But dad! : a survival guide for single fathers of tween and teen daughters by Gross, Gretchen

But dad! : a survival guide for single fathers of tween and teen daughters
by Gross, Gretchen

(#0792TA7)

Paperback Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012
Description: xi, 175 pages : 23 cm
Dewey: 306.874; Audience: Adult

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From Follett

Includes bibliographical references (page 165-169) and index.;Can this book help you raise your daughter? -- Divorce and the other D--deployment -- If a mother has died -- Tweens : the golden years -- The teen years-- whatever! -- Adapting to shared custody -- Your policy statement -- Dating -- Concerns, crises, and interventions -- Being a great dad. Offers parenting advice to single fathers who are raising tween and teenage daughters, discussing communication, shared custody issues, dating, potential crises such as drug and alcohol abuse and teen pregnancy, and other topics.

From the Publisher
You're a smart guy. You read The Perfect Storm and now you find yourself living it. Your daughter, who yesterday was happy to hang out with you at Home Depot, now cries for no known reason. Last week you were her soccer coach and 'the best dad there ever was, really, ' and today on the way home from practice she turned away and stared sadly out the window and wouldn't say a word to you. She's hovering around adolescence and all of a sudden you're flopping on the daddy-deck in a panic. What the heck is about to happen and how are you going to get through this? How can you help her get through these difficult years when honestly, you don't totally understand it yourself? If you're a single dad, it can get all the more complicated. You might not know who or where to go to for the real deal, the inside scoop. When did her body start to change? Where the heck do you buy a training bra, and when? Do you have to take her or can you pay someone else to do it? What about dating? Or the girl clique thing you've heard about. Can't you just ignore it and raise her just like you would a son, just like you were raised? This book is for any man raising a tween or teen daughter, but particularly the single man who does or doesn't have full-time custody. This is the definitive guide to helping dad and daughter get past 'survive' and onto 'thrive.' Written for any man raising daughters, the authors geared this book for the single dad who may not have a woman in his life with whom to confer about issues their daughters may be facing like sex, friendships, boyfriends, alcohol and drugs, and personal hygiene. This book covers it all, from what to keep stocked in the bathroom to how to talk about sex without being blown off. The authors help dads gain a better sense of what their daughters are going through, how their bodies are changing, how their relationships are changing, and how best to handle the ups and downs of these challenging years.
Product Details
  • Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
  • Publication Date: February 16, 2012
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dewey: 306.874
  • Classifications: Nonfiction
  • Description: xi, 175 pages : 23 cm
  • Tracings: Livingston, Patricia, 1952-
  • ISBN-10: 1-44221-267-5
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-44221-267-1
  • LCCN: 2011-044670
  • Follett Number: 0792TA7
  • Audience: Adult