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Book SynopsisCovers pre-deployment and explores the profound effect a dad's absence will have on his spouse, his children, and himself. This book explains how to stay involved and connected when you're far away, and includes specific strategies and activities designed to help dads and their family remain close across time and distance.
Trade ReviewPraise for The Military Father: "As an Army brat I know first hand that it's not only our military men and women who serve the country--their spouses and children serve proudly as well. Armin Brott has contributed his own brand of service with this wonderful book--a great resource with useful checklists and advice that covers every stage of childhood. It will help ease what are difficult journeys." -- Linda Powell, daughter of General Colin Powell, US Army Ret., former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff "Too often, those who do the most for us are supported the least. Military fathers would certainly fall into this category. Brott's wonderfully informative book, The Military Father, is not only a much needed salute to the importance of these unique dads but it is also a field manual for their most important front of all--the home front." -- Roland C. Warren, President, the National Fatherhood Initiative "Armin Brott has written what might possibly be the most comprehensive and contemporary book about deployments that I've ever read. The Military Father is an easy and interesting read sure to make you chuckle. It's a unique blend of parenting book and military how-to, and for anyone who is about to face a deployment, it will be on my list of recommendations. - Sarah Smiley, newspaper columnist and author of Dinner with the Smileys -- WINNER of the 2010 Military Writer's Society of America Award: Gold Medal, Reference Category
Table of ContentsTable of Contents from: The Military Father Part I: Predeployment 1. What is Deployment, Anyway? 2. No Heavy Artillery in the Living Room 3. Try to Leave 'em Laughing Part II: Deployment 4. A New Normal 5. Morse Code, Smoke Signals, and Wireless Internet 6. Enough about You Part III: Post-deployment 7. Who Are These People and What Are They Doing in My House? 8. Daddy's Home 9. Putting Humpty Dumpty Together Again Appendices Predeployment Checklists A Brief Overview of Your Child's Development Resources Selected Bibliography and References Index
