The Modern mom's Guide to Dad's is an inside look at what dad's and expecting dad's are really thinking,feeling and why they react the way they do. this book is written by a stay at home dad and author Hogan Hilling. I have to say that I truely wish that I would have read this book while I was pregnant with my son. When I first began to read this book I was really resentful at some of the points it was making (such as a guy needs to feel he is still number one even with an infant around) and I started to ask my husband if he agreed with the author, HE DID!!!!! So then I tried to read the book from my husband's perspective and talking to my husband about some of the info in the book and I was finally (after almost two years of my son's life) starting to see it from his perspective. My husband was also able to start talking about some of the things that he had felt during the pregnancy,and after because he finally felt like he was not the only man who felt this way. This book really focus' on communication as a couple after the children are born, believe me when I say that no matter how well you communicated as a couple before children that communication DOES change when you have children, it is inevitable due to feelings of total responsibility,exhaustion,excitment, and fear!!!! This book can help put you and your husband back on track as a couple and as parents. I would recommend this book to expecting parents,new parents or even parents with older children, it is never too late to start to understand what your husband is really feeling but too afraid to tell you...... I will be adding more to the blog with specific subjects addressed in the book at a later time.... |