Single New Father to Be

Hi A.,

Give your friend a huge hug for doing this. We have a stay-at-home dad friend in DC and he said there is a great network for stay-at-home dads. I wonder if there is something like this near where your friend lives.

He will also need to find a really friendly daycare provider that he can feel he can go to for advice - this has been invaluable for me. Also, he may want to get the phone number for an evening nurse or nanny for those nights where he HAS to sleep but his daughter need extra care.

Best of luck to him and huge KUDOS to him,
A.

There are a good number of books for fathers nowadays in the parenting section. A good one I saw recently was "A New Father" - it's for a baby's first year though so it might not be of use for much longer. But even checking out the books in the parenting section will give him an idea as to all the problems he should look out for!

The series is by Armin Brott and after The New Father there is another book called Fathering Your Toddler. They are great books. The back of the book lists support groups,too. www.makinglemonade.com and

hi

it is always good when he has such a good friend, refer him to mamasource, he won't be able to find a better collection of experts that money could buy. have him check out the parenting shelves in the book store or library. and trust that his intuition will lead him right. continue being his friend and support. hats off to him for steping up

J.

Tell him to trust his gut. It will guide him better than he thinks. Most men seem to feel totally overwhelmed by the whole fatherhood thing at first but they mostly figure it out (just like the moms do!). Lots of love, and a whole lot of patience and stability are what his daughter needs now.