Papadaddy's book for new fathers advice to dads of all ages

Main Author: Edgerton, Clyde, 1944-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2013.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Author's note
  • Preface
  • Getting ready
  • Preliminaries
  • Not long before the birth
  • Baby arrival and follow-up
  • The birth
  • Back home
  • Settling in
  • Cursing in front of baby
  • Stuff your children will say to each other and to you : (and what to say back, sometimes)
  • What you do and say that they'll remember
  • Later on
  • Preparations
  • Miscellaneous
  • The long view and avoiding "factor bad"
  • Concepts and tests
  • The simple theory I: full child / client / product /
  • The simple theory II: normative / calculative /
  • Alienated
  • The simple theory III: strategies
  • Describe, predict, explain
  • How to avoid "factor bads"
  • Predicability, composure
  • Play
  • Reward, punishment, and anger
  • Respect
  • Modeling by volunteering
  • Finally
  • Getting fixed (for fathers only, please).