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"Time is tight, life is busy, and besides, there are still years before the kids leave home." Really? Most dads are surprised to learn that somewhere between their fifth and sixth birthday, we cross the halfway point for all the hours we'll ever spend with our kids before they leave home. Integrity and character in a father is an essential start, but unfortunately, many dads think that is enough and miss those teachable moments to transfer their own wisdom and experience on to their kids.

Fathers and Sons Speak documents the most memorable and significant things learned by a son who decided to hear his father’s story after 28 years of absence. It is a challenge to the bitter, hopeless, carless, and unforgiving attitude that haunts many fathers and sons. It gives insight to women who fulfill the parent role in the absence of a man.

We as men often try to relate to the male lion and all of his physical attributes. He is revered as the King of the Jungle and the head of his pride. His polygynous relationships and unanimous respect from all other species may be admirable to some, but if we take a closer look into the lifestyle of the dominant male lion, we will see that there are more flaws than one could ignore.

In his new collection of stories and essays, acclaimed author and humorist Matt Geiger seeks to de-familiarize us from the world, from the smallest detail to the most cosmic mythology, in order to see it all as if for the first time. Turning his philosopher's vision to his own abundant Neanderthal DNA, parenting, competitive axe throwing, old age, and much more, he sets out in search of comic profundity.

You’re about to discover how to take your ordinary average person and transform them into a powerful, dynamic, and positive parent. Who is this superhero that I speak of? It’s you! In this book, I teach you everything that you need to become a positive parent, an effective role model, teacher, and loving mother or father. I give you the overall concepts and ideas that will transform every part of parenting, from discipline, expectations, and how to create functional, healthy children.

Un pregiudizio è un errore che si ripete all'infinito, e i ragazzi ne sono le vittime preferite. La psicologia, spesso inconsapevolmente, si è resa complice di questa deriva, contribuendo al loro inscatolamento all'interno di categorie remote, create quando si andava ancora con la carrozza a cavalli e la speranza di vita non superava i cinquant'anni. Basterebbero queste affermazioni per renderci prudenti sulla pretesa di risolvere tutto con un libro: il rischio di rimanere delusi è dietro l'angolo, perché troppi cancelli, pesanti, si sono chiusi nel frattempo intorno ai ragazzi.

The stories in Paul Alan Ruben's Terms of Engagement explore father and son as intimate enemies, each yearning to be understood, acknowledged, and validated by the other. Raw and gripping as delivered by a cast of incredible narrators, these nine stories take place in collision territory - where father and son engage in trying to repair their alienation.

Ever wondered what would happen if mom went back to work and dad stayed home with the baby? The award-winning Daddy Day Care is an outrageously funny and honest account of what happens when one dad stays at home for six months to bring up his baby daughter. Aimed at dads (and curious moms), Daddy Day Care offers a truly alternative look at the poo-soaked chaos of full-time childcare.

Vous êtes parfois épuisés, dépassés par les conflits avec vos enfants, par l'incompréhension qui s'installe entre vous et eux ? Voici une invitation à changer votre regard sur l'éducation, à remettre en question l'héritage de vos parents. Soyez authentiques, écoutez-vous, connectez-vous à ce qui se passe au plus profond de votre être, et vous serez plus à même de les écouter, de les responsabiliser et de les accepter tels qu'ils sont. Aidez-les à grandir, et vous allez grandir avec eux !

Often, children can find it difficult to go to sleep. It's much more fun to play with friends and family. Their busy minds find it difficult to unwind, and sleep can become problematic. The story has been crafted to include specific sleep-time suggestions. The narration and pace of the story is designed to slow your child's rhythm down and bring them to gentle restful sleep.

Affirmations for Dads is a powerful tool for fathers who recognize the importance of not only their physical strength and fortitude, but also understand the significance of their mental, emotional, and spiritual power. There are 21 affirmations that will change your life. This book helps fathers work smarter, and not harder, at fatherhood.

