Life with kids just got easier with these 134 ingenious hacks developed by parents just like you. Put the ketchup under the hot dog, minimizing the mess. Strap baby into a forward-facing carrier when you need to trim her fingernails—it frees your hands while controlling the squirming. Or stash a wallet in a disposable diaper at the beach—who would ever poke through what looks like a used Pamper? All these hacks are easy to do, are boldly illustrated, and use everyday items in unexpected ways. And the range—from pregnancy and postpartum, through sleep, eating, bath time, travel, and more—covers all the most critical years when parents really need a little extra help. “Just . . . genius.”—Buzzfeed
Learn the secrets to surviving fatherhood when your dad skills are under pressure with The Brick of Dad Hacks. Let’s face it, not all of us are blessed with the mythical “angel baby” that breezes right through to adulthood with no hassle or fuss. It’s game on when the baby starts walking. Navigate parenting like a pro from the tantrums of the terrible twos to threenagers, taming the ferocious fours, the fantastic fives, sassy sixes, and the rollercoaster of adolescence. This is the smart dad’s guide to parenting. It contains experienced parenting tips and tricks, and is appropriate for new dads and parents managing kids of all ages for the first time. This book has all the easy answers to your parenting problems. Have questions about sleepovers, birthday parties, and drop-off playdates? Going on a camping trip with your 10 year old, or planning a beach day with your preschooler? We’ve got a hack for that. These quick reference hacks are here to help when you’re juggling wailing babies in public and moody teenagers at home. Inside you’ll find hacks for: - Family fun with kids of all ages - Easy meals in 15 minutes or less - Handling meltdowns and crying kids - Outings with infants, toddlers, and kids aged preschool and up - Storytime - Baby-proofing your home - Raising your teenager - And more! These hacks will help you manage the kicking, hitting, fighting with siblings, back-talking, endless questions, and the terrifying day when they learn “NO!”—but they will also guide you through the positive moments that you’ll remember and cherish forever. Whether you’re stuck in the car for a road trip and want to keep your kids entertained, need a healthy weeknight meal after a long day at school, or you’re just looking for new ways to spend quality time as a family, The Brick of Dad Hacks has you covered!
With one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in Europe, young fatherhood, as a site of economic and personal adversity, has become a focus of concern in Britain during the late 1990OCOs. However, despite this policy interest there is surprisingly little British empirical evidence to review.One of the aims of the book is to draw together contemporary research evidence, social theory and policy which may effect how practitioners, students and academics conceptualise and work with young fathers. Consequently, each chapter illustrates the points it makes using discrete evidence from that particular field. Moreover, in order to make this process more OCyuser friendlyOCO each chapter provides a summary of this literature and evidence. Finally, in order to make the book come alive it draws on case studies, which are drawn, variously, from two studies conducted by the editor."
You can live that peace-filled, thriving mom-life you’ve only ever dreamed of! Parenting is tough. Throughout our lives as parents, we often face marital strife, financial challenges, loneliness, discouragement, and fear. Yet we still feel the pressure to live up to society’s ideal of “the perfect parent.” In Real Life Parenting Hacks, Wanda shares the creative ways God showed her to raise her daughters with purpose, on purpose, throughout her life as a parent. With some simple routines and mindset changes, you, too, can claim a sense of peace in your heart and your family. This book offers tools to help you: handle fussy eaters overcome bedtime struggles learn to work through screen-time issues abolish fear from your home develop your ability to stay calm when your kids are misbehaving<.ul> From cultivating a toy philosophy to paring down at Christmas, Wanda offers practical and useful tips to save money, eliminate stress, and raise your family to love themselves, others, and Jesus. Real Life Parenting Hacks will encourage you in the daily task of parenthood and assure you that you are anointed to be the best mom or dad for your child!
