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Father's First Steps: 25 Things Every New Dad Should Know
25 things every new dad should know in a gift-sized package.
- GenresParentingNonfiction
160 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
Robert W. Sears
22 books23 followersRobert W. Sears, MD, is a father of three, board-certified in Pediatrics, and a co-author in the Sears Parenting Library. "Dr. Bob", as he likes to be called by his little patients, earned his medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1995. He did his pediatric internship and residency at Children's Hospital Los Angeles, finishing in 1998. Dr. Bob is the proud father of three active boys, Andrew, age 15, Alex, age 12, and Joshua age 6. He and his wife, Cheryl, reside in Dana Point, CA. In his spare time Dr. Bob enjoys surfing the California waves, mountain biking, playing bass guitar with his teenage son guitarist, and trying to keep up with his three children.
Dr. Bob enjoys a very unique approach to pediatrics by providing a combination of alternative and traditional medical care. He has a passion for healthy natural living and incorporates this knowledge into a style of disease treatment and prevention that you won?t find in most doctors offices. By limiting antibiotic use, using science-based natural treatment approaches whenever possible, and focusing on good nutrition and immune system health, Dr. Bob takes preventative medicine to a whole new level. His commitment to breastfeeding success for all his patients also helps babies get a right start in life.
Dr. Bob has a particular passion for helping parents understand childhood vaccines and the options open to them in choosing the safest possible vaccine schedule for their child. As the solo author of The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child, his in-depth knowledge of vaccines and the diseases they prevent has helped parents nationwide get a better understanding of this complex and confusing issue.
Having had the privilege to help raise three active boys, Dr. Bob has grown fond of the "parenting" side of pediatrics. He especially enjoys talking to parents in his practice about the joys, and trials, of watching their little babies and toddlers thrive through the first several years of life.
Dr. Bob is committed to enjoying a slow-paced, casual atmosphere in the office, providing long checkups, giving parents the flexibility to ask for house calls at home when needed and being one of the very few Orange County pediatricians to be available after hours, overnight, and on weekends for phone calls and home visits. Because he is not contracted with any insurance companies he is able to focus his attention 100% on just being a doctor without having to worry about the business side of running an insurance-based office. His patients take care of billing their own insurance themselves and find that once they learn the process it is very easy.
Dr. Bob has appeared on the Dr. Phil show to offer advice on child behavior and parenting issues. He has also appeared on the Ellen DeGeneris show, CNN's House Calls with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the CBS Early Show, and PBS?s "A Place of Our Own".
Dr. Bob is a frequent speaker at La Leche League conferences, including Colorado, Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, California/Nevada and the International LLL Conference 2007 as well as various parenting health Expos. He has written for Contemporary Pediatrics, Newsweek Japan, and dozen?s of regional parenting magazines across the nation. Dr. Bob is co-author of The Updated Baby Book, The Premature Baby Book, The Baby Sleep Book 2005 and Father's First Steps: 25 Things Every New Dad Should Know and author of The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for your Child and an active contributor to the content of AskDrSears.com and several other parenting websites. He is also a regular contributor to Working Mother magazine.
Dr. Bob enjoys a very unique approach to pediatrics by providing a combination of alternative and traditional medical care. He has a passion for healthy natural living and incorporates this knowledge into a style of disease treatment and prevention that you won?t find in most doctors offices. By limiting antibiotic use, using science-based natural treatment approaches whenever possible, and focusing on good nutrition and immune system health, Dr. Bob takes preventative medicine to a whole new level. His commitment to breastfeeding success for all his patients also helps babies get a right start in life.
Dr. Bob has a particular passion for helping parents understand childhood vaccines and the options open to them in choosing the safest possible vaccine schedule for their child. As the solo author of The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child, his in-depth knowledge of vaccines and the diseases they prevent has helped parents nationwide get a better understanding of this complex and confusing issue.
Having had the privilege to help raise three active boys, Dr. Bob has grown fond of the "parenting" side of pediatrics. He especially enjoys talking to parents in his practice about the joys, and trials, of watching their little babies and toddlers thrive through the first several years of life.
Dr. Bob is committed to enjoying a slow-paced, casual atmosphere in the office, providing long checkups, giving parents the flexibility to ask for house calls at home when needed and being one of the very few Orange County pediatricians to be available after hours, overnight, and on weekends for phone calls and home visits. Because he is not contracted with any insurance companies he is able to focus his attention 100% on just being a doctor without having to worry about the business side of running an insurance-based office. His patients take care of billing their own insurance themselves and find that once they learn the process it is very easy.
Dr. Bob has appeared on the Dr. Phil show to offer advice on child behavior and parenting issues. He has also appeared on the Ellen DeGeneris show, CNN's House Calls with Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the CBS Early Show, and PBS?s "A Place of Our Own".
Dr. Bob is a frequent speaker at La Leche League conferences, including Colorado, Texas, Ohio, North Carolina, California/Nevada and the International LLL Conference 2007 as well as various parenting health Expos. He has written for Contemporary Pediatrics, Newsweek Japan, and dozen?s of regional parenting magazines across the nation. Dr. Bob is co-author of The Updated Baby Book, The Premature Baby Book, The Baby Sleep Book 2005 and Father's First Steps: 25 Things Every New Dad Should Know and author of The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for your Child and an active contributor to the content of AskDrSears.com and several other parenting websites. He is also a regular contributor to Working Mother magazine.
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May 9, 2021
There are some helpful tips in here but on the whole, this book is outdated and condescending - its beginning premise is that the father has no interest in being a father or good husband. For any father that reads a real, full-length baby book, this book is unnecessary and should actively be avoided.
March 24, 2021
This was a nice quick read. The authors offer great insight and helpful tips. Their advice is practical and accessible.
April 25, 2022
Must for new fathers
April 22, 2023
Wildly sexist lol.
March 10, 2008
This was a short, easy book that is great for new parents, especially men who don't like to read much. It looks like a little 'gift' book that nobody would ever really read, but I think it's definitely worth a shot to try to get your man to read it just before birth. Plus their advice is right on target with natural parenting. It is divided up into 25 chapters, each just a few pages each. Great advice for getting through the birth and the first few weeks.
April 9, 2011
It's a book written by two brothers who are doctors. They recommend some things that other books (and science) has recommended against. And there is too many stereotypes in the book - assumptions that men are just interested in playing golf, watching TV and having sex, and that women are not planning to work when they have kids. But there are 4 or 5 good tips in the book and it was a cheap and quick read, so not terrible.
September 16, 2009
David and I read this one together, a chapter every night, and it was probably the best thing we've done to prepare for little Timmy to come. The authors do a great job of getting the information across in a first time dad-friendly way. I'm going to buy this one for my brother in law (my sister's having a baby in February).
May 21, 2013
Great ideas and pointers for the first time dad. However, very biased on breast feeding so if that isn't what you are planning on doing then you'll be turned off rather quickly. I'm glad I read the book. I skipped over parts that I found to be the authors pushing their personal agenda.
July 11, 2013
Very very good book. I would recommend this to any father-to-be. Really provided a lot of good insight of what to expect the first 12 months and how to be a SuperDad. Really made what can seem like a daunting tasks of becoming a father one that can be done.
November 18, 2008
Despite its appearance, a good book organized around topics of actual interest (if you're a new father...)
June 23, 2009
Some of 25 tips were especially helpful, like the one that outlines the hospital procedures done immediately following birth.
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July 28, 2012wonderful book. I read it before Will did!
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