First Class Fatherhood
Advice and Wisdom from High-Profile Dads
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Did you know that in the United States alone, more than one in four children live in a home without a father?
When Alec Lace recognized this crisis and launched his parenting podcast 2018, his mission was simple: to give dads an opportunity to encourage others, by sharing the experiences and wisdom they’ve gained during their respective journeys.
A few years and hundreds of interviews later--including with many high-profile dads from sports, media, politics, the military, and other industries--Alec has curated a rich collection of anecdotes that provides guidance and inspiration on a wide array of topics, including but not limited to
Advice for about-to-be or new dadsFinance and educationDisciplineDating and social lifeFaith, values, and serviceFitness and health, for both children and fathersHow to be a fatherhood ambassador
First Class Fatherhood will engage the reader with thought-provoking ideas and realistic solutions from fathers who have been through it all.
Alec believes that being a father is the most important role a man can play in the game of life. And his hope is that this book will help change the narrative of fatherhood and family life, and greatly reduce the number of children growing up without a father in the home.
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First Class Fatherhood podcaster Lace debuts with a collection of aspirational parenting advice from sports stars, media celebrities, politicians, entrepreneurs, and elite military men. Touching broadly on such topics as discipline, finance, education, and dating and social life, each interviewee gets one to two pages for his take. In a section on "perspective," former stockbroker and convicted felon Jordan Belfort writes, "the gift I gave my kids was being honest about the mistakes I've made," while on "discipline," Eric Trump warns of how difficult it can be to balance one's role as a father with that of a mentor. But the advice for managing a child's dating life is largely heterosexual, old-fashioned, high involvement, and rules oriented ("My daughter is twenty-six, and I still treat her like she is fifteen years old"), and a section on fitness and health veers into nutrition advice only tangentially related to kids. The short entries have a punchy feel, and their brevity also helps keep the focus tight. Fathers who like to see themselves reflected in the rich and successful will enjoy the support, but those looking for a guide to the ins and outs of parenting will be better served elsewhere.
