Becoming a father is one of most common but also one of the most profoundly life altering experiences a man can have. It is up there with puberty falling in love and experiencing your first loss. Fifty years ago a father’s role was assumed to be clear: he went to work, he provided the pay cheque and he acted as a disciplinarian when he got home. But today a father’s role is much more fluid and complex.
Dr Anna Machin spent a decade working with new and expectant fathers studying the experiences of fathers and the questions fathers have: «Will fatherhood change me?»; «How do other men fulfil the role?» «How can I help my child grow into a healthy happy adult?»
In The Life of Dad Dr Machin draws on her research and the latest findings in genetics, neuroscience and psychology to tell the story of fatherhood. She will show the extraordinary physiological changes a man undergoes when he becomes a father investigate how a man’s genes can influence what sort of father he will be and will show how a dad makes a unique contribution to his child’s life helping to foster independence of mind and spirit.
Simon & Schuster, 2018. ISBN: 1471161404 / 9781471161407. Tapa blanda. Buen estado.
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