The essential, month-by-month handbook on all aspects of fatherhood during the first year, complete with sound advice, valuable information, and tips from top researchers in the parenting field. An indispensible, month-by-month guide to the often bewildering world of fatherhood during the first year, this book combines sensitivity, wisdom, and an easy-going humour to provide fathers with all they need to know about their baby and themselves in a clear and concise way. The author's and other fathers' personal experiences, as well as sound advice and information from top researchers in the parenting field, are incorporated to address the many complex needs and concerns of fathers, while delightful illustrations highlight the joys and challenges unique to parenting.The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year teaches how to chart a baby's physical, intellectual, verbal, and social development; understand your own emotional and psychological development; deal with changes in your relationship with your partner; juggle work with family, while still becoming an involved father; analyse your baby's temperament; choose the right insurance policy; and introduce your baby to music, reading, and even computers. This book provides a wealth of essential information for every dad, and it's sure to give every mum some fresh insights, too.
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"Brott writes honestly and earnestly. His wry sense of humor will be a relief to hassled parents." - Time
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Armin Brott is a recognized parenting expert and author. He is also author of The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-Be, The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the Toddler Years, and The Single Father: A Dad's Guide to Parenting without a Partner. He has also written on fatherhood for the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, the Washington Post, American Baby magazine, Parenting magazine, and many other periodicals. He also hosts "Positive Parenting", a nationally distributed, weekly talk show.
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62 of 65 people found the following review helpful
By Posh Tater
Format:Hardcover
So far, this is the book that we have both loved. It's written by a man with three children, who learned, like all of us, on the job. He's straight talking, encouraging, tells you how to, when to, why to. It's aimed at fathers, because there are too few books written for men about being a dad. I would recommend all the mums read it too, and get an insight into what's going on with the dad.
Each chapter is broken down into "what's going on with your partner", "what's going on with your baby", "what's going on with you". Nothing is missed. What might worry you, what will worry you. Cars, money, hospital appointments - should you go or not. Whether to be there at the birth. Conversations it would be useful to have. How to cope with it, what NOT to do and what NOT to say! What the baby is up to this month. What it's not up to. Tips on what to do to remain a couple, and not just a pair of sleepless zombies!
The man deserves a Nobel prize for writing it and the previous book The Expectant Father is also brilliant. BUY THEM. You won't regret it and you will be dipping in to them until your children leave home. And then handing them on when they have children!
Each chapter is broken down into "what's going on with your partner", "what's going on with your baby", "what's going on with you". Nothing is missed. What might worry you, what will worry you. Cars, money, hospital appointments - should you go or not. Whether to be there at the birth. Conversations it would be useful to have. How to cope with it, what NOT to do and what NOT to say! What the baby is up to this month. What it's not up to. Tips on what to do to remain a couple, and not just a pair of sleepless zombies!
The man deserves a Nobel prize for writing it and the previous book The Expectant Father is also brilliant. BUY THEM. You won't regret it and you will be dipping in to them until your children leave home. And then handing them on when they have children!
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
By Fifona
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Wow, what a read!
I bought this book as a present and thought that I'd quickly skim read it before giving it to the recipient but became so engrossed that I read this from cover to cover.
It is extremely informative without being condescending or patronising and is very easy to digest. It is well laid out with each month of a baby's first year covered in 12 separate chapters. The practical help is invaluable and any looming decisions become easy with all pros and cons of each situation clearly detailed, so that each person can make the right choice for them and their child. As well as providing an insight into the role of being a parent, the descriptions of each development stage that your baby will go through will prove invaluable together with analysing the emotions that each father and the baby's mother are likely to experience (guilt and anger included).
This book is a must read for all new parents, not just for fathers-to-be.
I bought this book as a present and thought that I'd quickly skim read it before giving it to the recipient but became so engrossed that I read this from cover to cover.
It is extremely informative without being condescending or patronising and is very easy to digest. It is well laid out with each month of a baby's first year covered in 12 separate chapters. The practical help is invaluable and any looming decisions become easy with all pros and cons of each situation clearly detailed, so that each person can make the right choice for them and their child. As well as providing an insight into the role of being a parent, the descriptions of each development stage that your baby will go through will prove invaluable together with analysing the emotions that each father and the baby's mother are likely to experience (guilt and anger included).
This book is a must read for all new parents, not just for fathers-to-be.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By Dr N
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I bought the 'New Father Boxed Set' for my husband for Father's Day (or rather father-to-be day). It includes Dads Guide To The First Year Of Life and also Dads Guide To The Toddler Years. He's found the book really easy to read. It's divided into short sections which makes it great for picking up every now and then and digesting small chunks of information. Throughout the book it includes advice and information about how the mum might be coping/feeling. I'm hoping this will make my husband more sympathestic and helpful when the baby arrives! It's definately made my husband feel more involved and he's even teaching me things I didn't know.
It's a book not only for the dads. I couldn't put it down once I'd picked it up. I even ditched the book I was reading on Motherhood. It's clear and informative without being dictatorial or condescending. I'd recommend it to all couples who are expecting a child or already have a little one.
The only small negative I could mention is that being written by an American, it has a few American references in it. But this is by far outweighed by the overall Gem of a book it is!
BUY IT!!!!
It's a book not only for the dads. I couldn't put it down once I'd picked it up. I even ditched the book I was reading on Motherhood. It's clear and informative without being dictatorial or condescending. I'd recommend it to all couples who are expecting a child or already have a little one.
The only small negative I could mention is that being written by an American, it has a few American references in it. But this is by far outweighed by the overall Gem of a book it is!
BUY IT!!!!
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Compared to the books I read that were aimed at new moms, this was quite unsophisticated - gave up after a few chapters of having my intelligence insulted. Read more
Published 19 days ago by JURGEN W SWANEPOEL
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The New Father book
I bought this for my partner and needless to say it calmed his fears and has been a brilliant reference guide for him particulary in the early months of fatherhood. Read more
Published 19 days ago by Emma
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Shocking.
Don't buy this book... EVER.
It tells new fathers that it is NORMAL and HEALTHY to be sexually aroused in the company of your baby.
All I can think is.. PEADOPHILE.. Read more
It tells new fathers that it is NORMAL and HEALTHY to be sexually aroused in the company of your baby.
All I can think is.. PEADOPHILE.. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Mrs. Lydia Myers
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Lots of help
I bought this for my son and he's really enjoying it and finding it extremely helpful. Lots of great tips.
Published 1 month ago by bee milbourn
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Great book
I bought this for my partner and he absolutely loved it! I kept reading it over his shoulder as there was so much useful information in it! I certainly learnt some new things. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Isi
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Great book for fathers to be
Bought this for husband as baby number 1 due soon - he has really enjoyed reading it - I was surprised as he isn't a big reader and hadn't done any reading about babies etc but... Read more
Published 2 months ago by LH123
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A very well researched reading
Just like most dads to be, I didn't know much about babies and children until recently. This book seems to offer a very clear guide to the various changes which your baby, your... Read more
Published 4 months ago by A. Hadzhidiev
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A dad's guide as well as Mum's
Excellent book, nicely written, from a dad point of view. it describes what to expect every month, from the baby as well as from the wife/mother. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Chris
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great book
Got this book for my hubby for xmas:) he absolutely love it:) he say there is loads of information he never would have know:) Now we can read and prepare for our baby together:)
Published 4 months ago by elina
5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally...
a book about babies for men that isn't patronising or pandering to lad culture.
My husband loved this book as do I. Read more
My husband loved this book as do I. Read more
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