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Rookie Dad Susan Fox

Rookie Dad By Susan Fox

Rookie Dad by Susan Fox


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Summary

An entertaining activity handbook presents a collection of seventy-five safe, easy-to-follow exercises designed to help busy fathers bond with their new babies, promote developmental skills and motor coordination, enhance learning, and have fun in the process. Original.

Rookie Dad Summary

Rookie Dad: Fun and Easy Exercises and Games for Dads and Babies in Their First Year by Susan Fox

Get in the game of fatherhood!
All new dads want to bond with their babies -- but how? With seventy-two safe, simple exercises, each illustrated with a fun photograph, Rookie Dad helps busy fathers make a real connection with their little ones -- and have a ball doing it!
  • Shake Hands with Dad promotes motor coordination
  • Eyes on the Ball boosts eye-tracking skills
  • Flashlight Tag is fun at lights-out time
  • Crunch Time helps baby learn balance while tightening Daddy's abs
  • Box Score is a fantastic tool for bedtime,helping babies enjoy snug spaces

These and other age-appropriate activities, designed for the newborn to the twelve-month-old, help develop fundamental skills needed for sitting, crawling, walking, and more. They also plant the seeds for a lifelong love of sports and physical fitness. But all Baby knows is Dad is really fun to be with! Be a champion to the MVP in your life -- by sharing the joyful and unique approach to quality time illustrated in Rookie Dad.

About Susan Fox

Susan Fox, a licensed pediatric neurodevelopmental therapist, is director of the Pediatric Therapy Clinic in Seattle. Her guide for fathers of babies in their first year, Rookie Dad, is available from Pocket Books. Fox teaches workshops on child development at Microsoft, and trains early childhood educators, therapists, nurses, and physicians.

Table of Contents


Contents

1. The Pregame Show

2. Game Time

Includes exercises from birth to three months

3. Touchdown: Getting Your Baby to Sleep

Includes exercises from birth to four months

4. The End Run: Surviving Those Dirty Diapers

Includes exercises from birth to twelve months

5. The Handoff: When Mom Leaves You Alone With the Baby
Includes exercises from six weeks and upward

6. Road Games: How to Take Your Baby Out on the Town, Without Losing Your Mind

Includes exercises from birth upward

7. Surprise Moves: When Your Baby First Rolls Over

Includes exercises from four to eight months

8. Major League Milestone: When Your Baby Sits Up

Includes exercises from five to nine months

9. Up and Running! Your Baby Masters Crawling and Standing, and -- Finally -- Takes That First Step

Includes exercises from six to eighteen months

10. A Whole New Ball Game: When Your Baby Turns One

Includes exercises from six months upward

Afterword Dad's My Hero

Appendix Baby's Behavior: What to Expect, When, and How to Deal with It

Acknowledgments
Index

Additional information

GOR008054446
9780743410342
0743410343
Rookie Dad: Fun and Easy Exercises and Games for Dads and Babies in Their First Year by Susan Fox
Used - Good
Paperback
Simon & Schuster
2001-05-01
272
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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