Much recent literature on fathers conveys the optimistic message that men are becoming increasingly involved in family life and that such participation is necessarily beneficial. This book contends that evidence for the new father' is, in reality, hard to find and that the paternal role persists in being limited by social, institutional and personal forces. The book's contributors, psychologists and sociologists from Britain, Australia, Scandanavia and North America, examine the problematic nature of fatherhood from three different perspectives. Part One examines research evidence from studies of fathers in typical' families. Chapters look at the history of paternal roles, the employment of both fathers and mothers and men's involvement with other members of the family; all share the thesis that, given contemporary ideologies, fathering is necessarily limited. Part Two critically reviews research on men who -- encouraged by enlightened' social policy makers -- have attempted to become more involved in child care and domestic responsibilities. The contributors point out the contradictions between the expectations of the policy makers and the realities of family life: greater involvement in the home by men usually causes stress and difficulties for other members, particularly mothers. Part Three considers the position of men in therapeutic settings, where the father is often seen as a passive, opaque figure with whom it is difficult to work, and offers sound advice on how family workers can incorporate men into counselling, social work and therapy. Two chapters also investigate the role that custody arrangements play in the divorced father's life. ReassessingFatherhood provides a fresh -- and often provocative -- view of the modern father that will change the complacent and euphoric vision of the new family'.
The gripping story of the emergence of a powerful new force in American politics Sara Miles's How to Hack the Party Line is the first book to explain the political significance of the high-technology industry, and to show the birth of a relationship between the new millionaires of the Information Age and power-hungry Washington insiders that will shape the politics of the twenty-first century. Packed with exclusive, behind-the-scenes reporting, How to Hack a Party Line chronicles a high-stakes experiment: the creation of Silicon Valley's first political machine. The book explores the often contradictory forces behind Silicon Valley's political awakening -- a mixture of naive libertarian sentiment, northern California social attitudes, aggressive business instincts, and a raw desire for power. Simultaneously it looks at centrist "new Democrats" who have left behind the labor coalitions of the industrial economy and are seeking a new identity in the values proclaimed by high-tech capitalists: growth, globalism, efficiency, and innovation. How to Hack the Party Line combines a colorful, character-rich narrative with serious reporting and political analysis. It asks what values prosper when high-tech business becomes the metaphor for society? And how, in the twenty-first century, will democracy respond?
There have always been good fathers and bad fathers. But never before in history has the role of fathers been as undefined as it is today. hardly anyone who becomes a father is entering the race with a religious, cultural or educational assignment. This involves many drawbacks. But instead of just deploring this fact, I want committed fathers to recognize and exploit the new opportunities involved in this. Especially the freedom from old role models opens up completely new possibilities for fathers to take on an hugely positive task for the development of their children and to cultivate a stable relationship with the mother, which lives from the difference of the sexes.
"In Do Fathers Matter? the award-winning journalist and father of five Paul Raeburn overturns the many myths and stereotypes of fatherhood as he examines the latest scientific findings on the parent we've often overlooked. Drawing on research from neuroscientists, animal behaviorists, geneticists, and developmental psychologists, among others, Raeburn takes us through the various stages of fatherhood, revealing the profound physiological connections between children and fathers, from conception through adolescence and into adulthood--and the importance of the relationship between mothers and fathers. In the process, he challenges the legacy of Freud and mainstream views of parental attachment, and also explains how we can become better parents ourselves."--www.Amazon.com.
His Hacker He can't stop fantasizing about the playful siren he met at the karaoke bar. Unfortunately, she forgot to mention she works for the competition. When he finds out what other secrets she's keeping, chemistry may not be enough to keep his hacker in his arms. His Infatuation She's his best friend's little sister, and totally off-limits. But long nights spent together, as he helps her keep her animal shelter from going under, lead to forbidden passion. Is there more to them than infatuation? Her Surrender When they were younger, they walked away from each other and a once-in-a-lifetime love. Their careers bring them back together, on opposite sides of the negotiating table. One of them has to surrender everything if they want to stay together, and both wonder if they’re strong enough to walk away from their passions a second time.
