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Praise for Finding Time for Fatherhood... Bruce Linton's essays are filled with wisdom, warmth and inspiration. They empower men to become more empathic fathers, husbands and friends. Isabelle Fox Ph.D., Western Psychological Center, author of Being There: The Benefits of a Stay Home Parent A crisp, poignant, self-revealing and powerfully instructive book that will provide a great deal deal of previously unavailable support, guidance and inspiration to all us men who want to be good fathers but have never known just how to think and talk about the role. Terry A. Kupers, MD, author of Revisioning Men's Lives Bruce Linton tells a moving story of teaching his son's friends, a bunch of "macho" nine year old boys, that "real men" care for their friend's feelings. He does the very same for all of us in his wonderful collection of essays. He shows men (and women) how to care for feeling; their children's, their partner's, and their own. Rachel Biale, LCSW, Parent and Youth Service Coordinator/Senior Clinician Jewish Family and Children's Services of The Easy Bay Reader ReviewsOne of the most meaningful fathering books available! As the father of a two-year-old son, I have read a dozen books on fathering in recent months, and Bruce Linton's Finding Time For Fatherhood is my favorite. Why? A new generation of men understand that fatherhood requires more than being an economic provider. Their desire to be involved, nurturing parents reflects a fundamental shift in male identity. They want more from life than a pay check and a promotion. They want meaning and purpose, and there is no greater contribution to the world than raising a healthy and happy child. Dr. Linton raises important issues concerning values and the father's inner experience. He writes simply and honestly, as only one who has truly lived and integrated the material can do. On several occasions he shares feelings that I, as a new father, feared were unique to me, which was reassuring and affirming. You can read this book in one evening, but the thoughts and feelings in it will stay with you for weeks. Highly recommended. This is the perfect book for all fathers and fathers-to-be! Bruce Linton's "Finding Time for Fatherhood" is a gem of truth, wisdom, and most of all compassion for the challenges that a father faces in today's world. As the father of a 10-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter, I intended to give this book to my brother, who is expecting his first child. However, I ended up getting another copy for myself, because it became clear to me that this is a book that I will want to keep near and return to many times over, for inspiration and guidance in those times when I'm feeling overwhelmed by the anxieties and responsibilities of parenthood. This book was an acknowledgement of all the best intentions I have ever had toward my children, and at the same time a reminder of how much further I have to go. Probably like many fathers of my generation, I take for granted that I will be a better father to my son and daughter than my father was to me. According to the author, 95% of us attend the births of our children, versus 5% in 1965. We participate in childbirth classes, coach our wives through the delivery, and generally feel superior to our parents' generation in how much we are involved in what used to be a woman's exclusive world. Once the reality of fatherhood sets in, however, we discover that the real challenge is not so much a matter of measuring up to an ideal image of what a father should be, but the much more difficult problem of shifting our own priorities and making room in our lives for our roles as fathers. Dr. Linton demonstrates through examples from his personal experience as a father how uncomfortable this can be at times, yet how thoroughly rewarding in what that commitment ultimately can mean to our children, our spouses, and ourselves. This is a great little book - personal, conversational, and inspirational. Behind the gentle delivery is a powerful call to action for every man: Find the time to be a father to your children! In a modern-day career-driven social environment that prides itself on 16-hour workdays, stock options, and "cashing out" in your forties, being a Father competes with nearly everything, and yet when it comes to what is truly lasting, satisfying, and ultimately fulfilling in life, there is nothing else so rewarding. Three Easy Ways to Order
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