Fatherhood Parenting

This isn't your typical pregnancy guide for the ladies. No fluff or nitty-gritty details that you can't use. It's the super practical guide for dads-to-be, created with you in mind. Ready to be the ultimate supportive partner and master this journey?

9 lecciones para ser mejor padre que tu padre, desde la neurociencia, la filosofía, la psicología y la antropología. Un libro que reconoce que la maternidad tiene el potencial de generar una crisis en el hombre: pérdida de control, confusión, disminución de la intimidad sexual, sentimientos de exclusión y conflictos.

This exploration delves into the wide-reaching consequences of fatherlessness on individuals, families, and society as a whole. It examines the emotional, psychological, and economic impacts, shedding light on how the absence of a father affects childhood development, future relationships, and the social fabric of communities. Through a blend of statistics, real-life stories, and expert insights, this study reveals how fatherlessness contributes to cycles of poverty, mental health challenges, and increased crime rates.

In the Fall of 1970, at the start of eighth grade, Peter Selgin fell in love with the young teacher who'd arrived from Oxford wearing Frye boots, with long blond hair and a passion for his students that was as intense as it was rebellious. The son of an emotionally remote inventor, Peter was also a twin competing for the attention and affection of his parents. He had a burning need to feel special. The new teacher supplied that need.

There are so many issues surrounding starting school that parents struggle with: selecting the best school for their child (and knowing the right things to look for and questions to ask), preparing their child emotionally and practically for starting, knowing what must-haves to buy (and what not to buy!), navigating school settling-in procedures, coping with behaviour regressions at home, friendship issues, anxiety, tricky behaviour at school, school refusal and homework. This audiobook will address these.

Would you like to understand the world from the mind and eyes of a child and a loving and experienced parent? Would you like to hear typical real-life dialogues between that parent and child? Would it help to understand the psychology of a child who is just stepping out into a new and awesome environment? This world is full of awe and wonder, but laced with challenges that may set your child back or help him or her move forward into a hope-filled, loving, and responsible future. This book contains the knowledge and tools you can use to aid your child on the way to success. It also has its moments of humor.

Whether your pregnancy was planned or a surprise, you’re bound to feel nervous. When you got your job, you had training and a job description… But for this role – the most important role you’ll ever have – you’re coming to it blind, and you’re on call all the time. Nothing will prepare you for the immense love you’ll feel when you look at your child for the first time… but it’s not true that there’s nothing you can do to prepare. Get ahead of the game and balance work and family life perfectly. This manual is the handbook every new dad needs.

At first, Simon’s beloved father, Ted, suffered sudden bad moods and forgetfulness. Then the diagnosis: Alzheimer’s. Ted was disappearing from the family, but Simon wanted to hold on to him. While music could bring him back temporarily - the video of the two of them singing along to Ted’s favorite song was a hit around the world - Ted could no longer tell his story. This is that story.

The key to success in your first year of fatherhood is also a key to success in life: keep it simple. This audiobook is a simple guide to what you really need to know during pregnancy and your baby’s first year.

Marriage, children, money, and everyday battles take their toll on any parent. This book navigates a clear path through the roller coaster of life. Get ready to laugh, cry, and be motivated by author Rick Daynes, the keeping-it-real father of five, three of whom have special needs. Although he speaks to dads of special kids, these life-changing solutions inspire all parents who want to empower their marriage and shape the brightest future for their family.

You’re about to discover how to take your ordinary average person and transform them into a powerful, dynamic, and positive parent. Who is this superhero that I speak of? It’s you! In this book, I teach you everything that you need to become a positive parent, an effective role model, teacher, and loving mother or father. I give you the overall concepts and ideas that will transform every part of parenting, from discipline, expectations, and how to create functional, healthy children.

When Steve Friedman was a child growing up in the suburbs of St. Louis, the game of golf was, to him, mysterious and dark. His father’s passion for it caused friction in his marriage and eluded the interest of his youngest son, who was devoted instead to basketball. For that and many other reasons, the two failed to bond, ultimately leading to an awkward and unhappy relationship. But Friedman never forgot the love his father had for golf, and after many years, when he was in his 40s, he reached out and asked his dad to teach him the game.

This book is a deep analysis of the impact of some discussions between a father and his sons, based on the principles of honesty, honor, and integrity. These principles are the ingredients for the solid foundation that has allowed me as a male parent to guide and successfully raise sensitive boys to proud and competent men. This journey is shared with you parents who are serious about guiding your sons through the various paths of life.

Celebrated for both his novels and memoirs, Don J. Snyder is also the recipient of a James Michener Fellowship. A story of love and dedication, Walking with Jack chronicles Snyder’s dream to caddie for his son Jack's pro golf tour debut. At nearly 60, Snyder left Maine for Scotland - the birthplace of golf - where he learned the game and earned his spot as a full-time caddie. His journey would finally coincide with Jack’s own struggles in one of the PGA’s toughest qualifying events.

Endearing and enlightening. Dear Hunter, is a book that listeners won’t soon forget. Matt DiGeronimo holds his young son’s hand, pulls him across the boundaries of time for a father-son sit-down, discussing life’s most complex issues with graceful simplicity. DiGeronimo guides his future Hunter through the vicissitudes of life that he will face, bringing us along on the journey. Gentle and pensive in its delivery, yet powerful and impactful in its message, no topic is off limits.

Siete historias reales de las que aprender. Siete adolescencias conflictivas que Alejandro Rodrigo ha tratado y que han hecho mella en él, siete relatos donde nos narra esas adolescencias y el origen de sus problemas para, a continuación, explicarnos en el capítulo siguiente el porqué del conflicto, cómo solucionarlo y, en nuestro caso, cómo evitar llegar a esos extremos con nuestros hijos.

Pregnancy is no walk in the park, and being the rock your partner and future child need is an enormous undertaking. While the thought of embarking on this unchartered path can be overwhelming, you’re more than capable of overcoming your fears. Start with this comprehensive guide filled with practical advice and information on how to up your dad game and become a confident and fearless father.

Michael Dowdy perceives the world as a poet, one with an anxiety disorder. As a result he has rarely experienced fathering or his relationship with his daughter, A, as a linear narrative. Rather, his impressions of fathering coalesce in encounters with the conditions of our time, producing intense flashes of awareness and emotion.

Johnny is 19. He likes music, art and going to the beach. He is also autistic - in his case that means he will probably never get a job, never have a girlfriend, never leave home. And over the last 19 years this is what his father, TV producer and comedy writer Henry Normal and his wife Angela have been trying to come to terms with. This is a book for anyone whose life has been touched by autism - it's about the hope, the despair, and the messy, honest sometimes comical day-to-day world of autism, as well as a wonderful, warm book about the unconditional, unconventional love between a father, a mother and a son.

Así comiensa Víctor Rivas Rivela esta magnífica crónica en que narra su fuga desde la zona de guerra de la violencia doméstica - considerda con demasiada frecuencia como «un asunto de familia» - y su trayectoria hacia la independencia, la recuperación y la renovación. En Asunto de familia, Víctor recuerda su época de joveniracundo que vivía bajo la tiranía y la cólera de su padre.