Fathering Your Child from the Crib to the Classroon ─ A Dad's Guide to Years 2-9

When is it the best time to encourage a childGCOs independence? WhatGCOs the differencebetween daycare vs. preschool? AmericaGCOs most trusted DadTM answers these questionsand hundreds more in this attractive slipcased set including Fathering YourToddler: A DadGCOs Guide to the Second and Third Years and Fathering Your School-Age Child: A DadGCOs Guide to the Wonder Years: 3 to 9.A perfect companion to the two-volume The Expectant Father and First-YearFather boxed set, Fathering Your Child from the Crib to the Classroom incorporatesthe authorGCOs and other fathersGCO personal experiences and the advice of topresearchers in the field. Both books are illustrated throughout with delightful NewYorker-style cartoons that underscore the joys and woes of parenting.With wisdom, compassion, and humor, Armin Brott devotes each chapter ofFathering Your Toddler to every three months of the second and third years. Eachchapter of the setGCOs second handbook, Fathering Your School-Age Child, guidesDad through the early school years from pre-K to the fourth grade. In each sectionhe outlines the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social changes the child isgoing through, and examines the emotional and psychological development thefather may be experiencing. He also discusses issues that develop between Dad andMom, as well as matters that involve the whole family.All chapters contain an activities section called GC￡You and Your Child,GC￥ in whichexercises and issues appropriate to the given age are discussed. Other topics coverthe latest research on child development, including brain growth and the use ofcomputers and other technology. Both books include ample advice for dads whoare older, single, divorced, in the military, stepfathers, and stay-at-home dads.The indisputable leader in its field, expectant and new fathers have learned torely on the guidance and knowledge of Armin Brott. As an essential parentingresource, moms are sure to find fresh insights and the perfect gift for Mom inFathering Your Child from the Crib to the Classroom boxed set.

Armin A. Brott, author of The Expectant Father, Fathering Your Toddler, Fathering Your School-Age Child, The Single Father, and Father for Life: A Journey of Joy, Challenge, and Change, as well as the audiobook of The Expectant Father, has written on fatherhood for such leading publications as The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, and Parenting. Host of ?Positive Parenting,” a weekly talk show, he lives with his family in Oakland, California.