Fatherhood Parenting

Using her decades of experience in counseling young women and coaching fathers, Michelle Watson has created a step-by-step template for having conversations that build a stronger bond through laughter, vulnerability, honesty, and self-disclosure. Let's Talk is filled with dozens of scripted questions that walk fathers through the levels of creating a heart-to-heart connection with their daughters by communicating the right way.

From Aaron Gouveia, who gained viral fame after tweeting his support for his son's painted fingernails (and who knows toxic masculinity very well), learn practical and actionable tips such as: don't accept different standards for moms and dads; teach boys that "girl" is not an insult and retire phrases like "boys will be boys"; and show boys that expressing their emotions and being physical is a good thing.

Based partly on the author's experience, partly on her in-depth interviews, and partly on a questionnaire she developed with psychologist Holly Barrett to which almost 600 women responded, Father Loss provides the clearest portrait yet of a very special group of women. As a group, they express their insecurities ("Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever be able to love a man totally...because that would mean I didn't love my father anymore." - Leslie).

A hilariously candid account of one woman's quest to bring her post-baby marriage back from the brink, with life-changing, real-world advice.

Be a Better Dad Today is an inspirational and practical guidebook for every father who wants to become the best dad he can be - for his family’s sake and his own. With humor, empathy, common sense, tough talk and engaging stories from his personal experience, Slayton reveals user-friendly, simple-but never-simplistic techniques that will help every dad fulfill his God-given responsibilities. Listeners will find will find wise insights and practical, doable action steps for becoming the father God created them to be!

There's no wrong way to be a woman. There are countless wrong ways to be a man. James Breakwell should know. He's tried just about all of them. Journalism. Pig ownership. Felony lawn gnome theft. Whatever masculinity is supposed to be, this can't be it. But can you really fail at something no one can quite define? Apparently. Now, in a series of funny, sharply observed, and occasionally poignant essays, everyone's favorite internet-famous father of four daughters lays down a lifetime of lessons in what it means to be a man.

Toddlers don’t come with a manual, but here’s the next best thing. We’re Parenting a Toddler! is a comprehensive guide to parenting toddlers, with tons of practical strategies and sympathy for first-time parents. Get sound advice and funny stories from a four-time parent who’s been in the toddler trenches, covering key situations from eating, sleeping, and tantrums, to potty training, communication, and so much more.

Si vas a ser padre por primera vez, necesitas prepararte para esa tarea. Qué mejor manera de hacerlo que con este increíble libro en tus manos. La paternidad puede ser muy exigente. Seguro que te esperan algunas noches de insomnio y pañales malolientes. Pero puedes hacértelo más fácil. Este libro te preparará para cada escenario, y siempre sabrás qué hacer.

Being a great first-time dad doesn’t mean being perfect. It means having the tools you need to be a supportive partner during and after pregnancy - which is exactly what We’re Pregnant! The First-Time Dad’s Pregnancy Handbook is all about. From heartburn and headaches to birth and breastfeeding, We’re Pregnant! features practical, action-oriented pregnancy advice from the author of the Dad or Alive blog, Adrian Kulp, a (once clueless) dad who’s been there and done that - three times, in fact!

Becoming a parent is more than just a biological process—it’s a lifelong commitment to sacrifice, service, and most importantly, love. It’s a challenge to get up every day and put your kids first. You will experience moments of heroic compassion and humiliating failure, sometimes within the same day. But you don’t have to do it alone. From Ryan Holiday, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the smash hit The Daily Stoic, The Daily Dad provides 366 timeless meditations on parenting in a few manageable paragraphs a day—useful for even the most sleep deprived new parent.

In 2016, the morning after Valentine's Day, Luke's son passed away from breathing issues complicated by congenital birth defects. He was 21 months old. And his name was Finnegan. This kind of loss is terrifyingly huge and scary, but the love and light in this story far outweigh the tragedy. Through comic-book metaphors, Shakespeare references, and lilting Irish brogues, Luke tells the story of his too-short time with Finn. This is his tribute to storytelling, parenthood, and his rosy-cheeked, blue-eyed baby boy.

Learn from a whole community of dads so you're fully prepared to be a great first time dad and partner. The moment you find out you're going to be a dad is one of incredible joy, shock, and anxiousness - often all the same time! This detailed guide, from the writers and dads at DaddiLife - the worlds leading online platform for fathers - provides the reassurance and practical advice needed for modern day dads. It addresses the real challenges that new dads and dads to be go through, while also providing the answers at every step of the way.

Are you ready to unlock the code to raising a confident, empowered daughter? The Girl Dad Code is the essential guide for fathers who want to build a deep, meaningful connection with their daughters while preparing them to thrive in today’s world.

Like many women, Clare Pooley found the juggle of a stressful career and family life a struggle, so she left her successful role as a managing partner in one of the world's biggest advertising agencies to look after her family. She knew the change wouldn't be easy, but she never expected to find herself an overweight, depressed, middle-aged mother of three who was drinking more than a bottle of wine a day and spending her evenings Googling 'am I an alcoholic?'

Funny, fast-paced, and full of solid and practical ideas and advice, Welcome to Fatherhood dives right into the challenges that many modern dads-to-be face as they try to partner up with their pregnant significant others. Not just another take on the “be helpful and supportive” mantra most books preach, this book gets right to the point and gives dozens of specific and detailed tips, tricks, tools, and techniques to help you meet and exceed all of today’s expectations.

Even if you feel like you're stumbling in the dark, even if the toddler years seem like a maze with no way out, you're not alone. With real-life stories, empathetic advice, and practical wisdom, this guide lights your path ahead. It's not just a book; it's a companion, a mentor, a friend–tailored specifically for new dads like you–cheering you on every step of the way. Transform the challenging toddler years into a journey of joy and unforgettable memories and be the dad you always wanted to be.

Ta-Nehisi Coates' debut is an infectious, reflective memoir - a lyrical saga of surviving the crack-stricken streets of Baltimore in the '80s. Son of Vietnam vet and black awareness advocate Paul Coates - a poor man who set out to publish lost classics of black history - Ta-Nehisi drifts toward salvation at Howard University, while his ominous brother Big Bill finds his own rhythm hustling.

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World collects the personal dispatches from the front lines of one of the most daunting experiences any man can experience: fatherhood. As he conveys his profound awe at experiencing all the “firsts” that fill him with wonder and catch him completely unprepared, Fredrik Backman doesn’t shy away from revealing his own false steps and fatherly flaws, tackling issues both great and small, from masculinity and midlife crises to practical jokes and poop.

Parenting trends come and go. Gentle parenting is different - it isn't a label for a precise set of rules but a method of parenting that embraces the needs of parent and child, while being mindful of current science and child psychology. It means parenting with empathy, respect, understanding - and boundaries. Revised and updated, in The Gentle Parenting Book, Sarah Ockwell-Smith provides a trustworthy combination of what-to-expect information and gentle-parenting solutions to the most common challenges faced by parents with young children.

Este libro es una recopilación de historias honestas y conmovedoras que surgen desde las heridas de hijos lastimados, revelaciones profundas, como el hecho de que la presencia de un padre en los hijos es irremplazable. El padre, el primer amor de las hijas, el primer superhéroe de los hijos, el que espanta los fantasmas por las noches y simula ser caballo por el día, cabalgando con el crío sobre los hombros, la figura que se utiliza como amenaza cuando la autoridad de la madre se vuelve débil.