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It is increasingly difficult to grow up male
in America. There are no rites of passage;
fathers are at a loss for words when discussing
what it means to be a man. Television and films
offer us grotesque or outdated images. The male
child grows up uncertain who he is, uncertain who
he should be.
This eloquent collection of reflections, which
Kent Nerburn wrote for his son, carries a
timeless message for all of us. The letters cover
universal issues of the male experience. Letters
to My Son challenges our most closely held
beliefs about manhood, and lays bare the feelings
that surround the joys and mysteries of becoming
a man.
This book is a book for parents to give their
children, wives to give their husbands, husbands
to give their wives. It will touch you with the
quality of its insight, the beauty of its
language, and the sense of love that infuses
every page.
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Pregnant Fathers maps and demystifies the
obstacles men face on their way to fatherhood --
one by one. The book invites discovery and
hands-on participation in the transition from man
to father. From the first whisperings of
pregnancy to the onset of contractions and on
through the first year of bonding, diaper
changing, and creating a new family
constellation, Pregnant Fathers promises
to inspire a new generation of men to embark on a
new kind of fathering. "Engaged
fatherhood," says Heinowitz,
"transforms more than the man and the
family; it is the wellspring from which a more
peaceful and loving world can emerge."
 Pregnant
Fathers: Entering Parenthood Together
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Guiding both mother and father in the parts
they must play in the making of a healthy,
assertive, and loving man, this ground-breaking
parenting book is the first to address the unique
challenges that boys bring to families at each
stage of their development. Many parents feel
frustrated and confused by the behavior of their
sons. The problem might not be the child's
behavior, but rather the parents' lack of
knowledge about their role in their son's
development into manhood.
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This program will help you solve these and
many more family dilemmas: how to keep a balance
between family and work in the midst of life's
pressures; how a family mission statement helps
to build a beautiful family culture in a
turbulent world; how to balance "tough"
discipline with "soft" discipline by a
third leadership alternative that is both tougher
and kinder; how parents maintain control and also
give family members the freedom to grow and
develop; and, how to build a high trust and
loving marriage relationship in a world that is
cynical, violent, and low-trust.
"The Seven Habits of Highly Effective
Families strikes at the core of the problems
society is experiencing in families today.
Stephen Covey offers us powerful solutions for
solving these dilemmas and the courage needed to
make the tough choices to build meaningful,
loving relationships," comments John Gray,
Ph.D.
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The 10 Greatest Gifts project is
dedicated to taking the struggle out of parenting
and putting the joy back in. Its goal is to help
families create their own unique family vision
along with a working, proactive plan to nurture
and fulfill this vision.
Says author Doug Krug, "These concepts
are as vital to shaping your child(ren)'s future
as a solid foundation is to building a house. The
10 Greatest Gifts I Give My Children offers
astonishing, simple effective methods of
imparting priceless values to our children."
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Uncommon Fathers is a compelling
collection of essays by fathers who were asked to
reflect and write about the life-altering
experience of having a child with a disability.
Nineteen fathers have taken an introspective and
honest look at this deeply emotional subject,
offering a seldom-heard perspective on raising
children with special needs. Written for fathers
by fathers, Uncommon Fathers should also be
helpful to partners, family, friends and service
providers who will appreciate this rare form and
perhaps learn from what these fathers have to
say.
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Working Fathers is a hands-on guide
with a proven and effective game plan to help
fathers as well as mothers, employees as well as
managers, succeed in managing the competing
demands of home and work. Based on extensive
research, this book shows how work and family are
not separate spheres for men, how getting it
right at home actually contributes to
productivity on the job, how father friendliness
benefits working mothers, and how forward looking
companies are making their workplace father
friendly for competitive advantage. Filled with
practical strategies for enhancing the quality of
both work and family life.
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A common modern day fallacy assumes that a man
cannot both successfully realize his career
potential and devote time to the love and care of
his family. As a successful lawyer and busy
father, Rob Parsons understands the tension of
work and family but believes that many fathers
are caught in a trap of unnecessary business --
making one more call or checking the fax machine
one last time at the end of the day -- that
causes them to be less effective at work and robs
them of time with their children.
The Sixty Minute Father helps men take
an honest look at how they spend their days on
the job, underscores the irreplaceable value of a
father's time spent at home, and gives specific
advice on how to make it to the ball games and
ballet recitals and still build a career. An hour
spent reading The Sixty Minute Father can
make a lifetime of difference.
 Sixty
Minute Father
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In this book, Ken Canfield, executive director
of the National Center for Fathering, provides
practical and easy to understand advice for men
who want to be better fathers. Based on a survey
of 4,000 fathers, this is the first book to
analyze the habits and characteristics of
successful fathers from across the country. A
father of five children himself, Dr. Canfield
firmly believes that successful fathering is a
learned skill and has embodied the components of
that skill in The 7 Secrets of Effective
Fathers. An invaluable and helpful resource
for helping men become effective and involved
fathers.
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American society is in a state of crisis.
Daily news reports routinely highlight the
overwhelming occurrence of homelessness, drug and
alcohol abuse, suicide, divorce and teenage
pregnancy. Yet, we are in a quandary. While
countless government and private sector dollars
and hours have been invested to treat these
social ills, problems continue to mount.
Coaching for Fatherhood outlines a step
by step method to revitalize fatherhood,
utilizing family histories and participants. It
expands men's visions of themselves and the
families that formed them. Through it, men can
learn to actively participate in their present
families, develop a stronger sense of themselves,
and become truly involved in their children's
lives.
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Ron Klinger and his wife have written a book
for fathers (and mothers) who yearn to become
committed and loving dads (and moms). Written for
dads and moms of children from birth through
eleven years of age, this book is based on the
principle that children need the balance of a
mother and a father, and emphasizes the unique
and irreplaceable contributions of loving dads.
Throughout the book, the authors link fatherhood
to specific types of problems experienced by
children without fathers, and offer practical
advice for how to increase your fathering skills.
Whether you are a married, divorced or teenage
father, The Common Sense, No-Frills, Plain
English Guide To Being a Successful Dad will
reaffirm what you have felt all along ...
children need to know and be known by their
father.
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