Survival Handbook for Dads

by BICKEL, BRUCE & STAN JANTZ

• ISBN13: 9780849995644
• ISBN10: 0849995647
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2002-06-02
• Publisher: J Countryman Books

Summary

Bruce & Stan's Survival Handbook for Dad's will be the kind of instruction manual Dads have been looking for: a short, fun, easy-to-read, blue jeans casual kind of book.Come to think of it, Bruce & Stan's Survival Handbook for Dads will be better than a typical instruction manual because there are no pieces to assemble and no wires to connect. And you don't need to read it cover to cover. Pick up the book any time and read it from any one of 10 sections. This book will offer plenty of time-tested, practical advice from the offbeat imaginations of Bruce & Stan. The book is divided into sections such as; Dad's, Diapers, and Donuts, Some Assembly Required, and Duct Tape Dads.

Table of Contents

The Best Laid Plans	13	(14)
Start with a Plan	14	(2)
Who is Your Architect?	16	(3)
What Do You Want Your Kid to Look Like?	19	(1)
Attention to Detail	20	(3)
Changes and Adjustments	23	(2)
The Best Laid Plans	25	(2)
Growing Pains	27	(16)
Look at That Kid Grow	28	(2)
That Wrinkled Prune is Your Kid	30	(2)
Toddlers and Toilets	32	(4)
Kid in a Barrel	36	(4)
Get with the College Program	40	(2)
Growing in Faith	42	(1)
The Organized Dad	43	(12)
Get Organized	44	(1)
Schedule Yourself (Before Someone Else Does)	45	(4)
Dates and Events Your Don't Want to Miss	49	(2)
Keep Checking That Contract List	51	(2)
Gotta Have a System That Works	53	(1)
Time for Nothing	54	(1)
The Game of Life	55	(12)
Play to Win	56	(2)
Coach Dad	58	(2)
Sharpen Your Skills	60	(2)
Get into Shape	62	(2)
Nursing Your Injuries	64	(2)
Run the Race to Win	66	(1)
Communicating and Connecting	67	(10)
Can We Talk?	68	(1)
Establishing a Connections	69	(2)
Dealing with Static	71	(1)
Check Your Messages	72	(2)
Shut Up and Listen	74	(3)
Duct Tape Dad	77	(14)
Mr. Fix It	78	(2)
Mending the Broken Places	80	(2)
Calling for Help	82	(4)
Damage Control	86	(2)
What's in Your Toolbox?	88	(2)
Make Sure the Foundation's Right	90	(1)
What Are You, Made of Money?	91	(16)
The Middle of Money	92	(2)
The Hidden Costs of a Kid	94	(2)
When Your Kids Ask for Money	96	(4)
A Penny Saved is Just a Penny	100	(2)
When Blowing Your Dollars Makes Sense	102	(3)
What Are You, a Dad or an ATM?	105	(2)
Family and Friends	107	(12)
One is the Loneliest Number	108	(2)
A Love Story	110	(2)
The Family Circle is Not a Noose	112	(1)
Love 'Em and Leave 'Em	113	(2)
Make Friends Because You'll Need Them	115	(2)
The Village People	117	(2)
Proceed with Caution	119	(14)
Your Secret Revealed	120	(2)
When You Fall Off the Pedestal	122	(2)
Your Time is Not Your Own	124	(2)
Hit the Deck, Dad's Gonna Blow	126	(2)
Avert Your Glance	128	(3)
Fix Your Eyes	131	(2)
Leaving a Legacy	133
Guests in Your Home	134
Your Ancestry is Better Than Your Think	135
The Greatest Legacy	137
Keeping and Letting Go	138
Your Greatest Joy	140