THE NEW FATHER A Dad's Guide to the First Year

With its booklet of helpful information, Armin Brott's follow-up audio to THE EXPECTANT FATHER is another must-hear guide for first-time fathers. Using a month-by-month approach, he discusses each phase of the first year in terms of the father's subjective experiences, his evolving relationship with his partner, the father-baby attachment, practical family matters, and the baby's development in the physical, intellectual, verbal, and emotional-social areas. Brott is a smooth and lively writer whose research and teaching skills are outstanding. His reading style is equally impressive. With the comfort and microphone skills of a voice professional, he sounds down-to-earth while deftly reaching out to new fathers with man-to-man respect. T.W. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: OCTOBER 2009]