Preparing for Parenthood: 55 Essential Conversations for Couples Becoming Families

by Stephanie Dueger

Can anyone really prepare for parenthood? Yes!Couples often spend surprisingly little time getting ready for this huge rite of passage. They may paint the nursery, but neglect discussing how their roles may change. They may have a car seat ready, but not a will.The first of its kind, this interactive book provides couples with essential conversation-starters and action items to complete before becoming parents.In Preparing for Parenthood, you'll discover how to transition to parenting in ways that best align with your own beliefs and values the biggest concerns couples face when becoming new parents and how to discuss them.*Finding your unique strengths as a couple, and addressing challenges as you embark on this journey.*Developing greater confidence as parents so you can feel more relaxed and prepared.Parenting is simultaneously heart-opening and heart-wrenching, humbling and humorous, joyful and overwhelming. But this small and indispensable book will help you alleviate stress and answer some of the biggest questions you'll want to address before your baby arrives.

Genres: Parenting

140 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 4, 2021

About the author

Dr. Stephanie Dueger is an author, educator, parent coach, and psychotherapist who works with expectant and new parents and their little ones up to age 5. Her book, Preparing for Parenthood: 55 Essential Conversations for Couples Becoming Families (2020), is the book she wishes she’d had for herself when first becoming a parent and was the winner of a bronze medal for Parenting and Relationship books in the 2022 Global Book Awards and a finalist in the 2023 Book Excellence Awards. She facilitates parent workshops and courses and was the Editor-in-Chief of the academic Journal of Pre- and Perinatal Psychology and Health from 2019-2022. Dr. Dueger lives in Colorado with her husband, two daughters, and furball of a dog. Learn more about her work at https://preparedforparenthood.com.

Reviews

[Katie Trzepacz · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a good starting point, but a lot of questions were extremely repetitive

[Torrie Nelson · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book inspired important and helpful conversations between my husband and me. As a therapist, I also plan to use this book to frame discussions with clients who are considering parenthood. I highly recommend for anyone planning to become parents!

[Elese Molloy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great conversation starter for first time parents. It covers all the important topics that need to be addressed to be able to parent effectively as a team unit, yet are usually glanced over by most parents/parents to be. I’ll be gifting this book to friends and family in the future!