The Involved Father: Family-Tested Solutions for Getting Dads to Participate More in the Daily Lives of Their Children

The Involved Father: Family-Tested Solutions for Getting Dads to Participate More in the Daily Lives of Their Children

Discusses meal, bath, and bedtime routines, emergency situations, and weekend activities "In this unusual book Robert Frank gives newer and deeper meaning to the role of father as primary caregiver to his children. He has inspired parents to seek creative solutions that foster continuity of nurturing care and strengthening bonds and attachments within the family. This book will have a profound effect on our future." --Isabelle Fox, Ph.D., Author of Being There: The Benefits of a Stay-at-Home Parent. "Avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach, this practical guide to father involvement is chock-full of small, realistic steps that respect the different needs of different families. I recommend it highly." --James A. Levine, ED.D., Director of the Fatherhood Project, Families and Work Institute, and author of Working Fathers: New Strategies for Balancing Work and Family With nearly two decades of experience as a family therapist, Dr. Robert Frank teaches us how to achieve fair-share parenting, covering some of the most common conundrums of childcare: --the challenging "second shift," including mealtime, bathtime, and bedtime routines --negotiating with your spouse for downtime --sharing the "on call" role for emergencies --communicating needs without arguing --reconstructing stressful schedules to work for you and your kids --and planning weekend activities. The Involved Father is full of warmth, reassurance, and an abundance of practical, family-tested solutions. Dr. Frank provides an indispensable primer on how to give your children the involvement they deserve while improving your marriage and outlook on life in the process. We can and must find solutions to the imbalance in our family lives: solutions that make everyone happy--moms, dads, and kids. Robert Frank, Ph.D., is one of the nation's leading researchers on fatherhood, parenting, and childcare issues. He holds a Ph.D. in educational psychology and has had a private practice in psychotherapy, specializing in family therapy, since 1985. He holds the position of Assistant Professor of Psychology at Oakton Community College, where he teaches classes in human and child development, and he hosts parenting seminars in the Chicago area. He lives with his wife, son, and daughter in Glenview, Illinois. Kathryn E. Livingston has been writing on parenting issues for the past fifteen years. She lives in Bergen County, NJ, with her husband and three sons.