Fatherhood Parenting

Bad parents are the best parents because they give you adversity. Children are kind of like magicians psychologically because when you're a child, you're weak and you have to deal with your own weakness and your own vulnerabilities. Children are very willful and strong in their own way, and so when they have parents who ignore them or who are abusive, they find a way to somehow compensate for that. The compensation often leads to children becoming great artists, great political figures, great actors.

In the face of a mysterious and terrifying illness, this is the story of a family trying to maintain some kind of togetherness. Torn between his commitment to keep Clarisa a part of Janir’s life and the threat she poses to that life, John acknowledges that he can care for his son in ways he never could for Clarisa. All who have experienced the wrench of mental illness in the family will recognize their own journey in this heartfelt story of fatherhood.

Get ready to be swept away by the touching and unforgettable story of Israel Rain. This heartwarming tale is about a father's undying love for his daughter, Mia, and how their connection endures even beyond death.

Romal Tune was raised mostly without a father. He and his dad connected briefly when he was a teenager, and then had no relationship for decades. After years of inner work, Tune realized that neither he nor his dad possessed what they needed to live up to each other's expectations. He began to wonder if other men also longed to have vulnerable conversations with their fathers—about good memories, about pain, and about what their relationship could still become. So he sat down with seventeen men of diverse ages, ethnicities, and socioeconomic backgrounds for "I Wish My Dad" conversations.

The key to success in your first year of fatherhood is also a key to success in life: keep it simple. This audiobook is a simple guide to what you really need to know during pregnancy and your baby’s first year.

Becoming a first-time father is both thrilling and overwhelming, but you don’t have to go it alone. If you're excited yet anxious about your new role, wondering how to juggle work and family, or unsure how to best support your partner, this guide is for you. Pure and Simply a New Father, Inspired! Motivated! is a straightforward, supportive handbook designed to give you the confidence, knowledge, and practical tools needed for this life-changing experience. It meets you where you are—rookie or not—and provides clear, real-world advice without judgment or fluff.

This audiobook features 12 fathers raising children with Down syndrome, selected from the Special Fathers Network (SFN) Dad to Dad podcast, including a foreword by Mark Cronin, cofounder of John's Crazy Socks, the wildly successful online sock retailer. The Dad to Dad podcast, now with more than 195 episodes, was created by the 21st Century Dads Foundation, to inspire dads to be more present in the lives of their children and to promote the Special Fathers Network.

"Hilfe, ich werde Vater!" Fast alle Mütter machen einen Geburtsvorbereitungskurs, doch Väter stehen den so genannten "Hechelkursen" oft skeptisch gegenüber oder finden dort nicht genügend Raum für ihre Fragen - und so stolpern viele eher orientierungslos in das "Projekt Baby". Dieses Hörbuch ist der erste artgerechte Geburtsvorbereitungskurs für werdende Väter. Nicola Schmidt und Klaus Althoff vermitteln alle Informationen, die Sie benötigen, um selbstreflektiert und unterstützend die Zeit von Schwangerschaft, Geburt und Vaterschaft erleben zu können.

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.

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.

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.

Actor Jim Beaver (Supernatural, Deadwood, Justified) and his wife Cecily Adams (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's Moogie) were at the peaks of their careers and happily raising a beautiful two-year old daughter, Madeline. Then tragedy struck - not once, but twice. What followed was laid down by Jim in a moving, poignant, and uplifting journal of the following year, a year filled with heartbreak as well as enormous gifts and invaluable lessons, not just for Jim and his family, but for fans who traveled along with him on his journey.

Don't panic - dad and comedian George Lewis is here with all the seriously useful practical and emotional advice that you need to keep you (and your partner) sane! From birth to pre-school, everything you need to know is here. And even better, it's packed with useful tips, inside knowledge and hilarious real-life stories from dads who know exactly what it's like to take your first steps as a new father - this book will get you totally prepared for the biggest thing to even happen in your life!

Toxic social media, radical feminist indoctrination in schools, corrosive messages from Hollywood and the entertainment world - the dizzying array of cultural forces aligned against families are real and immediate. But so are the remedies. The clear principles and practical tools this book provides will help you and your family raise smart, fun, conservative daughters - young women whose strength of character will keep the flame of liberty alight for generations to come.

LE GUIDE DE RÉFÉRENCE POUR UNE PARENTALITÉ ENTRE SCIENCE ET INSTINCT. Porter, accoucher, materner : nous partageons ces trois processus physiologiques et primaires avec tous les mammifères. Depuis plus d'un siècle pourtant, les principes d'éducation en vigueur nous éloignent de nos instincts : on nous pousse à laisser l'enfant dormir dans sa chambre, à ne pas trop le porter et à le laisser pleurer, au risque qu'il devienne capricieux. Charlotte Lardery, sage-femme, nous aide ici à trouver la parentalité la plus juste possible, à l'écoute de notre enfant et de ses besoins.

This new audiobook is third in a series of inspirational stories about fathers raising children with special needs. Rare Disease Stories from the SFN Dad to Dad Podcasts is a compilation of 12 stories told from the perspectives of fathers raising children with rare diseases. Each of the 12 chapters includes a heartfelt story by a father who has also agreed to serve as a Special Fathers Network (SFN) Mentor Father.

Whether you face male factor, female factor or unexplained infertility, this book is the must-have guide for men who are ‘trying to conceive’. Practical advice will help you to take care of your physical and emotional wellbeing, find solutions your infertility puzzle, understand fertility treatments and choose your best course of action, all while supporting your partner or your baby-making-team.

Toddlers are savages. They scream, shout, rebel, slap, destroy, throw food, and purposely withhold their love and affection–just to watch your soul snap and your spirit shatter. And all before eight a.m. And yet, they’re also misunderstood creatures: funny and beautiful–endearing little marvels that brighten up your day. But mostly they’re savages.

A collection of essays about father figures in popular culture, Dad Bod unpack the ideas that inform our collective image of fatherhood as it is found in movies, television shows, and video games. Follow a newly minted parent as he journeys to the heart of dadness to redefine what it means to be a father.

Roman Gaida – Vater von vierjährigen Zwillingen und Topmanager – zeigt, wie man Karriere und Familie verbinden kann, ohne sich selbst, die Partnerin, die Kids oder den Job gänzlich zu vernachlässigen. Die Kunst dabei ist, die eigene Einstellung und individuelle Situation richtig zu durchdenken: Was sind jetzt die richtigen Karriereschritte? Was bedeutet Erfolg für mich? Was ist wichtig, was nice-to-have und wie finde ich den richtigen Arbeitgeber?