Titres dans Paternité

The last time David Magee saw his son alive, William told him to write their family’s story in the hopes of helping others. Days later, David found William dead from an accidental drug overdose. Now, in a memoir suggestive of Augusten Burroughs meets Glennon Doyle, award-winning columnist and author David Magee answers his son's wish with a compelling, heartbreaking, and impossible to pause book that speaks to every individual and family.

Warm and fuzzy, anchored in values, and filled with simple words of wisdom, this beloved, best-selling book for parents speaks to the important business of raising sons, and distills their timeless lessons into nuggets of wisdom - some lighthearted, some serious, some practical, and some intangible, and all supported by a strong moral backbone.

Do you want to stop the arguments with your kids in only seven days? I, like you, want to be the best parent possible. But it’s difficult isn’t it? It’s difficult to remain calm when there’s mess and toys everywhere. Or when your child takes the car but you need it. Have you ever suddenly found yourself in conflict? Conflict with your child. The one with whom you have unconditional love. The one for whom you would sacrifice everything. Were you shouting? Well, maybe not shouting, but once again maybe you were not who you wanted to be.

Almost everyone yearns to know their parents more thoroughly before they die, to solve some of those lifelong mysteries. Maybe, just maybe, those answers will help you live your own life. But life doesn’t stop to wait. In his fifties, New Yorker writer Tad Friend is grappling with being a husband and a father as he tries to grasp who he is as a son. Torn between two families, he careens between two stages in life. On some days he feels vigorous, on the brink of greatness when he plays tournament squash.

Whether you’re a dad or a mom, whether you’re rocking the "parent" part of your life and feel your vision for that radical idea or revolutionary business is on the back burner, or you’re a rock star in the business arena, at the top of your game and you know your relationships pay the price…this book is for you. Cereal Dad Preneur provides a road map and a practical guide to achieve success in all areas of your life.

A devastating car accident upends, disrupts, and derails a seemingly ordinary family. In the wake of devastation is where recovery and, ultimately, redemption are found. Gil Ahrens offers his own journey not so much as a prescription for adversity, but as a comforting guidepost for how we might cope when confronted with life-altering challenges...when what we thought was safe and secure is suddenly taken away. He reveals how God’s love and grace appear not necessarily when we want them, but certainly when we need them.

Imagine discovering you’re about to become a parent, even though doctors told you the chances of making a baby were close to zero. Now, a soon-to-be first-time father is charting a course through the perilous and choppy waters of living with a pregnant woman. He’s dodging hormonal right hooks, evading emotional explosions, saying all the wrong things (like "Are you okay?"), and trying to figure out how the hell you install a car seat.

This book was written for dads to learn how to create a positive influence in their 21st-century daughter’s life. I wrote this book for dads because I have firsthand experience of having a dad who encouraged me to be my best self. I know, without any doubt, that dads have a very critical role in their daughter's life.

When you are a dad, parenting can really sneak up on you. But when you are a stay-at-home, down in the trenches dad, you have no choice but to get up to speed pretty quickly. Even if you feel totally unprepared, it is sink or swim right from day one. In his first five years of fatherhood, Andrew Knott has learned a lot about parenting. Or more specifically, he has learned a lot about his kids and himself.

Four Months...and a Lifetime is the touching true story of a father who coached his son’s basketball team from kindergarten through eighth grade, a remarkable nine-year journey with the same boys. Their final march to the eighth-grade season championship is interspersed with the author’s own journey of falling in love with basketball in early-'70s New York, filled with anecdotes of Dr. J, sneaking into Duke’s Cameron Indoor Stadium, and playing pickup in Larry Bird’s home state of Indiana.

What you teach your child stays with them for life. The skills, values, and beliefs that you instill upon a child are some of the most influential things that you will provide as a parent - this is a huge responsibility to take on and an intimidating one most of the time. As a dad, you want what is best for your child. You always want to be there for them and guide them, but you might not know exactly how. This audiobook is going to be your navigational tool. It is going to teach you proven and effective parenting strategies that really work.

Imagine your plane is going down. Prayer is useless. Fiery death awaits. Now imagine your children. The hours spent feeding, giggling, changing diapers, soothing tantrums, gazing into eyes...all will fade from their memories until you're just a name.

Studies have revealed that babies fall asleep more easily when listening to “white noise”. Surprisingly so few parents are knowledgeable of the many benefits of white noise for helping babies fall asleep. In fact babies like white noise and settle more easily when listening to it. The reason being is that it reminds them of when they were in their mothers womb. Mistakenly many new parents believe that there has to be complete silence to help their babies fall asleep, but this is actually not the case.

To Stephanie, Andrew Simmons seemed like the perfect man. He was smart, handsome, tall, and athletic. And best of all, he was interested in her. As their romance begins to blossom, the truth about Andrew's past comes to light. A misguided choice made many years before hung over him. When they start a family together, Andrew tries to move on from the past and enjoy his family life, but the past still haunts him.

This new audiobook is first in a series of inspirational stories about fathers raising children with special needs. This audiobook features 12 fathers raising children with autism, selected from the Special Fathers Network Dad to Dad Podcast, including the actor Joe Mantegna, who also provided a forward.

While the world locked down under the weight of a global pandemic, many of us picked up hobbies. A whole bunch of you got pregnant. Congratulations. You’re really bad at social distancing. And thank you. You’re our first customers. Join Jake and Page Fehling as they hold your hand - but not your leg, that’s your job, dads - through your pregnancy journey. Jake and Page each write their own accounts of major pregnancy milestones, then react to the other’s recollections.

In my third book, I share the burden of being a fatherless son and deep impact it had on my life. Follow my journey to witness the progression I made to now supporting other men who have grown up without a father. You, too, can experience the same freedom to move on with your life!

When I was 12 years old, my father, brother and I walked 372 miles from Umhlanga Rocks, just north of Durban, South Africa, to Lourenco Marques in Mocambique. On the trip, my father kept a very brief diary, jotting down what we did on each day and revealing some of his thoughts and feelings along the way in a matter-of-fact style so typical of him. I made a copy of his diary when I was still a boy and have always treasured it because of what the trip meant to me. In this audiobook I want to share about how my father, through the adventures he took us on.

Single fathers have the toughest decisions to make concerning their lives and that of the child(ren) they raise. When a man decides to re-arrange how he planned out his life to raise a child, then you know it is no ordinary love. To Father a Child was written to embrace fatherhood, even when it is just you and your child. This book will encourage and help you understand how to manage your decisions around raising your child alone.

"Man-speak" lessons on raising a child with autism. Six-Word Lessons for Dads with Autistic Kids gives fathers 100 short, simple, and practical lessons on how to create strong bonds with their children when autism is in the picture. Written by a father of an adult son with autism, Six-Word Lessons for Dads with Autistic Kids gives you straight-up advice that you can put to work right away.