Papi Berlin

We are a community of active fathers* in Berlin. Would you like to meet or exchange ideas with other fathers*? Or do you have questions and need help? Then you've come to the right place.

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Radio Stations for Kids

Long car rides with the kids and then the same audio play or the same kids’ songs for the tenth time? No way. Radio it is, then. But radio with...

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German Podcast Award Winner Kids & Family

This year, two podcasts for children won at the German Podcast Awards. Remarkably, one even won in a category that wasn’t explicitly limited to children’s podcasts.

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Teach Your Kid to Ride a Bike in 3 Days

Teaching a kid to ride a bike sounds like a test of patience — weeks of wobbling, holding on, and consoling after falls. With the right approach, though, it can...

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🎄 Christmas wishes in easy mode

Christmas is approaching. And with it the question of presents. Grandma, grandpa, all relatives and friends ask the same question: “What do your children want?”. This can quickly turn into...

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Lost in Play

At the beginning of this month, my kid asked me for a new game to play on her iPad. Luckily, I already knew the perfect game for us to play...

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Starting school - Oops, what now?

We just brought our child to daycare for the first time, how can they be starting school already 😅?

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Bluey is Back – 10 New Episodes Full of Heart and Laughter!

Finally, the moment has arrived! On January 12th, ten new episodes of our absolute favorite series Bluey will be released on Disney+. This means not only 10 new adventures but...

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Parenting Resources

In our Slack chat, we discuss various topics, and this often leads to exciting new links. To prevent these links from getting lost in the chat, we’ve created a new...

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Review: Dreißig Minuten, dann ist aber Schluss!

Patricia Cammarata may already be a familiar name to some of you. Either as @dasnuf on Twitter, through one of her many podcasts, for example Mit Kindern Leben, or through...

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Corona resources for parents

Parents are facing a special challenge right now because of Covid-19. Working from home, entertaining the kids and maybe squeezing in a bit of school work on top of that?...

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Digital helpers for parents

The market for apps and tools for parents is impossible to keep track of. From pregnancy companions to baby monitors, there is an app for everything. We collected what other...

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Podcasts (not only) for dads*

I love listening to podcasts while doing boring chores. Washing up, doing the laundry, cleaning. With a kid that pretty much turns into a full-time occupation 😉. So I listen...

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