Fathering Right from the Start: Straight Talk About Pregnancy, Birth, and Beyond

by Jack Heinowitz, Wade F. Horn (Foreword)

Becoming a father is a life-changing event, and not an easy one. The new feelings, emotions, and reactions surfacing every day can be confusing and overwhelming, summoning new dads to resolve old issues. Fathering Right from the Start guides men through this life passage, helping them navigate difficult times and participate meaningfully in parenting. Complete with exercises, checklists, and firsthand accounts by fathers from all walks of life, this indispensable book carries the seeds for a new tradition of men’s involvement in the emotional, cultural, and physical structure of the family.

Genres: Parenting, Nonfiction

208 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2000

Reviews

[Rebecca · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's interesting that the best "pregnancy" book I have read so far is for dads. This is a beautiful book looking at the psychological journey of becoming a father, and how it begins during pregnancy. Wonderful read.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for dads and mothers that want to understand the emotions and needs of the expectant father.

[Alexis · Rating 4 out of 5]

And excellent introduction into the interests of fathers during pregnancy, birth, and early parenting.

[Bold Bookworm · Rating 3 out of 5]

... This book tells you: how to handle family spats; how to communicate more effectively; things to do to foster a nurturing relationship with your child(ren); which traditional beliefs about the roles fathers should play have merit and which are fallacious. It is a swift read but also has many of the weaknesses psychological self-help books generally have. Changing one’s life means changing one’s routines and disciplines. Clear enough may be to what to change those routines and disciplines. How to effectively do that is not so clearly elucidated. Usually such a change requires a complete belief overhaul at a fundamental level, an overhaul of the sort that comes with a change of religion or a major move. Nonetheless, the findings of practical psychology can be useful and perhaps nudge the reader in the desired direction.

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[Jim Peterson · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good read, but it's geared towards fathers to be who are likely to be aloof, cold and old fashioned, and I doubt such people would elect to read this book in the first place. I am glad I read it though.

[Vikram · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book has so far set the benchmark for how bad a book could be.