An indispensable handbook on all aspects of fatherhood during the first 12 months, by the author of The Expectant Father.
The essential handbook for all things first-year father is now fully updated and revised. Not only will new dads get a month-by-month guide to their babys development, men reading The New Father will learn how they change, grow, and develop over the first twelve months of fatherhood.
In each chapter, Brott focuses on Whats Going On with the Baby; What Youre Going Through; Whats Going On with Your Partner; You and Your Baby; Family Matters; and more. The latest research, as well as time-honored wisdom--and humor, thanks to New Yorker cartoons and Brotts light touch--make The New Father indispensible for the modern father who doesnt want to miss a moment of his childs first year.
Whats new?
How technology is changing fatherhood
Changing definitions of fatherhood
Changes in the way society deals with dadsfrom changing tables in public mens rooms to workplace flexibility
Research proving that a fathers love is just as important as a mothers
How being an involved dad rewires a mans brain
How changes in womens roles in the family affect dads and their roles
Special concerns for: young dads, older dads, at-home dads, unmarried dads, dads in same-sex couples, dads in blended families, dads of kids with special needs, and men who became dads with the help of technology
The special impact dads have on girls and boys
Specific strategies dads can use to getand stayinvolved in their childrens lives
Updated resources for new fathers
Not to mention new research and information on:
How to understand what your baby is telling you
Babies amazing abilities
Baby massage--they love it!
The latest on vaccinations and healthcare
And much, much more
The essential handbook for all things first-year father is now fully updated and revised. Not only will new dads get a month-by-month guide to their babys development, men reading The New Father will learn how they change, grow, and develop over the first twelve months of fatherhood.
In each chapter, Brott focuses on Whats Going On with the Baby; What Youre Going Through; Whats Going On with Your Partner; You and Your Baby; Family Matters; and more. The latest research, as well as time-honored wisdom--and humor, thanks to New Yorker cartoons and Brotts light touch--make The New Father indispensible for the modern father who doesnt want to miss a moment of his childs first year.
Whats new?
How technology is changing fatherhood
Changing definitions of fatherhood
Changes in the way society deals with dadsfrom changing tables in public mens rooms to workplace flexibility
Research proving that a fathers love is just as important as a mothers
How being an involved dad rewires a mans brain
How changes in womens roles in the family affect dads and their roles
Special concerns for: young dads, older dads, at-home dads, unmarried dads, dads in same-sex couples, dads in blended families, dads of kids with special needs, and men who became dads with the help of technology
The special impact dads have on girls and boys
Specific strategies dads can use to getand stayinvolved in their childrens lives
Updated resources for new fathers
Not to mention new research and information on:
How to understand what your baby is telling you
Babies amazing abilities
Baby massage--they love it!
The latest on vaccinations and healthcare
And much, much more
