Fatherhood : rising to the ultimate challenge /
Beloved NBA player, poet, youth advocate, and devoted dad Etan Thomas speaks from his heart on what matters most in his life: being there for his children. As a participant in President Obama's Fatherhood Initiative, Etan has reached out to young men (often young fathers) in the juvenile detent...
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New York :
New American Library,
2012.
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Table of Contents:
- Got to be there : spending time with your children
- Happy feelings : finding joy with your children
- Stronger than pride : showing love to your children
- You've got a friend : using elders to deliver honesty and wisdom to your children
- The roots of a tree : reaching back into history to lift up your children
- Sky is the limit : helping children overcome fatherlessness
- Don't believe the hype : fighting the stereotypes that can overwhelm your children
- Redemption song : overcoming anger : you have to let it go
- Dear mama : helping mothers shoulder the burden
- Wake up, everybody : examining Bill Cosby's plea for responsible fathers
- Poem by Etan Thomas
- Conclusion by Dr. Cornel West.