Amazing... Smith's book lays out a richly detailed--and almost thumb-burning--narrative on the way a new generation of parents are raising their children under this shifting economic and familial landscape. I say thumb-burning because behind the numbers, the book offers some incredibly honest accounts of what it's like for fathers to stay home... The book shines when Smith talks about his relationship with his quarry-working grandfather who thought his wife 'worked for him,' and I admit I skipped ahead to some of the stories about other dads because when it came down to it, they were fun to read -- motivational, even, for any new dad. I read most of the fatherhood books available before the birth of my daughter three years ago and though that's not the intent of this one, I'd still put it at the top of the list for new dads. Sorry to gush, but it's fascinating, well-written and insanely researched.
Coming up: Articles about The Daddy Shift in USA Today; Salon.com; San Francisco Chronicle (feature in Style section); Details Magazine (about Reality TV Dads being the new face of fatherhood!); "Here and Now" with Robin Young/NPR radio program (WBUR Boston, MA) and "Body, Mind & Child" (BAM!Radio), both on June 12; "The Morning Show"/KPOJ Radio (Portland, OR) on June 17th; "Afternoon Magazine"/WILL Radio (NPR Urban) on June 18th.
