Fatherhood Parenting

Marriage, children, money, and everyday battles take their toll on any parent. This book navigates a clear path through the roller coaster of life. Get ready to laugh, cry, and be motivated by author Rick Daynes, the keeping-it-real father of five, three of whom have special needs. Although he speaks to dads of special kids, these life-changing solutions inspire all parents who want to empower their marriage and shape the brightest future for their family.

This audiobook gives fathers the pat on the back they deserve. Children of all ages share their heartfelt words of thanks and loving memories in this collection of 101 new stories. Personal accounts of learning from Dad’s example and lasting lessons, special moments and memorable outings, encouragement and expectations will bring any father joy, inspiration, and laughs. Whether the listener is a new dad, a father to one or more, a father of teens, a father of grown children, or a grandfather, these heartwarming and humorous stories will resonate with him.

In the Fall of 1970, at the start of eighth grade, Peter Selgin fell in love with the young teacher who'd arrived from Oxford wearing Frye boots, with long blond hair and a passion for his students that was as intense as it was rebellious. The son of an emotionally remote inventor, Peter was also a twin competing for the attention and affection of his parents. He had a burning need to feel special. The new teacher supplied that need.

Celebrated for both his novels and memoirs, Don J. Snyder is also the recipient of a James Michener Fellowship. A story of love and dedication, Walking with Jack chronicles Snyder’s dream to caddie for his son Jack's pro golf tour debut. At nearly 60, Snyder left Maine for Scotland - the birthplace of golf - where he learned the game and earned his spot as a full-time caddie. His journey would finally coincide with Jack’s own struggles in one of the PGA’s toughest qualifying events.

Aprenda de un padre experimentado y un pensador profundo sobre cómo mejorar sus habilidades de crianza. Ya debe estar haciendo mucho bien, y la crianza de los hijos no es un trabajo fácil, pero con las recompensas de relación y el cumplimiento que innumerables personas han señalado, vale la pena el esfuerzo. Muchos padres han quedado perplejos sobre los límites, la gestión del tiempo y el control. Si saltas a la paternidad sin ningún conocimiento previo, o basas todas tus suposiciones y patrones en lo que tus padres te enseñaron, seguramente cometerás algunos errores.

Mehr als eine Million Exemplare verkauft. Ihre ganze Liebe gilt Ihren Kindern. Aber sind Sie sich sicher, dass Ihre Kinder das auch spüren? Denn - was versteht Ihr Kind überhaupt unter Liebe? Der Psychotherapeut und Eheberater Dr. Gary Chapman geht davon aus, dass jedes Kind eine ganz bestimmte Muttersprache der Liebe spricht und auch versteht. Das sind Signale, die ihm eindeutig sagen, dass seine Eltern ihn lieben.

This inspiring true story of a single dad's long journey home pokes gentle (and not so gentle) fun at our frail human efforts to gain from our losses, and begin again. A returning son makes three promises to his ailing mother to be a good man after his wife attempts to replace him over Christmas. When the divorce - and a legal maneuver to separate him from his children - is filed on the day his mother dies, he is unprepared to defend himself against the male stereotypes he must fight to remain an equal parent.

As a father, you will have a huge impact on what kind of person your child grows into. It can be exciting, but also daunting, uplifting, and exhausting…and leave you wondering where to start and what to do. A strong relationship, a happy family, and raising a healthy child all start with you! It’s never too late to start making mindful and deliberate choices in your parenting - with a conscious approach to fatherhood, you can feel like (and actually be) a good father! This parenting handbook is designed by a real-life dad who’s been exactly where you are now.

In this educational piece, Majoring in Fatherhood, we explore the process of becoming the ultimate father. Walk through the twist, turns, and climaxes of Calvin Crosby IV, the author of this transformational guide. Calvin teaches us how fatherhood is not easy but rather how it is possible to optimize. Leveraging his own experiences, trials, and tribulations he carefully places strategic and empathetic advice in a short, spiritual, and sure-to-keep your attention novel.

Are your kids, career, marriage, community, and social life constantly competing for your time and attention?Are you an exhausted dad frustrated that you can't always bring your A-game to every aspect of your life? In a fast-paced world that demands extra every day, dads are struggling more than ever to find the balance and motivation to have the family, career, and life they want without making damaging compromises. All dads want to improve, but many are unclear what specific steps to take. They just need a playbook.

