The Fat her’ s Book Being a Good Dad in the 21st Century
David Cohen
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The Fat her’ s Book Being a Good Dad in the 21st Century
David Cohen
JOHN WILEY & SONS, LTD Chichester · New York · Weinheim · Brisbane · Singapore · Toronto
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Cont ents
About the author Acknowledgements Introduc tion Never too young to leave home What psychology teaches us about fathering Good enough fathering Quiz Answers to quiz 1 A history of fathers Woody Allen versus history Sacrificing the son Honour thy father but don’t expect too much from the old man The involved father Fathers know best . . . the behaviourist father The useless-at-parties syndrome
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