The Baby Bonding Book for Dads: Building a Closer Connection With Your Baby (Hardcover)

by Jennifer Margulis (Author), James di Properzio (Author)

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Product Description
Many new dads have never even held a baby, or they have little or no experience in taking care of babies. Men feel apprehensive and unsure about how to interact with their offspring, especially when that offspring is a tiny bundle that weighs under 10 pounds! That apprehension, though, shouldn't put men into the back seat of parenting, as that would be taking a step back from one of the most important experiences of life. Men need to take the initiative and create their own ways of bonding with their children, right from the beginning. Topics include newborn bonding, carrying, skin-to-skin contact, diapering, going places, napping, playing, exercising, and reading to baby. This instructive yet lighthearted text is delivered from a dad who has been there (di Properzio is the father of three), and is paired with the delightful photography of Christopher Briscoe, making this book a handy guide and a perfect gift for any new father who's feeling a little nervous about the new responsibility in his life.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Willow Creek Press (March 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1595435891
• ISBN-13: 978-1595435897
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 7.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #421,794 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful gift for fathers, March 25, 2008

By	C. G. La Ferle "Columnist and reader" (Midwest, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

James di Properzio and Jennifer Margulis have given every new father a wonderful gift. Their beautiful book contains short, informative essays covering everything a first-time dad needs to know, from the importance of skin-to-skin contact to the joys of reading aloud. While the text is instructive, it's also friendly, entertaining, and accessible -- and can be read between naps. Enhancing the essays, Christopher Briscoe's black-and-white photos of babies and dads are works of art. (Moms, you'll love looking at this book too!) Very few books are available on this topic, so this is a welcome addition, and a perfect gift for new dads and fathers-to-be.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely Book, December 8, 2008

By	Jennifer L. Woods - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great book for new dads or dads to be ... easy to read, hard to put down, even for mums!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Baby Bonding Book For Dads, March 18, 2008

By	susan selfridge "Susan Buscaglia" (atlanta, ga. United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

"The Baby Bonding Book For Dads" is a Must READ for all new fathers. Instructive, humorous and heartwarming, it is a poignant account of simple, everyday tangible ways (such as skin-to-skin contact) for fathers to connect with their children, through their developing senses, that create a positive and profoundly indelible effect on them for the rest of their lives. Written from his experienced voice as a hands-on father of three and, at times, from his own young childhood bonding memories, di Properzio's fathering manual with delightful accompanying photos brings to light the importance of what has too long been considered to be only a "mom thing". Great Father's Day Gift! Great for grandfather's, too.