Fathering Your School-Age Child: A Dad's Guide to the Wonder Years

Good book. This is not the first book in Armin Brott’s series that I’ve read. I’m used to how he writes and the detours he takes and how he breaks up the book.Here are some general thoughts thus far on the book (as I have not read each chapter, only the chapter at my child’s age, along with one year forward and behind). Overall the book is good (especially for fathers). It will either make you think of something you haven’t thought of before, or it will reaffirm something you already know. For example, it was clear to me that both boys and girls (generally) will have more physical play with their father than with their mother (the book mentioned this). However, knowing that my child should be able to tie their shoe by now isn’t something that I really thought about. It gave me the prompt that I needed to bring this up to my child and teach them how to tie their shoes. The book is full of these good reminders (things that you know but are too busy sometimes to initiate or think about). Chapters aren’t fully about the child though, they include information about yourself (and what you might be thinking or worried about) as well as sections on you and your partner (good reminders on how to keep your relationship close, intimate, special, and fun).For parents/children who are in unique situations (divorce, learning disabilities, physical ailments, army couples, etc), they will also find help in this book. Armin dedicates particular pages to these situations. For someone who doesn’t find them penitent to their life, they can just skip over them, but for those who can resonate with them, it is really helpful and shows that Armin is trying to cast a wide net here.In terms of what to take away from this book, I wouldn’t worry about every little thing in here. For example, it mentions that my child should be roller skating by now. I don’t honestly care if my child rollerskates at this age (as I don’t value that skill over other ones I could be teaching my child). You have to match your values/time with those mentioned in this book. It is totally okay if you decide to just gloss over it or “come back to it” when your child is older or you’re at a different point in your life. I would make a list of the items that really resonate with you though, as you will likely forget them once you get back to the real world. Focus on a few items a week, such as teaching your child to brush their teeth, rekindling date nights with your partner, giving yourself some self-care, etc. This was useful to me and helped keep everything in line (and kept me growing as a father).I really enjoyed this book as it comes from a father’s perspective, which in my opinion is generally ignored or not mentioned too often in the real world. Men/fathers don’t tend to talk much about their responsibilities and issues and this book helps you feel like you have solidarity with al the other dads out there. 5/5 stars. I Would absolutely recommend any dad (or dad to be) to read this, along with the other ones in the franchise.

This is the 3rd book I’m reading by this author. Although some of the content has repeated from prior books, to me this book is still highly valuable. For example do you READ BOOKS to your children every night? If not start start TONIGHT!!! Reading to my son before he goes to bed has been an amazing experience for both him and me.There are so many practical examples I can give you just like this that have been really transfer me to for me in my relationship with my three year old. While reading this book and applying what it says you may find other concepts that might be useful to you as well.

My husband loves these Fathering your child books. They provide him with reassurance that the crazy things our daughter does are actually NORMAL and he deals with things better after reading it. Highly recommend.

Just started the book and so far I am enjoying this ready.

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Bought my husband this first book and he loved it. For christmas I have bought the next two in the series.

i have been reading his books. they are well written and get to the essentials in a poignant and relaxed way. here just as good and Armin is not shy of the good and the bad,