Fathers and Babies: How Babies Grow and What They Need from You, from Birth to 18 Months - Brossura

Marzollo, Jean; Trivas, Irene

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0060969083 ISBN 13: 9780060969080

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 1993

Riassunto

Fathers and Babies is the one and only baby care book written expressly for fathers.

Fathers and Babies is a light and reassuring introduction into the world of fatherhood. Fathers today want to be, and are expected to be, involved parents who bond with their children and help them thrive. Yet, sadly, many new fathers feel excluded from the loop of child care.

Because most fathers don't get to spend as much time with their babies as mothers do, men don't learn the everyday skills of baby care. When they attempt to help out during evenings and on weekends, they frustrate themselves and those they are trying to help. Instead of becoming closer to their children, many fathers withdraw, conceding the domain of parenting to mothers. This is unfair to mothers, fathers, and their children.

What fathers desperately need is a special baby care training manual that will teach them how to fix a bottle, soothe a bay in the middle of the night, and help a child learn to talk. Fathers who are primary caregivers gain these skills easily. But most fathers are not primary caregivers; and because they can't spend more time with their children, they need help in order to become the great fathers they want to be.

Fathers and Babies provides step-by-step instructions accompanied by humorous, real-life pictures that show fathers what to do. The book also explains the important perceptual abilities, language skills, muscular coordination, strength, and concepts of trust and self-esteem that babies need to develop during the first eighteen months of life. The more fathers know about these critical developments, the more fathers will be able to help their babies achieve and the more worthy they will feel as parents.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Jean Marzollo is the author of many books for children, including Home Sweet Home, Sun Song, and the Growing Tree title Do You Know New? She lives in Cold Spring, NY.

AWARDS: 2000 Rip Van Winkle Award by School Lib. Media Specialists of SE NY Assoc.

Product Description:

A guide for fathers or soon-to-be fathers who want to learn how to enjoy the first months of their babies' lives, this book covers all aspects of maturation from intellectual and social to creative and physical, with each milestone in the baby's development highlighted on a two-page spread. The format and drawings inform fathers on what to expect, when to expect it and what they can do to help. It also includes practical food and sleeping suggestions, games and activities, a timeline charting a baby's progression from activity to activity, and recommendations for toy, play equipment and book selections. Jean Marzollo is the author of "Learning Through Play" and "Birthday Parties for Children".

Su questa edizione

• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0060969083
• ISBN 13: 9780060969080
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 235
• Disegnatore: Trivas Irene