Father Knows Best: The Expectant Father, Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-Be; The New Father, A Dad's Guide to the First Year; Fathering your Toddler (2nd and 3rd years) [Paperback]

Armin A. Brott (Author), Jennifer Ash (Author)

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"Read a book? Who has time? But you'd be wise to find some so you can take advantage of a fabulous resource. . . The New Father."

Product Details

• Paperback: 784 pages
• Publisher: Abbeville Press (June 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789208245
• ISBN-13: 978-0789208248
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 5.9 x 2.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #594,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Armin A. Brott, author of The Expectant Father, Fathering Your Toddler, Fathering Your School-Age Child, The Single Father, and Father for Life: A Journey of Joy, Challenge, and Change, as well as the audiobook of The Expectant Father, has written on fatherhood for such leading publications as The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, and Parenting. Host of 'Positive Parenting,' a weekly talk show, he lives with his family in Oakland, California.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Reading, August 3, 2009

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Matthew Threatt (Greenville, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Father Knows Best: The Expectant Father, Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-Be; The New Father, A Dad's Guide to the First Year; Fathering your Toddler (2nd and 3rd years) (Paperback)

These Armin Brott books are absolutely essential reading for dads-to-be.

Having read the Expectant Father before my first daughter was born, I hoped I was prepared.

My daughter was born at a teaching hospital. There were two medical students in the OR for the Cesarean. After the procedure, the two students asked me was I "in the medical profession?" I asked them why they asked, and they said that I asked pertinent and relevant questions during and after the procedure that lead them to believe that I had formal training.

I laughed to myself, and thought of Armin Brott's trademark humor and informative wit. What a pleasure these books are to read. I even compared some of the information in the Expectant Father to What To Expect When You Are Expecting. The nuts and bolts are nearly the same, while Brott's tone is less formal and guy friendly.

What is important to note is that Brott assumes that the reader intends to actively engage in his child's live from conception to adulthood, not be a casual dad. I found that approach refreshing, as fatherhood has taken a hit as of late, and a lot of literature for dads-to-be reads condescending and disrespectful to men.

I already own all three in the Father Knows Best set, and made this purchase for my brother in law as a gift.

Again, essential reading for guys expecting, with a new baby, or a toddler. Armin Brott rocks.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A collection Dad might actually read!, April 3, 2010

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J. Jones "domestic goddess" (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Father Knows Best: The Expectant Father, Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-Be; The New Father, A Dad's Guide to the First Year; Fathering your Toddler (2nd and 3rd years) (Paperback)

I was wary of buying ANY books relating to pregnancy or childrearing for my husband, but these books were worth it. Firstly, the book relies upon usable, relatable information to draw the reader in, as opposed to some male-oriented books in which the tone is overly casual and joke-y. Secondly, this advice reads less like a textbook and more like the wise advice of an imaginary father of 10 who also happens to be a terrific pediatrician. Luckily I opted to buy the 3-book set, because now I know all of these books will come in handy as we embark upon first-time parenthood.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The "best" collection for expecting Dad's and beyond., September 7, 2007

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A. Ridgely-Montgomery "a.Raven" (North East, Maryland United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Father Knows Best: The Expectant Father, Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-Be; The New Father, A Dad's Guide to the First Year; Fathering your Toddler (2nd and 3rd years) (Paperback)

With its sophisticated "New Yorker" style comics and light hearted, realistic approach. I enjoyed reading these much more than my "What to Expect" books, which I still consider invaluable resources.

I loved how these books covered practical issues, such as college savings and some relationship issues that the Mom geared books don't touch. It supplies advice about weathering Moody Moms and creative ways to offer support. It gives enough relevant information to the Dad to understand and relate to the wife's stages of pregnancy, infant health and development and charts toddlers moods and stages without bogging down with a lot of potentially superfluous detail. These books even have some special "Dad" recipes, like making pretzels in the oven, that are supposed to be fun for Dad and Toddler. (I think that is pretty neat.)

In short these are great books, geared towards Dads, covering some things that the more technical books don't have room for, AND they didn't set off my "sexist" alarms. Let me tell you, my alarms are sensitive. I loved reading these. -The Mom (Oh, and my husband liked them too!)