Synopses & Reviews
An indispensable handbook on all aspects of fatherhood during the second and third
years by the author of the best selling Expectant Father: Facts, Tips, and Advice
for Dads-to-Be and New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year.
At what age should you introduce your child to computers? When and how should you go
about drawing up a will? What guidelines should you follow when choosing a preschool?
The answers to these questions and hundreds more are found on the pages of this
information-packed volume. Author Armin Brott devotes a chapter to every three months
of the second and third years. Each chapter charts the physical, intellectual, verbal,
and emotional changes the child is going through and examines the emotional and
psychological developments the father may be experiencing.
Incorporating the author's and other fathers' personal experiences, as well as the
advice of top researchers in the field, and illustrated throughout with delightful
cartoons that underscore the joys and woes of parenting, The New Father: A Dad's Guide
to the Toddler Years is an essential sourcebook for every dad. It's sure to give every
mom many fresh insights as well.
Armin Brott, author of The Expectant Father and The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the
First Year, has written on fatherhood for the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, the
Washington Post, American Baby magazine, and Parenting magazine. He hosts a weekly radio
show on parenting. He lives in Berkeley, California.
30 black-and-white illustrations