Rookie Dad: Fun and Easy Exercises and Games for Dads and Babies in Their First Year (Paperback)

by Susan Fox (Author) "I'm pregnant!..." (more)
Key Phrases: encourage your baby, place your baby, game tip, Twenty-Four Months, Sixteen Months (more...)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
But dads needn't despair. In Rookie Dad: Fun and Easy Exercises and Games for Dads and Babies in Their First Year, Susan Fox, a pediatric therapist, coaches newcomers on the joys and trails of fatherhood. Deploying sports jargon throughout (chapters include "The Pregame Show" and "The Handoff: When Mom Leaves You Alone With the Baby"), Fox encourages enthusiastic and reluctant dads alike to participate actively in their baby's fast-paced development. Games like "Stunt Pilot," "Tug-of-War," "Peekaboo-Playoffs" and "Air Races" are just the beginning, and moms will be reassured by Fox's emphasis on safety (always support that head!). Old-fashioned advice on feeding, changing, burping and sleep will also be welcome.

Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal
Fox, director of Seattle's Pediatric Therapy Clinic, offers this gentle, sports-themed book filled with 72 activities. Her easy, stimulating games encourage father-child intimacy from birth (e.g., the aptly titled "Daddy Huddle" in which the new team snuggle together) to about 18 months (e.g., "Halftime Band" involves music). Chapters are grouped by the age of the child and feature short advisory sections. Writing in an authoritative voice that will reassure new, and most likely nervous, fathers, Fox resorts to familiar sports metaphors, as when she compares learning diapering to rookie basketball: "Did your coach stick you in the middle of a game with a bunch of experienced guys and expect you to play like a pro? No [and yet] eventually you put all the pieces together and learned to play basketball." Accompanying photographs vividly demonstrate the joy of bonding. Appropriate for gifts and public libraries. Douglas C. Lord, Hartford P.L., CT
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Pocket; illustrated edition edition (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743410343
• ISBN-13: 978-0743410342
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #368,056 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not just for Dads, July 29, 2001

By	Michael Miller (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Using the sports theme, the author presents dozens of games to play with your baby to build their physical and mental development, as well as to promote bonding. My husband and I found that we just "naturally" did some of the games suggested before we even had the book, but it offers a wide variety of things to choose from and gives and interesting background on what benefits the activity offers.

This is a great book for a new dad OR mom and offers games from birth until about 2 years old.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must buy, April 3, 2002

By	Casey Sullivan (Fresno, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If you are looking for a book with tons of fun games and excercises to do with your infant, this is the book. I swear by it. We were trying to help my daughter crawl and I found an excercise/game in the book that had her crawling in days!!!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Poorly Laid out but some good exercises, January 31, 2004

By	PlacherT "plachert" (Carpentersville, IL United States) - See all my reviews

Most of the exercises are good and one usually comes to them naturally. It's a good reference to get a base set of things to do with your child. The only problem is it's poorly laid out meaning some of the sets are birth - 3 months with another set being birth to 6 months. Why not have them birth, 3 months, 6 months etc. The pictures are somewhat useless as well in that they show a guy and a child smiling. Diagrams with how the exercises should be performed might be a bit better.