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Are you ready to handle the challenges that come with supporting your partner during pregnancy and parenting a newborn? Your partner has announced that she is pregnant! Congratulations! Now what? Becoming a new dad is the toughest thing you will ever do, and there is no perfect way to do it. You may feel overwhelmed, unqualified, and confused about what to do next. With the right knowledge, you can tackle the challenge head-on...and enjoy the journey as well.

Dads play an indispensable role in rais­ing their children to become mature and secure adults. Any man can become a great dad if he desires to be and is willing to work at it. You can become your children’s hero. Each man who listens to this book will be inspired to take a step forward and become a great dad.

When Arkady Petrovich returns home from college, his father finds his eager, naïve son changed almost beyond recognition, for the impressionable Arkady has fallen under the powerful influence of the friend he has brought home with him. A self-proclaimed nihilist, the ardent young Bazarov shocks Arkady's father with his determination to overthrow the traditional values of society. Vividly capturing the hopes and fears of a changing Russia in the 19th century, Fathers and Sons is Ivan Turgenev's masterpiece. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Este es un libro brillante, conmovedor, desgarrador y fascinante. La historia de Sheff es sincera, porque dice la verdad que a muchos se nos hace difícil reconocer en nuestros hijos y que a veces está latente y nos hacemos los ciegos para no verla.David Sheff nos presenta la adicción y sus confusiones de una manera clara y aleccionadora, poniendo como ejemplo su propia experiencia y la de su familia.

An unlikely author, Cooper the Pooper, is a dog with a nose for the hilarious, and he’s sniffed out the most cringe-worthy dad jokes on the planet and collected them all into one glorious volume of cringe. With more than 400 hilarious jokes, your family will have enough witty one-liners and side-splitting anecdotes to fill a box of Christmas crackers (and Dad won’t be the only one embarrassing your teens on their birthday).

The Parenting Map is a practical fail-safe, whole-family programme designed to help both adults and children heal and thrive. We parents are plagued with doubt. In an ever-changing world our children must adapt constantly to the demands of the modern world - and we as parents do too. From social media pressures, generational expectations, and with a mental health crisis sweeping the younger generation, parenting can be a challenging and uncertain journey through uncharted territory.

When Brad Meltzer's first son was born eight years ago, the best-selling writer and new father started compiling a list of heroes whose virtues and talents he wanted to share with his son: Abraham Lincoln, Rosa Parks, Jim Henson, Amelia Earhart, Muhammad Ali...and so many more, each one an ordinary person who was able to achieve the extraordinary.

On 10th June 2020, the scholar James Nwoye Adichie died suddenly in Nigeria. In this tender and powerful essay, expanded from the original New Yorker text, his daughter, a self-confessed daddy's girl, remembers her beloved father. Notes on Grief is at once a tribute to a long life of grace and wisdom, the story of a daughter's fierce love for a parent and a revealing examination of the layers of loss and the nature of grief.

Are you an expectant father? This book is about what comes after the birth. It’s about how to raise your children. It’s about how to teach them how to think. This book teaches you the deeper level algorithms that will give your kids a compounding advantage throughout their lives.

Ed Long, Jr. shares heartfelt memories concerning him and his father, Bishop Eddie Lee Long, to aid parents in connecting with their offspring and to empower the next generation with tools for developing their voice while embracing the responsibility of inherent legacy.

Approaching his 30th birthday, Sopan Deb had found comfort in his day job as a writer for the New York Times and a comedian. But his stage material highlighting his South Asian culture only masked the insecurities borne from his family history. Sure, Deb knew the facts: His parents, both Indian, separately immigrated to North America in the 1960s and 1970s. They were brought together in a volatile and ultimately doomed arranged marriage and raised a family in New Jersey before his father returned to India alone. But Deb had never learned who his parents were as individuals.

For people who happen to be parents (or might be soon). Because for every turdy nappy you sadly deposit into a gag-reflex-inducing bin, there's a moment that's less sh*t around the corner. This is not a audiobook that will help you grow (or raise) a human successfully. But this is a book that might, if you're not too emotionally battered - and can see through the permanent eye twitch - help you laugh a little more than you cry. But that's not guaranteed.

Are you looking for a special gift to remind your dad how special he is? Dad Time: Savoring the God-Given Moments of Fatherhood by New York Times bestselling author Max Lucado is filled with timeless stories and inspirational quotes about fatherhood. Men will enjoy the heartfelt reminders of the memories they made with their children.

Strong Enough for a Man but Made for a Woman is a controversial analysis of great importance that many people intentionally ignore today. Three of which are the challenges in coparenting, child custody and support laws, and the Family Court System that is certainly capable of supporting fathers but is inherently designed for mothers, nonetheless. Through a series of real-life experiences, research, and the legalities of child support, the author examines the correlation between the narcissistic parent and the absent parent.

Acclaimed historian Stephen Ambrose begins his examination with a glance inward - he starts this book with his brothers, his first and forever friends, and the shared experiences that join them for a lifetime, overcoming distance and misunderstandings.

He next tells of Dwight D. Eisenhower, who had a golden gift for friendship and who shared a perfect trust with his younger brother, Milton, in spite of their apparently unequal stations....

From buying buggies and cutting the cord to dealing with your wife's breastfeeding in public - the life of a first-time father will throw up new experiences every day. The Expectant Dad's Survival Guide tells you everything you need to know during your partner's pregnancy and the first few weeks of your new life as a dad. Combining expert advice from midwives, psychologists and obstetricians with first-hand accounts, it explains what's happening with her, what's going on with your baby, and what the hell you should be doing every step of the way.

If you want to be a PERFECT first-time dad, then keep reading… Feeling insecure about what lies ahead for you while expecting your first born? Want to become more empathetic and compassionate toward what your partner is going through? Looking to be a more helpful and supportive partner as you prepare for your little one? We get it — it’s not just the moms going through these feelings. Dads have very real worries and anxieties over expecting their first child too. Ensuring that the entire experience – from pregnancy to childbirth, and beyond – is as seamless and positive as ever ...

This new dad’s guidebook will help you to become the best dad you can be in the first year of your baby’s life, showing you how to ensure your baby is well-fed, well-rested, happy, and growing, while also making sure you and your partner get the rest and care you need.

The mistakes we make and the hardships we endure have a positive aspect: they teach us lessons. They plant seeds from which a garden of wisdom can grow. In Welcome to My Garden, author and entrepreneur Brian Murray shares some of the most meaningful lessons he has learned over his lifetime, covering topics from health and mindfulness to gratitude and empathy.

Can fathers navigate pregnancy, continue to thrive, and not lose their sense of self in the modern world? The book you have in your hands answers this important question with a resounding, “Yes!” No stone is left unturned. Evidence-based research concerning birth settings, the birth itself, and the postpartum period is all here for you to consider.