This stimulating book explores many fascinating new understandings of the importance of a father in a child's development. Richard Fletcher, a pioneer researcher in the area of men's health and family issues, examines how a father's close bond with his baby is vital for the development of the child's healthy brain structure and their cognitive and emotional development.
"The Dad Factor" presents explanations of why a father's involvement with his child, right from birth, is vitally important to the development of a child's brain and emotional stability. In this book Richard Fletcher considers the following new findings:
• In the first hours after birth a baby is primed to react to the father's voice he or she heard when in the womb.
• Father-baby bonding matters for the child's emotional, physical and cognitive development.
• The way that a father interacts with his baby can shape the structure of the baby's brain. The effect of a dad simply ‘playing around' with his child can alter the pathways formed by the neurons in the brain of that growing infant. (So fathers playing ‘peek-a-boo' are not wasting time but doing the real stuff of parenting!)
Additionally, Richard Fletcher addresses some contentious issues of child development, examines the evolution of a father's role, and uses feedback from men in his parenting classes to answer many questions a new father-to-be might have.
'Clearly written, user-friendly, and based on the latest science, this book is ground-breaking in what it offers to young dads. It will lead to closer and happier families for years to come. An incredibly important book.' - Steve Biddulph, author of "Raising Boys" and "The New Manhood".
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