An indispensable handbook on all aspects of fatherhood all over the first 12 months, by the creator of The Expectant Father.
The essential handbook for all things first-year father is now fully Up to date and revised. Not only will new dads get a month-by-month guide to their baby’s 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 specializes in What’s Going On with the Baby; What You’re Going Through; What’s Going On with Your Partner; You and Your Baby; Family Matters; and more. The latest research, in addition to time-honored wisdom―and humor, thanks to New Yorker cartoons and Brott’s light touch―make The New Father indispensable for the modern father who doesn’t wish to miss a moment of his child’s first year.
What’s new?
• How technology is changing fatherhood
• Changing definitions of fatherhood
• Changes in the way society deals with dads―from changing tables in public men’s rooms to workplace flexibility
• Research proving that a father’s love is just as important as a mother’s
• How being an involved dad rewires a man’s brain
• How changes in women’s 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 affect dads have on girls and boys
• Specific strategies dads can use to get―and stay―involved in their children’s lives
• Up to date resources for new fathers
Not to mention new research and information on:
• How to take into account what your baby is telling you
• Babies’ amazing abilities
• Baby massage–they adore it!
• The latest on vaccinations and healthcare
• And much, much more
