Papadaddy's book for new fathers: advice to dads of all ages

Author's note

Preface

Getting ready

Preliminaries

Not long before the birth

Baby arrival and follow-up

The birth

Back home

Settling in

Cursing in front of baby

Stuff your children will say to each other and to you : (and what to say back, sometimes)

What you do and say that they'll remember

Later on

Preparations

Miscellaneous

The long view and avoiding "factor bad"

Concepts and tests

The simple theory I: full child / client / product /

The simple theory II: normative / calculative /

Alienated

The simple theory III: strategies

Describe, predict, explain

How to avoid "factor bads"

Predicability, composure

Play

Reward, punishment, and anger

Respect

Modeling by volunteering

Finally

Getting fixed (for fathers only, please).