As the minds of young children develop, they begin to seek knowledge through the use of questioning. It may seem that when they reach a certain stage that this is all they do. Sometimes they begin to wonder what will happen in the future. Other times these questions are nothing more than a simple request, perhaps for some of our most precious commodity - our time. Dedicated to his own children, Daddy Will You? will provide answers to such questions.

From author Luis Samways comes a harrowing memoir chronicling the traumatic birth of his son. Wife...Mother...Hero... is an emotional journey that explores the deepest depths of love, loss, and hope through the eyes of both Luis and his wife, Louise.

"Mit euren großen Augen schaut ihr mich an. Ihr scheint schon so viel von mir zu erwarten. Bald geht ihr sorglos an unserer Hand. Aber woran halten wir uns fest, wir Großen?" Ein Mann wird Vater, er ist stolz und glücklich, fühlt sich aber genauso oft ohnmächtig, wütend, hilflos. Auch angesichts bedrohlicher Zeiten, in denen einem selbst in der U-Bahn mulmig werden kann. Was ist das für eine Welt, in die unsere Kinder da hineinwachsen? Was geben wir an sie weiter, wie vermitteln wir ihnen die Umbrüche des Lebens? Ein berührender Text über die Kraft des Erinnerns, die Sorge vor der Zukunft und das flüchtige Glück unserer Zeit. Eine Liebeserklärung an die nächste Generation.

Raise Your Kids to Succeed: What Every Parent Should Know describes what parents can do to be effective and help their children succeed, both in school and in life. Part I opens with some big foundational questions, including the need for parents to realize their own importance. It goes on to discuss how to create a family mission statement, the importance of creating family traditions and rituals, and the pivotal need to model good behavior.

Learn gentle, loving, tear-free techniques and a proven formula, developed by world-renowned parenting expert Elizabeth Pantley and tested by hundreds of families around the world, to allow your baby, toddler, or preschooler to get daily restorative rest essential for their mood, well-being, and development.

Life is never peaceful in Chris Erskine's house, what with the four kids, 300-pound beagle, chronically leaky roof, and long-suffering wife, Posh. And that's exactly the way he likes it, except when he doesn't. Every week in the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune (and now and then in many other papers), Erskine distills, mocks, and makes us laugh at the absurdities of suburban fatherhood. And now, he's gathered the very best of these witty and wise essays - and invited his kids (and maybe even Posh) to annotate them with updated commentary.

Parenting: You and Baby’s First Year Products is a one-stop guide for new moms and dads who want to set themselves up for success from the start. With so many baby products available, it can be really confusing and expensive to go through continual trial and error. On top of that, you are short on sleep, and you don’t want your baby to be a guinea pig for all kinds of products. I want to save you mounds of stress and hours of time by sharing the tools, tricks, and products that worked like a charm for us.

Would you like to understand the world from the mind and eyes of a child and a loving and experienced parent? Would you like to hear typical real-life dialogues between that parent and child? Would it help to understand the psychology of a child who is just stepping out into a new and awesome environment? This world is full of awe and wonder, but laced with challenges that may set your child back or help him or her move forward into a hope-filled, loving, and responsible future. This book contains the knowledge and tools you can use to aid your child on the way to success. It also has its moments of humor.

Do you spend your days following your toddler from room to room, cleaning up their path of destruction? Do you feel like you’ve done everything within your power to keep them from destroying everything and anything that’s within their reach? Have you dreamed of booking a one-way ticket to Fiji? Ever have the desire to hide under the mountain of laundry that’s waiting to be folded and put away? This parenting thing ain’t easy! You’ve heard this before—parenting is the most challenging, stressful job there is, harder than any other job out there. As the parent of a toddler, you are laying critical groundwork and the foundation to be built upon for the rest of their lives. No pressure, right? There is so much information and advice out there on toddler discipline, it can actually be overwhelming. There are tons of parenting books, Pinterest boards and mommy blogs with tons of information. Being a busy parent—who has time to track down and weed through all that advice? Great news, you don’t have to! I’ve done the work for you. I was overwhelmed too, when I was trying to deal with my toddlers. That’s why I wrote this book, based on my own experience, as well tips from stacks and stacks of books I read about discipline for my own toddlers during those crazy years.