Fatherhood Parenting

In the Fall of 1970, at the start of eighth grade, Peter Selgin fell in love with the young teacher who'd arrived from Oxford wearing Frye boots, with long blond hair and a passion for his students that was as intense as it was rebellious. The son of an emotionally remote inventor, Peter was also a twin competing for the attention and affection of his parents. He had a burning need to feel special. The new teacher supplied that need.

Before his wife was murdered, astronaut Garrison Sterling couldn't wait to rocket into space on his first shuttle mission. Now he merely survives, one day at a time, blaming himself for the events that put his wife in a grave and his daughter Zoey in a wheelchair. And he struggles to raise Zoey, a headstrong teenager who longs for independence and rebels against his overprotective ways.

Este es un libro brillante, conmovedor, desgarrador y fascinante. La historia de Sheff es sincera, porque dice la verdad que a muchos se nos hace difícil reconocer en nuestros hijos y que a veces está latente y nos hacemos los ciegos para no verla.David Sheff nos presenta la adicción y sus confusiones de una manera clara y aleccionadora, poniendo como ejemplo su propia experiencia y la de su familia.

9 lecciones para ser mejor padre que tu padre, desde la neurociencia, la filosofía, la psicología y la antropología. Un libro que reconoce que la maternidad tiene el potencial de generar una crisis en el hombre: pérdida de control, confusión, disminución de la intimidad sexual, sentimientos de exclusión y conflictos.

Being a Dad can be hard. Its not just the parenting, but also balancing your other relationships, work, health and your life enjoyment. Be the Dad has been written by father of five, Ferg Turnbull, full of the tips he has picked up on his parenting journey to help you find happiness and success in all areas of your family life.

The stories in Paul Alan Ruben's Terms of Engagement explore father and son as intimate enemies, each yearning to be understood, acknowledged, and validated by the other. Raw and gripping as delivered by a cast of incredible narrators, these nine stories take place in collision territory - where father and son engage in trying to repair their alienation.

Four years after his wife's suicide, Jason MacKenzie had his moment of reckoning. After yet another day of heavy drinking his daughter Melody, who was nine years old, looked him in the eye and told him she was disappointed in him. She found the courage to be honest with her dad and that finally gave him the courage to be honest with himself.

Whether your pregnancy was planned or a surprise, you’re bound to feel nervous. When you got your job, you had training and a job description… But for this role – the most important role you’ll ever have – you’re coming to it blind, and you’re on call all the time. Nothing will prepare you for the immense love you’ll feel when you look at your child for the first time… but it’s not true that there’s nothing you can do to prepare. Get ahead of the game and balance work and family life perfectly. This manual is the handbook every new dad needs.

Apprehensive about becoming a new dad? Your solution is here to change that uncertainty into true anticipation! Embrace fatherhood with confidence... Even if you’ve never changed a diaper before! You’re about to embark on one of the most transformative journeys of your life. The joy, the anticipation, the sheer excitement... they're all real. But so is the anxiety, the fear of the unknown, and the overwhelming thought of a whole new life being your responsibility.

Becoming a father for the first time can feel like an overwhelming experience, full of excitement, uncertainty, and a lot of questions. If you’re looking for practical advice, emotional support, and a clear roadmap for navigating the first year of fatherhood, this book is for you. A Guide for First Time Dads is your step-by-step companion to the incredible journey of becoming a dad. Written with the modern father in mind, this comprehensive guide covers everything from preparing for your baby’s arrival to bonding with your newborn and balancing work, life, and fatherhood.

"Gli uomini non parlano mai tra loro, nemmeno quando diventano padri e le loro emozioni li travolgono lasciandoli come mosconi alla deriva. Anche i miei amici maschi, diventati papà molti anni prima di me, sono stati omertosi. Hanno lesinato con le descrizioni e con le esperienze personali. Hanno detto solo 'Tu di' sempre sì' oppure 'Verso i due anni ricominci a vivere', ma hanno omesso i particolari che sono tutto. Sarò un padre nuovo, mi sono detto, un padre presente, una semi-Madre...

