false 597544 1 Take your average guide for new mothers, chuck most of the stuff about breast feeding and ditch the deep background research and stats, then generously pepper with illustrations and burley humor and what do you have? Your average guide for new fathers. <I>Be Prepared</I> follows that template pretty closely, and that's really quite an acceptable thing. Yes, there's a bit too much emphasis here on broadly drawn manly stuff like changing a diaper at a ballgame, but there's also heaps of useful advice that's cleverly and efficiently presented for pops who, despite their best intentions, really aren't prepared to dig into encyclopedia-sized tomes. The basics (childproofing, bathing, feeding, entertaining) intermix with nifty sidebars (homemade bath toys, foods to <I>never</I> give your baby, exercises for dads) in easy-to-peruse chapters organized according to the age of the offspring up to age 1. There are more thorough how-to guides for new dads, but for most men moving into fatherhood, <I>Be Prepared</I> will fill the bill. <I>--Steven Stolder</I> 584189 4 5 2004 Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads total:84|5:49|4:30|3:3|2:2|1:0| 84 378 111 33 5 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Mar 16 13:06:07 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 16 13:06:38 -0700 2008 This book was recommended to us by another set of first-time parents, and we were not disappointed.

It's written with a great sense of humor, while providing lots of useful information. It's easy and fun to read, versus some of the other more 'dry' parenting books.

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