Assuming All goes well, I’m expecting to become a dad some time in October ! Are there any books you’d recommend reading ahead of the big event ? Also interested in any general books about parenting/ educational psych.

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Be Prepared: Be Prepared https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743251547/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_o-jUEbD028FMV

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This is the best book there is. Incredibly practical and some humor, too. Highly recommend. It's like a boy scout manual for a baby.

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Don't overdo it with research. Be present, patient, show love, and hold and talk to your baby often. Max out your paternity leave, you won't get those moments back. The rest will take care of itself.

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“Taking Cara Babies” is an incredible sleep training video. An easy two hour watch.

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I wouldn’t read baby books. Spend the time instead watching as many action movies as you can (preferably in a cinema if they can reopen) since once they come there’s very little you time. Then once he/she is here there’s plenty of time to realize you have no idea what’s going on, but neither does anyone else and we generally seem to make it work

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I like the book I recommended, but you will have plenty of time to read it at 2am when you’re up with him/her over the first couple months—that’s when I read the majority of that book, not before he was born.

I really like C4s comment. My admin assistant said to me “really, your only job is to keep them alive, and I’m pretty sure you can do that” — she was right.

Get ALL your projects done around the house, go on a trip when it’s permitted, simplify. When they arrive there is no time for any of that again for a long while...they are all consuming.

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Newborns - agree that not a lot but super helpful for me was;
“Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child”
Don’t wait on learning what healthy sleep looks like, for everyone’s sake! And it’s a guide that hits on all ages - from newborn to 5 years old. We would go back and reference this all the time for years.

Then once my kids got a bit older I really enjoyed
“No scream Parenting”
We found ourselves letting out our frustration and anger on our kids and a friend recommended this book. Not rocket science but a practical guide to discipline without instilling fear and anxiety in your children.

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Heading Home With Your Newborn. A lot of it doesn’t make sense until s/he is in your arms but it was great for us as first time parents.

Congrats OP and good luck

Congrats! I didn't read a single book, I just asked guys with kids who seemed to be raising their kids well what they knew. Worked out ok so far with my two kids.

Thanks for all the recs!

The Expectant Father is a great read. Gives you a month-by-month overview of what is (typically) going on with her, with the baby, and with yourself.

Take care of ur spouse

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