This book will provide you with answers by giving you tools to be a change agent for your family. You will gain insights into your character, behavior, and thought patterns so you can identify the ways you contribute to or subtract from honoring your son. By the time you’re done listening to this book, you will have learned about yourself and the initiation and blessing ceremony I did for my sons. Hopefully, my story will spark your interest and generate ideas as you start planning to honor your son into manhood.

Becoming a parent is considered to be one of the most exciting times in a person's life. You often embark on this new adventure with great hopes and expectations about what life will be like as you raise your children. Sometimes, however, the path into parenthood can surprise you. This book helps you meet with six people and their journey with their parenthood. You will be able to see what they thought during the process of becoming a parent. Their experience, journey, and evolvement to a new life process will be there in those minutes of the book.

Four years after his wife's suicide, Jason MacKenzie had his moment of reckoning. After yet another day of heavy drinking his daughter Melody, who was nine years old, looked him in the eye and told him she was disappointed in him. She found the courage to be honest with her dad and that finally gave him the courage to be honest with himself.

In Alternadad, Neal Pollack offers a wonderfully candid account of his and his wife's attempt to bring up their son, while still having fun and preserving their attachment to youth culture.

A mother's job is never done, but in Thanks Mom, she gets the praise she deserves. Children of all ages share their words of gratitude and appreciation in this new collection of stories for moms. Daughters and sons retell tales of love and learning, celebrating moms, their wisdom, and all that they do. These stories of special memories, loving and hard lessons, unforgettable moments, laughter and tears, support and encouragement will bring any mom joy, inspiration, and amusement. Mothers of all ages will feel good about the recognition they receive....

Der radikal ehrliche Bericht von einem, der es geschafft hat, wirklich gesund zu werden. Geiler Job, liebevolle Familie, durchzockte Nächte mit den Jungs: Work hard, play hard. So ging Jürgen Schmieder lange durchs Leben. Bis ihn ein diabetischer Schock in die Horizontale beförderte. Was folgte, war nicht nur die Not zu einem gesünderen Lebensstil, sondern endlich auch das richtige Mindset: "Wenn ich meinen Sohn aufwachsen sehen möchte, muss ich überleben und gesund werden."

The amazing and blessed life of popular ESPN reporter and correspondent for College GameDay Marty Smith, whose mission in this thoughtful and funny memoir is to return fans to the true soul of sports in this country. Never Settle is the funny but oh, it's true story of how Marty got here, and a revealing look at his journey. Never Settle includes all the best stories and behind-the-scenes moments from Marty's wild life, covering topics including: college football, racing, fathers and sons, and how sports can bring us together.

Acclaimed essayist Mark Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its men. Football teaches young men self-discipline and teamwork. But football celebrates violence. Football is a showcase for athletic beauty and physical excellence. But football damages young bodies and minds, sometimes permanently. Football inspires confidence and direction. But football instills cockiness, a false sense of superiority.

Die Liebe ist das Fundament für alles. Aber nicht jeder, der geliebt ist, empfindet diese Liebe. Es gibt verschiedene Arten, mit denen wir Liebe zeigen oder auch für uns selbst wahrnehmen. Ihre ganze Liebe gilt Ihren Kindern. Aber sind Sie sich sicher, dass Ihre Kinder das auch spüren? Denn - was versteht Ihr Kind überhaupt unter Liebe? Der Psychotherapeut und Eheberater Dr. Gary Chapman geht davon aus, dass jedes Kind eine ganz bestimmte Muttersprache der Liebe spricht und auch versteht. Das sind Signale, die ihm eindeutig sagen, dass seine Eltern ihn lieben.

After Rachel and Matthew had their first child, they had a couple of fights. Well, okay, more than a couple - they fought for over three years. They fought about schedules. They fought about bad habits. They even fought about the lawn mower. And besides actually having their child, it was the best thing that could've happened. Chronicling their greatest hits, from the great birth control debate to the divorce joke showdown, Fights You'll Have After Having a Baby is a postpartum story with hope.