Reviews for Black Fatherhood The Guide to Male Parenting

The average rating for Black Fatherhood The Guide to Male Parenting based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-04-22 00:00:00 Addison Golladay I believe chunks of this book were taken from the older one I'd already read, but parts were new. It goes through lots of experiences/issues that people with kids face. It covers generic things about children growing and also has in depth sections on death, new siblings, etc. It's easy to read, well-organized, and I'm sure will be referred to when we hit bumps in the road. Mister Rogers reminds you to try to think like children. And so far, it works. Samma was having a huge fit about something the other day and I stopped, hugged her, and held her while she cried about not being able to stop crying. I realized that's got to feel pretty rotten so I held her and told her that it stinks when you feel out of control like that but that she was safe and I was holding her. As she started to calm down I asked if she wanted to be alone or if she wanted me to still hold her and she stayed on my lap. I often hold her, but the insight from Mister Rogers was that she didn't want to feel out of control and it is scary so she needed an adult to tell her everything was OK, that she was OK, and most importantly, to validate her feelings. I love Mister Rogers.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-10-16 00:00:00 Josh Miller Best parenting book. Period. Fred Rogers can say in one simple and well-put sentence what many other authors say in a chapter. I would recommend the introduction of the book to be read as a precursor to any parenting study--written by him or not. I also encourage parents or step-parents to simply check out the table on contents on Amazon to see if any of the topics are applicable to their family. It is worth checking out even for one chapter. Wonderful book--wonderful man!