THE NEW FATHER

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 indispensable 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 flexibilit
• 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