The New Father (a Dad's Guide To The First Year)

By (author) Armin A. Brott; By (author) Brott Armin A.
Short description/annotation
An indispensable handbook on all aspects of fatherhood during the first 12 months, by the author of The Expectant Father.
Description

The essential handbook for all things first-year father is now fully updated 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 focuses on 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, as well as time-honoured wisdom - and humour, thanks to New Yorker cartoons and Brott''s light touch - make The New Father indispensible for the modern father who doesn''t want 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 impact dads have on girls and boys
• Specific strategies dads can use to get - and stay - involved in their children''s lives
• Updated resources for new fathers     

Not to mention new research and information on:

• How to understand what your baby is telling you
• Babies'' amazing abilities
• Baby massage - they love it!
• The latest on vaccinations and healthcare
  
• and much, much more.

Table of contents
Introduction 7 1 Week Congratulations, You''re a Dad! 13 1 Month Getting to Know You 49 2 Months First Smiles 74 3 Months Let the Games Begin 101 4 Months Born to Be... 125 5 Months Work and Family 149 6 Months Gaining Confidence 170 7 Months A Whole New Kind of Love 189 8 Months Perpetual Motion 206 9 Months The Building Blocks of Development 220 10 Months Forming an Identity 239 11 Months Planes, Trains, and Automobiles 252 12 Months There Now, That Wasn''t So Bad, Was It? 268 Appendixes Resources 296 Books for Babies 304 Height and Weight Charts 307 Selected Bibliography 310 Acknowledgements 318 Index 320
Review quote
"In this third of his perfectly targeted book series for the modern dad, Brott demystifies child development ... and make[s] fathers... enjoy the vital role they play in their kids lives even more. A great addition to any parenthood library." --Child magazine "Read a book? Who has time? But you''d be wise to find some so you can take advantage of a fabulous resource ... The New Father." --Sesame Street Parents "This book would make a great gift for any new dad." --Lawrence Kutner, Ph.D., columnist, Parents magazine
Biographical note
Armin A. Brott is the author of best-selling New Father series: The Expectant Father, The New Father: A Dad''s Guide to the First Year, and The New Father: A Dad''s Guide to the Toddler Years, 12-36 Months (new edition available May 2019). He is also author of The Military Father, Fathering Your School-Age Child, and The Single Father, among others. A noted parenting expert, Brott has written on fatherhood for his blog MrDad.com and such leading publications as The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, Sports