Survival Guide for the Stay At Home Dad

By choice or by necessity many fathers today find themselves trying to cope with the often unexpected reality of being the full time care-giver for their children. With soaring costs for child care, education and medical needs and a disappearing income gap between the genders, moms and dads can no longer afford to decide who stays home based solely on the traditional roles. They have to do what is best for the family and sometimes that means that dad stays home. This book takes a realistic look at some of the challenges this new breed of father will face when he becomes a stay at home dad. So come enter the hidden world of thousands of men who find themselves at home with the kids. What does it feel like to have a completely new identity? How does it change the relationships in a man’s life? What are his greatest fears? What important life lessons can he learn? What unexpected joys can he experience? And most importantly how can he and his family survive being a stay at home dad?