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Zusatztext "a wonderful reference book for whenever you feel uncertain of your next step as a dad...Its funny! informative...."(RaisingKids.co.uk 28 November 2001)"...peppered with personal anecdotes and other examples and is easy to read..."(Primary Times in Hampshire! November 2001)"...humorously tackles the issues facing dads today."(New Baby! January 2002)"An intelligent and witty book...should be reading for all dads.." (www.fathersdirect.com 22 January 2002)"..funny and informative book.." (Pregnancy February 2002)"...There's stacks of sound nipper-raising advice covering discipline! play! education and handling that trick Marilyn Manson phase." (Men's Health! April 2002) Klappentext Being a dad isn't easy -- just ask David Cohen.In this personal and humorous account! he shares with us not only his experiences of being a father! but his in-depth knowledge of psychology. Along the way! you'll pick up tips -- about child development from the terrible twos to teenage tantrums; about sex with your partner in the weeks after childbirth; about accepting your stepchildren's rules about socks.The Father's Book is a mine of information you'll re-read many times. It is a wise best friend who can advise on discipline! how much time to spend with the kids! favouritism! their play! personalities and IQ! helping with homework and more serious problems and allowing them space to grow and leave. You'll wonder how you ever coped without it. Zusammenfassung Written in a lighthearted yet informative style, and including numerous interviews with fathers themselves, this book covers the wide range of issues fathers encounter from conception to teenage traumas. Inhaltsverzeichnis About the Author.Acknowledgments.Introduction.A history of fathers.I'm going to be a Dad.The growth of the mind.Pretending! playing and lying.Do as I say...School and the mind.You're not my real dad - stepfathers and part-time fathers.Heartache.Relationship carry-on.The price of being a father.Teenage traumas.The dependency paradox.References.Useful Addresses.Index. ...
