugh, when I manage to surprise or please them. At this moment, you understand that this is happiness and you don’t need to look for it somewhere;)»

— What should mothers do? How can you help father and child get closer?

- Leave dads and children alone more often, without your participation, presence. Unobtrusively help organize different spaces for communication, throw up ideas, buy tickets for events. Send together for shopping, entrust the usual and everyday, even if you know that you can do it faster and better yourself. Do not rush, do not worry yourself and do not criticize - time must pass until a real interest appears and grows in dad and child.

Books for family reading

We have already mentioned the Pasha and Papa series, here are more books that will interest dads and children.

Miraculous Sections

World bestseller by the famous Stephen Bisty. The book was published in 1992 and has remained a bestseller among non-fiction books for children ever since. In it you will find 18 buildings and mechanisms in a section: for example, an airliner, a train, an opera house, an observatory. An unusual look at familiar things, the opportunity to see objects from the inside will give not only new knowledge, but also spur curiosity, interest in the world around.

"Pirates of the Ice Sea"

Everyone, not only a child, but also an adult, will find something important and intimate for themselves in this adventure novel. This book is about responsibility for one's actions, about the courage to have one's own opinion and stand up for it no matter what, to move forward towards one's goal, about true inner freedom. Little girl Siri goes to save her sister, who was kidnapped by pirates. Of course, she is terribly afraid, but does fear stop when a loved one is in trouble?

How to Build a Railway

The action takes place in the middle of the 19th century. In one Kingdom, the first railway and a real steam locomotive were built. The main characters are mice. The fairy tale line is closely intertwined with explanations of technical points. The mice talk about the intricacies of building a railway, quarrel, make peace, fall in love - everything is just like in ordinary life. That's the beauty of Martin Sodomka's technical tales. From the book you will also learn about the action of steam, the principles of operation of a steam locomotive, the manufacture of wheel sets, and the functions of individual mechanisms.

Swift for Kids

Invite all your friends to the party with a single button, design a game with a fearless skater, teach the computer to guess the numbers ... In this tutorial, you will learn how to code in Swift, the language in which Apple mobile applications are written . Modern and functional Swift is easy to learn. It is intuitive and great for those who want to learn the basics of programming.

Nature is an incredible visionary. For four and a half billion years, she has been writing an intricate novel called A History of Life on Planet Earth. This book is a collection of stories about animals that lived on the territory of modern Russia. They were discovered and studied by Russian scientists. The book contains many illustrations that will help you better imagine what these animals looked like and how different they were from modern ones.

More books by Stephen Bisty

Finally, let's talk about Stephen Bisty's books. By the way, he creates his illustrations without the help of computer graphics! Children who love or still only dream of traveling by rail will love the book Amazing Trains. From it, readers will learn how trains are arranged - from a steam locomotive to a maglev (maglev train). And the valves and windows will make it possible to look inside the engine compartment and the freight car, into the driver's cab and the steam locomotive's chimney - and into many other places inaccessible to an ordinary passenger.

On the ground and in the sky, in the water and under the water, rescue vehicles will come to the rescue! How are they arranged? How are they different from cars and trucks? Detailed descriptions of ambulances, fire boats and aircraft, police devices can be found in the book "Rescue Vehicles".

To get closer to your child, just talk is enough. Start right now.