The book starts with “Coming Home,” the first week of life with the new infant, and continues month-by-month through the first year, charting the baby’s physical, social, verbal, and intellectual development, and examining the emotional and psychological changes the new father may be experiencing. Topics include:

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• Coping with unexpected anxieties and fears
• Making sense of your own emotions
• Working out sleeping and feeding schedules
• Analyzing the baby’s temperament
• Anticipating how the baby will affect your relationship with your partner and what to do about it
• Specific things every father can do from the baby’s first hours—to stay involved and build a close relationship with his child, even if he can’t be there as much as he’d like to
• Juggling your work and family roles
• Introducing the baby to music, reading, and even computers