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Stay at Home Dad Handbook
Topic: Stay at-Home Dad Handbook
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Should I be an at-home dad?

Being called "Mr Mom"

Isolation creeps in..

Living Up to a Higher Standard of Cleaning

At-Home Dads and Marriage: When the Rush Hour Starts at Home

Starting a Dad's Playgroup

Avoiding At-Home Dad Burnout

Is There Life After Kindergarten?

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Peter Baylies has been a stay-at-home dad for his two sons for 12 years. He writes the At-Home Dad Newsletter which has been turned into the stay at-home dad handbook.

Peter's work has been featured in the national media including the Christian Science Monitor, Fox News , Men's Health, O, The Oprah Magazine, Parents, USA Today, and Woman's Day.

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The Stay-at-Home Dad Handbook

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xi
1	Starting Your New Career	1
	Making the Decision	2
	The First Days	6
	Losing Your Status as Breadwinner	8
	Mr. Mom	10
	Isolation Creeps In	12
	Finding Other Dads	14
	Establishing a Routine	15
	And Then There Were Two	18
	Spotlight on Dad	19
2	At-Home Dads and Marriage: When the Rush Hour Starts at Home	23
	Hell Hour	24
	Creating a Game Plan	25
	At-Home Dad Contract	27
	Family Meetings	29
	Simplifying Dinnertime	29
	Bedtime Routine	30
	A Message for the Moms	32
	Loss of Intimacy	37
	Jealous at Home Versus Guilty at Work	39
	Discipline	44
	Spotlight on Dad	47
3	Men Who Clean Bathrooms and the Women Who Love Them	51
	Living Up to a Higher Standard of Cleaning	53
	The Wife's Point of View	55
	Resolving Your Differences	56
	Getting the Kids to Help	57
	Childproofing	59
	Setting a Schedule	60
	Cleaning Tips from Other Dads	61
	Spotlight on Dad	64
4	Making New Connections	67
	Playgroups	67
	Starting Your Own Playgroup	69
	The First Meetings	71
	Dads' Night Out	73
	Hanging Out with the Moms	74
	Play Dates	77
	Connecting with the Internet	79
	Other Suggestions to Help You Connect	82
	Spotlight on Dad	83
5	Living on One Income	87
	Changing Your State of Mind and Adjusting Your Lifestyle	90
	Adding on to the Savings at Home	91
	Kid Fun: Free Activities That Will Save You Money--and Not Skimp on the Fun	93
	Shopping at Yard Sales and on eBay	97
	Sweat Equity: Doing Your Own Home Repairs	99
	Shopping for Bargains	102
	Spotlight on Dad	104
6	Working at Home: A Juggling Act	109
	Weighing the Pros and Cons	110
	Choosing the Right Job	111
	Setting Reasonable Expectations	116
	Daycare Dads	117
	Getting to Work	120
	Spotlight on Dad	126
7	Avoiding At-Home Dad Burnout	141
	Watching for the Signs	142
	Getting Out	144
	Taking the Kids	146
	Avoiding Burnout at Home	148
	Take It in Stride	149
	Spotlight on Dad	154
8	Is There Life After Kindergarten?	157
	What Should You Do Now?	159
	When You Stay at Home	162
	Returning to Work	166
	Spotlight on Dad	168
	From the Frontlines of Fatherhood: More Dads in the Spotlight	173
	Resources	199
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