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Summary: This is the perfect book for all fathers and fathers-to-be!
Review: Bruce Linton's "Finding Time for Fatherhood" is a gem of truth, wisdom, and most of all compassion for the challenges that a father faces in today's world. As the father of a 10- year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter, I intended to give this book to my brother, who is expecting his first child. However, I ended up getting another copy for myself, because it became clear to me that this is a book that I will want to keep near and return to many times over, for inspiration and guidance in those times when I'm feeling overwhelmed by the anxieties and responsibilities of parenthood. This book was an acknowledgement of all the best intentions I have ever had toward my children, and at the same time a reminder of how much further I have to go. Probably like many fathers of my generation, I take for granted that I will be a better father to my son and daughter than my father was to me. According to the author, 95% of us attend the births of our children, versus 5% in 1965. We participate in childbirth classes, coach our wives through the delivery, and generally feel superior to our parents' generation in how much we are involved in what used to be a woman's exclusive world. Once the reality of fatherhood sets in, however, we discover that the real challenge is not so much a matter of measuring up to an ideal image of what a father should be, but the much more difficult problem of shifting our own priorities and making room in our lives for our roles as fathers. Dr. Linton demonstrates through examples from his personal experience as a father how uncomfortable this can be at times, yet how thoroughly rewarding in what that commitment ultimately can mean to our children, our spouses, and ourselves. This is a great little book - personal, conversational, and inspirational. Behind the gentle delivery is a powerful call to action for every man: Find the time to be a father to your children! In a modern-day career-driven social environment that prides itself on 16-hour workdays, stock options, and "cashing out" in your forties, being a Father competes with nearly everything, and yet when it comes to what is truly lasting, satisfying, and ultimately fulfilling in life, there is nothing else so rewarding.
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Summary: QUESTION
Review: I would like to know if this book is available in spanish. Regards, Katushka Saucedo
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Summary: Good intentions but bad result
Review: The intentions of this book are good: fathers should find time for being with their children, however the book in itself it is not interesting: it just says a lot of trivialities. Each chapter is about an impotant subject, like pregnancy and birth, but then just few pages are spent on it and as a consequence it remains very superficial.
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