Mütter und Väter im Kampf mit dem deutschen Bildungssystem! Bei diesem Buch können alle Eltern mitreden, die schon einmal mit der Verwaltungsinstanz Schule zu tun gehabt haben. In Tagebuch-Form schildert ein Vater den Werde- und Ausbildungsgang seiner Kinder in der Schule. Dabei begeht er einen grundlegenden Fehler: Er hinterfragt das System. Autor Helmut Creutz nimmt das deutsche Bildungssystem genau unter die Lupe, kritisiert und fordert eine Schulreform hin zu einer mensch-zentrierten Ausbildungsstätte.

When Schuyler Rummel-Hudson was 18 months old, a question about her lack of speech by her pediatrician set in motion a journey that continues today. When she was diagnosed with bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria (an extremely rare neurological disorder), her parents were given a name for the monster that had been stalking them from doctor to doctor, and from despair to hope, and back again.

Can trauma be inherited? It is this question that sets Alex Halberstadt off on a quest to name and acknowledge a legacy of family trauma, and to end a century-old cycle of estrangement. As Halberstadt revisits the sites of his family’s formative traumas, he uncovers a multigenerational transmission of fear, suspicion, melancholy, and rage. And he comes to realize something more: Nations, like people, possess formative traumas that penetrate into the most private recesses of their citizens’ lives.

Patrick Deeley's train journey home to rural East Galway in autumn 1978 was a pilgrimage of grief: his giant of a father had been felled, the hurley-making workshop silenced. From this moment, Patrick unfolds his childhood as a series of evocative moments, from the intricate workings of the timber workshop run by his father to the slow taking apart of an old tractor and the physical burial of a steam engine.

Marriage, children, money, and everyday battles take their toll on any parent. This book navigates a clear path through the roller coaster of life. Get ready to laugh, cry, and be motivated by author Rick Daynes, the keeping-it-real father of five, three of whom have special needs. Although he speaks to dads of special kids, these life-changing solutions inspire all parents who want to empower their marriage and shape the brightest future for their family.

Siete historias reales de las que aprender. Siete adolescencias conflictivas que Alejandro Rodrigo ha tratado y que han hecho mella en él, siete relatos donde nos narra esas adolescencias y el origen de sus problemas para, a continuación, explicarnos en el capítulo siguiente el porqué del conflicto, cómo solucionarlo y, en nuestro caso, cómo evitar llegar a esos extremos con nuestros hijos.

The 14 dad authors of Tales from Fatherhood have a combined 874 years of fatherhood experience! This collection of stories of triumph over the seen and unseen challenges of fatherhood is sure to inspire, motivate, and challenge many of the “conventions” about the blessed assignment of fatherhood. You will hear stories from fathers who had to create their own blueprint for raising and loving their children, some who grew up in loving homes with their own fathers as that blueprint, and those who would mark their relationship status with their dad as “it’s complicated”.

How to quickly become an expert on all aspects of having a baby. Do you want to learn all there is to know about family planning, pregnancy, childbirth, and babies? Are you wondering how to balance family and work in your new role as a father, regardless of whether you have a permanent job or a freelance career? And you'd like to successfully keep your relationship intact and maintain a fulfilling sex life? Then Fatherhood for Beginners is the right audiobook for you! You will learn everything you need to know about family planning, pregnancy, childbirth, and babies.

En Cuidando a tu bebé. Un camino de amor y aprendizaje, te sumergirás en un viaje lleno de conocimientos y cariño, diseñado para guiar a padres y cuidadores en el cuidado infantil. Con un enfoque informativo y atractivo, esta guía te acompañará desde el primer llanto hasta los primeros pasos de tu bebé, brindándote las herramientas necesarias para criar y nutrir a tu pequeño ser con confianza y comprensión.