101 Ways to Be a Special Dad [Hardcover]

Vicki Lansky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 11, 1993

• Ask your child to create a piece of art that you can frame and hang up at work.
• Check out a library book on constellations and take your child into the backyard at night for some stargazing.
• On a rainy day, make a fortress out of blankets and couch cushions in which you and your child can read, play a game, or just hide out.
• Mail a surprise-a card, tape, or book-to your child from your office. It's very grown-up to get goodies in the mail!
• Schedule a special time to rent your child's favorite movie. Then pop some popcorn and watch the movie together on the floor.

Vicki Lansky's bestselling books include 101 Ways to Make Your Child Feel Special, 101 Ways to Tell Your Child "I Love You," and the Practical Parenting series, which together have sold more than three million copies.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 120 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (January 11, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809238209
• ISBN-13: 978-0809238200
• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,262,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #60 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Parenting & Families > Family Relationships > Fatherhood

More About the Author

Feed Me I'm Yours, my first book, began as a local fund raising cookbook in 1974 and turned me into an author. I thought it was the only book I'd ever write and then for a while, I thought that each new book would be my last. Was I wrong!

Along the way I also became a publisher. Feed Me I'm Yours was first published from my husband's and my home on Meadowbrook Lane (i.e., Meadowbrook Press). Our company grew very fast as we learned the publishing business. After our divorce 8 years later, I left Meadowbook Press with no plans of being a publisher again. However, as the books I wrote for others went out of print, I established my own imprint, Book Peddlers, which now publishes over half of my 30 titles...including (naturally) Vicki Lansky's Divorce Book for Parents.

When you write parenting books, everyone glances critically at your children. Thank goodness mine had the good grace to turn out well. Despite my mistakes (and they'll be the first to point them out) my thirty-something twosome have survived and thrived in spite of having had a "professional" mother. Lucky me!

I think my mother would be astonished to know that I give out cleaning and household advice to millions of people as a columnist for Family Circle magazine. After all, she 'not I' had made a career of homemaking. In 1988, when Family Circle asked me to be a contributing editor to their "Help" column, I was delighted. This would be a place for me to share "grown-up" tips. I was now moving beyond the days of needing to know that peanut butter removes gum from children's hair!

Writing about household hints has been more of an education than I ever dreamt. I'm often asked what my favorite tip is. Usually it's the one I've not heard before, which is what keeps my work so interesting. My books on Baking Soda tips and Vinegar tips have sold in the hundreds of thousands copies. Amazing. How lucky I am to be able to share so many helpful ideas...and it is good, clean FUN too.

I'm not sure of my next projects as I've decided to cut back a bit on my book life and work a little more on just my life. But I'm never far from my computer and I know there are idea gremlins scrambling around my brain waiting to escape. Stay tuned.....

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A great gift for a new Dad, June 21, 2000

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This review is from: 101 Ways to Be a Special Dad (Hardcover)

I gave this book to my husband after the birth of our second child. I was really impressed and touched by some of the activities suggested in the book. Some were so simple, yet things we don't think about when going about our busy lives. I think any Dad would enjoy reading it, but especially someone becoming a Dad for the first time.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to get the ideas flowing, November 15, 2001

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Sir Bowen (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 101 Ways to Be a Special Dad (Hardcover)

I gave a 5-star review to a book that's a "companion" of sorts to this one, by the same author: "101 Ways to Make Your Child Feel Special." Both books are wonderful in that they give parents inspiration on affectionate acts to show a child that they're loved.

"101 Ways to be a Special Dad" has somehow additionally managed to capture the kinds of things that fall in a dad's special sphere. It's a lot more than just a re-hash of the same material.

I recommend this book to any father, as a way to keep focused on nurturing a child in those ways that only a dad can.

5.0 out of 5 stars Very touching and inspiring, January 7, 2010

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Carolyn J. Larson (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 101 Ways to Be a Special Dad (Hardcover)

I bought copies of this book for my son and my son-in-law. Full of practical, great advice!