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The essential guide for every dad by the bestselling author of Expectant Father and The New Father series, Father for Life is the first book to look at the phases of fatherhood from the conception of a child through the grandfather years. In this ground-breaking book, Armin Brott presents the stages of fatherhood with the same thoroughness, accessibility, and humor that have made his critically acclaimed New Father series of books the most popular fatherhood guides in the country. He offers a wealth of information and practical tips, incorporating the wisdom of experts, studies about parental development, and his own extensive interviews with hundreds of fathers. Because fatherhood is a progression, the chapters are organized chronologically and describe a father's physical and emotional growth, how he influences a child at every age, and how a child impacts a father's evolution in turn.
Brott covers everything from such general issues as how to juggle work and family roles, how to affect the kind of person your child becomes, and when to encourage his individuality and independence to such specific topics as how to get to know your baby, what to do if your teen uses drugs, and how to cope when adult children return home. Illustrated throughout with New Yorker style cartoons that underscore the universality of the joys and woes of parenting, Father for Life is brimming with insights and advice, and is an indispensable, lifelong guide--not only for every dad, but for every mom and child as well.
Contents
Table of Contents from: Father For Life Introduction / 7 1 The Expectant Father: The Fantasy Stage / 15 2 Birth and the First Year: Reality Nibbles...and Coos and Giggles / 55 3 The Evolving Father: Teaching and Learning from Your Preschooler / 99 4 The Confident Father: Easing into the School Years / 146 5 The Challenged Father: Surviving and Thriving in the Teenage Years / 178 6 The Middle-Aged Father: Letting Go of and Reconnecting with Your Adult Child / 233 7 The Grandfather Years: Becoming the Elder Statesman / 265 Conclusion / 301 Bibliography / 304 Acknowledgments / 313 Index / 314
