--- product_id: 245547 title: "Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads" price: "₹ 2623" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/245547-be-prepared-a-practical-handbook-for-new-dads store_origin: IN region: India --- # Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads **Price:** ₹ 2623 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 2623 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/245547-be-prepared-a-practical-handbook-for-new-dads) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads [Greenberg, Gary, Hayden, Jeannie] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads Review: Great for New Mom's too!!!! - I am pregnant with my first child and I purchased this book for my husband as a Christmas gift. He is not the "reading" type at all, but from the reviews, I thought this book would capture his interest. Well, I just received the book in the mail and thought I would just thumb through it before wrapping it, but as it turns out, after the first couple pages I was hooked and actually read the entire book myself in a few hours! It is HIGHLY entertaining and I really did laugh out loud many times. Since I'm as clueless about babies as my husband is, I really feel like I learned alot about what we can both expect when our baby arrives (and maybe because the book was written with a lot of humor, I don't feel intimidated or overwhelmed after reading it). I'm so excited for my husband to read this book! Highly, Highly recommended! UPDATE!!! It's several months later and this book was indeed a huge hit with my husband! I've never seen him so interested in a book before and I've found him literally cracking up laughing while reading it. There is so much bonding time between mother and infant early on that I think Dad's may sometimes feel left out. However, this book makes many suggestions about lots of "manly" jobs that dads can take charge of, including very funny and creative ways to take baby pictures, handling all the audio visual equipment, babyproofing the hotel room in record time, creating a fake out drawer of old remote controls/cell phones to keep baby amused, etc. After reading these suggestions, I think my husband feels like he too is needed in the care of the infant and will play just as important of a role in baby's life as I will! He has read comical excerpts of the book to family and friends and has even taken the book to our centering group to show all the other first time dads! You wont' be disappointed! I plan to purchase this book for many new Dad's to come! It would make a great baby shower gift for new Dad's too! Review: Out Of All The Dad Books - This One Was My Favorite - I've been a new dad for approximately 2 months of writing this review. Prior to my baby being born, I invested in several dad books to read to prep myself for this new chapter in my life. The books I purchased/received were: Be Prepared (The Book I'm Reviewing) Dad's Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-Be (New Father Series) The Everything Father's First Year Book: A survival guide for the first 12 months of being a dad Out of all those books, I think I liked "Be Prepared" the best. It was the most entertaining and "hands-on" helpful compared to the others. While all books did overlap in childcare-material, I'm a visual learner. When they described the different techniques on how to do stuff (like burping, shortcuts to changing diapers, etc), "Be Prepared" was the only one with illustrations to help define what I was supposed to do. It's not to say the other books where not good, they were. But those books are more serious and tend to get into deep/serious issues, such as financials, things to help your wife, identifying certain symptoms, complications, etc. "Be Prepared" on the other hand, was more on how to take care of your child and presented in a visual, yet humorous manner. I would consider it a good supplement to other fatherhood books. Recommended. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #43,153 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #15 in Parenting & Family Reference #22 in Fatherhood (Books) #376 in Parenting (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (3,384) | | Dimensions | 6 x 0.6 x 9 inches | | Edition | 1st | | ISBN-10 | 0743251547 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0743251549 | | Item Weight | 13.6 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 240 pages | | Publication date | June 1, 2004 | | Publisher | Simon & Schuster | ## Images ![Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/617a6NOXl0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great for New Mom's too!!!! *by M***L on December 21, 2011* I am pregnant with my first child and I purchased this book for my husband as a Christmas gift. He is not the "reading" type at all, but from the reviews, I thought this book would capture his interest. Well, I just received the book in the mail and thought I would just thumb through it before wrapping it, but as it turns out, after the first couple pages I was hooked and actually read the entire book myself in a few hours! It is HIGHLY entertaining and I really did laugh out loud many times. Since I'm as clueless about babies as my husband is, I really feel like I learned alot about what we can both expect when our baby arrives (and maybe because the book was written with a lot of humor, I don't feel intimidated or overwhelmed after reading it). I'm so excited for my husband to read this book! Highly, Highly recommended! UPDATE!!! It's several months later and this book was indeed a huge hit with my husband! I've never seen him so interested in a book before and I've found him literally cracking up laughing while reading it. There is so much bonding time between mother and infant early on that I think Dad's may sometimes feel left out. However, this book makes many suggestions about lots of "manly" jobs that dads can take charge of, including very funny and creative ways to take baby pictures, handling all the audio visual equipment, babyproofing the hotel room in record time, creating a fake out drawer of old remote controls/cell phones to keep baby amused, etc. After reading these suggestions, I think my husband feels like he too is needed in the care of the infant and will play just as important of a role in baby's life as I will! He has read comical excerpts of the book to family and friends and has even taken the book to our centering group to show all the other first time dads! You wont' be disappointed! I plan to purchase this book for many new Dad's to come! It would make a great baby shower gift for new Dad's too! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Out Of All The Dad Books - This One Was My Favorite *by H***M on April 21, 2014* I've been a new dad for approximately 2 months of writing this review. Prior to my baby being born, I invested in several dad books to read to prep myself for this new chapter in my life. The books I purchased/received were: Be Prepared (The Book I'm Reviewing) Dad's Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-to-Be (New Father Series) The Everything Father's First Year Book: A survival guide for the first 12 months of being a dad Out of all those books, I think I liked "Be Prepared" the best. It was the most entertaining and "hands-on" helpful compared to the others. While all books did overlap in childcare-material, I'm a visual learner. When they described the different techniques on how to do stuff (like burping, shortcuts to changing diapers, etc), "Be Prepared" was the only one with illustrations to help define what I was supposed to do. It's not to say the other books where not good, they were. But those books are more serious and tend to get into deep/serious issues, such as financials, things to help your wife, identifying certain symptoms, complications, etc. "Be Prepared" on the other hand, was more on how to take care of your child and presented in a visual, yet humorous manner. I would consider it a good supplement to other fatherhood books. Recommended. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ helpful and positive *by B***S on August 8, 2011* We got this with our first baby in 2005, the year after the book was printed. We still give this to all of our male friends who are becoming fathers for the first time. What the book is not: Some reviews say they don't like that it is not comprehensive, but I don't think it is meant to be. I mean, it isn't even that many pages, so how can someone think it is going to be comprehensive? I wasn't looking for that in the book. What the book is: It is a general guide with some very specific ideas and advice on how to be helpful as a dad in a situation that is pretty much mother-centered at first. It gave my husband practical tips from how to wash a baby safely, to how to understand all the different kinds of cries a baby can produce. What I, as a mom, liked about the book is that it shows dad's new role in a positive light. So many books geared to new dads are really demeaning to the mom and the new lifestyle a baby will bring. I get tired of books that speak disrespectfully about the moms and the new lifestyle of being a dad, as if it is a huge burden they got tricked into. This book is more about the partnership of parenthood, and I appreciate that. Humor combined with honesty makes this a helpful book, even this many years after its print date. ## Frequently Bought Together - Be Prepared: A Practical Handbook for New Dads (A Gift for Dads) - The Expectant Father: The Ultimate Guide for Dads-to-Be (The New Father) - We're Pregnant! 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