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We are in a new era, and you are invited into “The birthing room;” you are allowed to participate with the birthing process. Areas and activities your father would not have dared to venture into. You, are the father of your child, and you are about to embark on the most amazing journey of your life beginning with your “Transition” from being a Son to a Dad.
This is not intended to tell how to raise your child. Many good books, by outstanding authors, fill the bookshelves already. The ideas and instruction found within the pages will assist you in becoming closer to your child at the earliest stage. From the very beginning, in the delivery room, you will have options and tools not written about, prior to this printing, in lay terms. I encourage you to take advantage of the information you have and use it. The concept is built on the psychoanalytic theory of Erik H. Erikson (1902-1994) who described the eight stages of development, based on biological, psychological and social events. For example, the first task of developing a sense of basic trust verses mistrust makes it necessary for the infant to experience trust as well as mistrust to learn to know the difference between the two. In the end, the infant needs to have more experiences with trust than with mistrust to grow psychologically. Description: trust verses mistrust is during the first year of life, infants depend on others for food, warmth and affection, and therefore, must be able to blindly trust the parents (or caregiver) for providing their needs. Positive outcome: If the parents meet their needs consistently and responsively, infants not only develop a secure attachment with the parents, but will learn to trust their environment in general. Negative outcome: If not, infant will develop mistrust toward people and things in their environment, even toward themselves.
He verses she: One objection I have, throughout my nursing, are the terms used for babies. I cannot use the “IT” word in a good conscience. Your baby is a person, not an “IT.” So, I tried to use the gender terms equally. |
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Some time
ago, long before my lifetime, a misconception began to evolve. Claiming
the woman makes the better parent; because she, bear the child, makes her
more caring, and nurturing than the man. What is even worst, we have
bought the idea. Women have had more experience and better care giving
role models than we have had over the years. However, we are beginning to
realize, dads can contribute to the infant’s quality of life and
development, when given the instruction and the opportunity to prove what
we can do. 
As a male
Registered Nurse, working in the Newborn Nursery and Neonatal Intensive
Care Unit (NICU), I soon discovered most of the information about the baby
and the instructions were directed to the mom, with little consideration
for the dad. As I researched books, magazines, articles, and the
internet, I soon realized very little is discussed concerning the role of
the father during the birth and the first few days that follow. I feel
the time is right for dads to have their own “Instruction Manual” written
just for them. Volumes could be written about the many facets of your new
life as a father; however, this is intended to give you a good jump start,
and to get you going.