Father's Milk: Nourishment and Wisdom for the First-Time Father

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Capital Books, 2003 - Family & Relationships - 210 pages
New fathers have at least as many questions and worries as new mothers. Will this be the end of my freedom? Will my child replace me in my partner's heart? What if I turn out as rotten a father as my father was? What does it mean to be a "good father"? "Father's Milk" provides answers to a myriad of questions that today's new dads ask themselves. "Conscious fathering" is the phrase Stein and Samu use to describe a new perspective on fathering - hearing and seeing your child and learning from her what is lacking in her upbringing. Instead of preaching how to be a good father in 12 steps, Stein and Samu demonstrate good fathering through stories and practical advice about everyday situations.
 

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Contents

Learn to Swim in Estrogen
9
Children Are Not Assets
13
Some of the Best Moms Are Men
16
She Loves Me She Loves Me Not
19
Count Me In
22
Bring Home More than the Bacon
26
Buoyant in Troubled Water
29
Have a Life Youve Always Had One
32
Chip off the Old Block
94
Food for Thought
97
The Truth Will Set You Free
102
Get Your Own Damn Screwdriver
107
Glad Not Sad
112
I Have No Choice But
115
Spare the Rod Spare the Child Part I
118
Spare the Rod Spare the Child Part II
122

Life after Birth
36
Is There Sex after Birth?
39
Take a Load Off Your Back
40
In and Out of the Laundry Basket
44
The Best Defense Is Not Being There
46
Topsy Turvy
49
Its Always Darkest before Its Totally Black
52
Is There a Father in the House?
55
The Vanishing Act
59
Where Is Poppa?
63
Kramer vs Kramer Revisted
66
Fathering Is a Word Not a Sentence
69
Father and His Child
71
Boy? Girl? So Long as Its a Boy
73
Dont Put Your Baby to Work
77
Babies Are Boring
79
Inspirational Diaper Change
81
The Child Is Not Father to the Man
84
Children Are Built to Last
87
Dont Make Daddy I Hardly Knew Ye Your Childs Favorite Tune
91
Pain Hurts
128
Dont Bite Your Child
132
The Shame of It All
136
When I Was Your Age
141
The Father of the Year Award
144
When You and Your Child Cant Make Beautiful Music Together
147
Dont Teach Your Kid Everything You Believe It May Be Hazardous to His Health
151
My Child My Beloved Monster
155
MentorTormentor
158
The Naked Truth
161
Goodbyes
167
The Thought of Losing Your Child
173
All You Need Is Love
176
Snapshots
183
Toxic Messages
185
Fast Food for Thought
190
Epilogue
202
Post Scriptum
204
Index
209
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Page 5 - Answer yes or no to the following questions: 1. Do you have (or want to have) a child because you feel you should?

About the author (2003)

Dr. Peter Samu is a radiologist practicing in Toronto. He received his medical degree from the University of Toronto, and his radiology certification from Stanford University.

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