The author's goal in writing this book is to provide an easy-to-read and easy-to-absorb sensible guide to effective fathering – from the first day the reader learns his partner is pregnant, through labour, babydom, toddlerdom, the pre-school years, middle childhood, the 'tween' years, adolescence and the often frustrating teenager years. This book is the result of Chris Cowl's ten years of experience conducting heart-felt and candid discussions, chairing "Dad Classes's" with over 500 dads participating in Chris's wife's in-depth pre-natal sessions.
The intended audience is not only new dads but parents of all ages and levels of experience. This book will serve well as a companion resource to any pre-natal classes as well as to courses on family studies and parenting in high school and college programs of study.
Chapters include: - Pre-dating
- Mate-selection
- Pre-conception planning and preparation
- The 'joys' of pregnancy
- Pre-labour preparation
- Labour and how to support her plans towards the birth she wants
- Dealing with newborns
- Back to work
- Toddlers
- Adolescence
- Teenagers
- Making memories
- Cooking with Dad 101
Chris Cowl has been moderating monthly 'Dads Classes' since 1995, where soon-to-be-fathers meet with their male-only peers to discuss their thoughts and fears regarding the upcoming birth of their babies.
978-1-926987-02-6
$18.95 est.
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