There When He Needs You: How to Be an Available, Involved, and Emotionally Connected Father to Your Son

by Neil Bernstein and Neil I. Bernstein

Book Overview

Men want to be better fathers, and today they're trying harder than ever. They jog behind strollers, leave work early for parent-teacher conferences, and roughhouse with their kids before they've had... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1416560734
• ISBN13: 9781416560739
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 239 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

By an expert who also knows how to teach

Neil Bernstein brings experience and expertise to the kitchen table of every parent. His parenting style and advice reflect his admirable record as a therapist and father. Highly recommended.

For Mothers Too

I'm a divorced mother and bought this book hoping it would help me to be more sensitive to what my son needs from his father. It did exactly that and offered a lot more than I expected. I very much enjoyed reading the father-son stories and now understand their relationship much better. We're giving his dad a copy for Father's Day. Dr. Bernstein's book should be required reading for mothers as well.

Not just for dads

This is the first parenting book I've ever read and regret that it wasn't available to my father. Dr. Bernstein's book addresses the issues that we as fathers face and is helpful in understanding the things we go through and the changes we can make to be more effective dads. I particularly enjoyed some of the vignettes offered and feel that both dads and their wives will benefit greatly.

Great investment for any father!

I just finished reading Dr. Bernstein's new book and found it very helpful. It seems like there are many fathers out there who aren't sure how to get the job done but sure are trying. They love their sons but don't always show it directly. I was surprised by how many of the stories I could relate to and found them useful in my own parenting. I'd recommend this book for new fathers, those who have been around, and even those planning to be dads in the future. Boys need fathers to be available and emotionally connected and this book definitely helps.

There When He Needs You

While There When He Needs You focuses on best ways to understand, develop and improve the connection between "half-there" Dads and their sons, I fervently believe it is a wonderful gift to all overextended/overcommitted fathers and their families. This is a book written in Washington, D.C. that totally resonates here in Silicon Valley; this is a book that will richly benefit all who take the time to read it (and I hope many will do so).