Covering Home : Lessons on the Art of Fathering from the Game of Baseball

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Summary: Not bad, but very simplistic
Review: I actually enjoyed reading the book, but I should say that in my opinion, the views were very simplistic. It is a relatively short book with many messages, which the author often illustrates by example. I personally thought some deserved a more in depth discussion. However, one could argue that was the point - to stay in line with his baseball metaphors. In any case, I don't know if I would recommend this book, but it's not a bad read. I've certainly read worse parenting books...

Rating:
Summary: Not bad, but very simplistic
Review: I actually enjoyed reading the book, but I should say that in my opinion, the views were very simplistic. It is a relatively short book with many messages, which the author often illustrates by example. I personally thought some deserved a more in depth discussion. However, one could argue that was the point - to stay in line with his baseball metaphors. In any case, I don't know if I would recommend this book, but it's not a bad read. I've certainly read worse parenting books...

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Summary: The best fathering book I've ever read
Review: I can't emphasize how helpful this book has been to me, as well as to our family. It has helped me become a better father, husband, and person. I've recommended this book to many people. I highly recommend this book for any father who wants to take his parenting to a new level.

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Summary: What a great book !
Review: I really liked the lessons you can learn from this book. It gives a great overview what to expect and what to do with your children as a caring parent. Having three sons myself i often had the same experiences as described in this book. I really can recommend it, also, coming from Munich in Germany, i do not have an idea, what baseball is about. Now i know even a little of this topic.

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Summary: A reader friendly, accessible, and effective "how to" book
Review: In Covering Home: Lessons On The Art Of Fathering From The Game Of Baseball, Jack Petrash interweaves advice and insights on how to be an effective, loving father with anecdotes and allegories of baseball. Using terms and illustrations from baseball, Petrash shows that to be a good father takes similar qualities required to be a good player: be present, establish routines early in a child's life, keep bad situations from escalating out of control, and avoid dwelling on parental failures by focusing on successes. Covering Home is one of the most reader friendly, accessible, and effective "how to" books on parenting ever written specifically for Dads.

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Summary: Good read although metaphor gets stretched at times
Review: Jack Petrash has taken a medium that almost all American men understand and used it to illustrate good parenting skills. Using baseball and various aspects of that game, he illustrates the similarities between the various stages of the game and the various stages of child rearing, how to make the highlights reel and avoid the bloopers reel, strategies if you have a shallow bench (single parenting), and many more. "Covering Home" is an entertaining and yet practical read that clearly illustrates the key points of good parenting through the medium of baseball. It is a recommended read that is sure to delight and entertain the reader.

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Summary: Good read although metaphor gets stretched at times
Review: Jack Petrash has taken a medium that almost all American men understand and used it to illustrate good parenting skills. Using baseball and various aspects of that game, he illustrates the similarities between the various stages of the game and the various stages of child rearing, how to make the highlights reel and avoid the bloopers reel, strategies if you have a shallow bench (single parenting), and many more. "Covering Home" is an entertaining and yet practical read that clearly illustrates the key points of good parenting through the medium of baseball. It is a recommended read that is sure to delight and entertain the reader.

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Summary: Lessons that last all season
Review: Jack Petrash hit a home run with this book. I run a national fathering nonprofit, and this is one of my 3 favorite books on fathering -- real, simple, clear, short and to the most essential of points about being a good dad. That is, be intentional. Pay attention to what you do and say, and open yourself up to the passion of the best job a man can ever have -- father.

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Summary: Baseball Mom
Review: Speaking as a single baseball mom struggling to cover home, I applaud Jack Petrash's approach to parenting. His common sense but maybe a not so common approach of listening to the kids sets the tone for day-to-day encounters. "Covering Home" is refreshing in its lack of 'must buys'and 'must haves' for children and offers the clarity of a simpler time when just being there was good enough.

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Summary: Wish this was written 8 years ago...
Review: This book helps you get your perspective right. Illustrates how to shift gears from life's distractions to focus on what your kids really need from their dad. A great gift for a new dad.