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  • Written by: Armin A. Brott
  • Narrated by: Armin Brott
  • Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (38 ratings)

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The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year (New Father Series)

Written by: Armin A. Brott
Narrated by: Armin Brott
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Publisher's Summary

An indispensable handbook on all aspects of fatherhood during the first 12 months, by the author of The Expectant 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 listening to The New Father will learn how they change, grow, and develop over the first 12 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-honored wisdom - and humor, thanks to 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 flexibility
  • 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

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

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New Father's must Read

This book is an absolute must read for any New Father's. It talks about the details of having a child from what to expect in the first week up to the entire year on a month to month basis. With lot's interesting facts along theway.

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Great but could use better organization

There is so much excellent information in this book. My wife even found parts of it I shared with her very interesting - some is universal to all parents, but she also enjoyed the dad-specific parts as it’s interesting to gain some insight into the other partner’s perspective.

There are a couple areas for improvement in this book, however:

1. Each “month-specific” chapter, after the actually month-specific “what’s going on with the baby” and “what’s going on with you” intros, is filled with information that is generally applicable to the whole first year. I would think “there’s no point listening to the 6th month chapter, I’m only in month 5”, but later I would find that chapter contained important information I wish I had known even in the first month. I would much prefer that the book was reorganized to put all the general info at the beginning, and leave the small amount of actually month-specific items to the end. Meanwhile, if you get this book, I really recommend going through the whole thing even if you’re only in your first month - or even before the birth!

2. The month-specific stuff is written authoritatively like “this month your baby is doing X, Y, and Z.” The thing is, there’s no such thing as a definite month-by-month schedule of what your baby WILL do! They will do some things sooner, some later, and some maybe not at all! It’s disheartening, as a parent already full of worries, to hear “this month your baby is running marathons, tap-dancing, and engaging in political debates with top academics”, and thinking “but my baby can only say mama and still isn’t eating reliably”. It should really be re-worded to say “this month about 63% of babies can do X, but many will acquire this skill 2-3 months earlier or later.” Meanwhile, do yourself a favour and look up some info on the typical windows for developing different skills, and at what point not having a particular skill is actually of any concern.

3. Last, it would be better if the chapters in the audiobook were labelled with their chapter headings as well as numbered. If I want to refer back or forward to something, a chapter title like “Chapter 11” is useless.

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