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An accessible, smart, personal, and deeply researched book about a growing phenomenon — dads taking a much larger role in raising children. What, practical and psychological challenges do they face? What kinds of relationships are they in? And what does the path they are carving out mean for the larger society? Filled with men’s stories, as well as entertainingly reported research and analysis, Smith’s book is a guide for thoughtful readers to a new terrain that more and more families are exploring, and more and more Americans are looking to make sense of.

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&ldquo;A gentle but persistent appeal to get beyond all those preconceived notions and make the choices that work best for ourselves and our families.&rdquo; <br> &mdash; Body + Soul<br> <br>&ldquo;Jeremy Adam Smith is a most purposeful father, a periodic Stay-at-Home Dad who sees his role as not just a choice that&rsquo;s best for his family but as a sign of a rapidly changing societal landscape. . . . His new book, The Daddy Shift, is a chronicle of a time that he predicts we will look back upon as the start of permanent change.&rdquo;<br>&mdash;Lisa Belkin, New York Times <br> &#160; <br> &ldquo;A combination of scholarly research (citing economic and historical trends, sociological and psychological studies, and labor statistics), revealing profiles of stay-at-home dads and their families, and poignant anecdotes from Smith&rsquo;s own life. The personal passages are the book&rsquo;s most affecting ones, as Smith reveals himself not as some know-it-all superdad but as a learn-as

"Jeremy Adam Smith is a most purposeful father, a periodic Stay-at-Home Dad who sees his role as not just a choice that's best for his family but as a sign of a rapidly changing societal landscape. . . . His new book, ""The Daddy Shift"", is a chronicle of a time that he predicts we will look back upon as the start of permanent change.--Lisa Belkin, ""New York Times"" ""A combination of scholarly research (citing economic and historical trends, sociological and psychological studies, and labor statistics), revealing profiles of stay-at-home dads and their families, and poignant anecdotes from Smith's own life. The personal passages are the book's most affecting ones, as Smith reveals himself not as some know-it-all superdad but as a learn-as-you-go parent who had to sort out his own complex feelings.""--Regan McMahon, ""San Francisco Chronicle"" ""His investigations are very well researched, and he's pursued them with a rigorous intellectual integrity that makes his arguments engagingly persuasive. The result is an impressive book that even the childless should read, for at essence, ""The Daddy Shift"" is not just about stay-at-home dads, but about the changing roles of men and women in society.""--""Mothering"" ""A gentle but persistent appeal to get beyond all those preconceived notions and make the choices that work best for ourselves and our families.""--""Body + Soul"" ""Forty years ago, a man who wanted to share child care equally with his wife would have been called 'deviant, ' and a wife who wanted him to would have been condemned as an 'unnatural' mother. ""The Daddy Shift"" shows how far we have come and how much we have to gain by completing this revolution in marriage and parenthood.""--Stephanie Coontz, author of ""Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage"" ""From the Trade Paperback edition."" “A gentle but persistent appeal to get beyond all those preconceived notions and make the choices that work best for ourselves and our families.” —""Body + Soul "" “Jeremy Adam Smith is a most purposeful father, a periodic Stay-at-Home Dad who sees his role as not just a choice that’s best for his family but as a sign of a rapidly changing societal landscape. . . . His new book, ""The Daddy Shift, ""is a chronicle of a time that he predicts we will look back upon as the start of permanent change.” —Lisa Belkin, ""New York Times"" "" "" “A combination of scholarly research (citing economic and historical trends, sociological and psychological studies, and labor statistics), revealing profiles of stay-at-home dads and their families, and poignant anecdotes from Smith’s own life. The personal passages are the book’s most affecting ones, as Smith reveals himself not as some know-it-all superdad but as a learn-as ""Jeremy Adam Smith writes so well and so honestly about the love of staying home with his son, about the economics of his family life, and about the politics of our nation at large. Whoever doesn't already think the public and the domestic are linked needs to read his work."" --Miriam Peskowitz, author of ""The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars"" and co-author, The Daring Book for Girls ""Forty years ago, a man who wanted to share child-care equally with his wife would have been called ?deviant? and a wife who wanted him to would have been condemned as an 'unnatural? mother.' ""The Daddy Shift"" shows how far we have come and how much we have to gain by completing this revolution in marriage and parenthood.""--Stephanie Coontz, author of ""Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage"" """"The Daddy Shift"" skillfully melds factual and historical data with a style that brings to life these important issues of family, parenting, and fatherhood."" --Shira Tarrant, Professor of Women's Studies at California State University, Long Beach, author, ""When Sex Became Gender"" ""Jeremy Adam Smith says what I wish I could about the politics of fatherhood and what it means to be a dad dedicated to equity, change, and social justice for our children and for all children."" --Jason Sperber, blogger, Rice Daddies ""Forty years ago, a man who wanted to share child care equally with his wife would have been called 'deviant, ' and a wife who wanted him to would have been condemned as an 'unnatural' mother. The Daddy Shift shows how far we have come and how much we have to gain by completing this revolution in marriage and parenthood."" --Stephanie Coontz, author of Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage""The Daddy Shift skillfully melds factual and historical data with a style that brings to life these important issues of family, parenting, and fatherhood."" --Shira Tarrant, Professor of Women's Studies at California State University, Long Beach, author, When Sex Became Gender""Jeremy Adam Smith says what I wish I could about the politics of fatherhood and what it means to be a dad dedicated to equity, change, and social justice for our children and for all children."" --Jason Sperber, blogger, Rice Daddies""Jeremy Adam Smith writes so well and so honestly about the love of staying home with his son, about the economics of his family life, and about the politics of our nation at large. Whoever doesn't already think the public and the domestic are linked needs to read his work."" --Miriam Peskowitz, author of The Truth Behind the Mommy Wars and co-author, The Daring Book for Girls"

Jeremy Adam Smith is a most purposeful father, a periodic Stay-at-Home Dad who sees his role as not just a choice that's best for his family but as a sign of a rapidly changing societal landscape. . . . His new book, The Daddy Shift , is a chronicle of a time that he predicts we will look back upon as the start of permanent change.--Lisa Belkin, New York Times <br><br> A combination of scholarly research (citing economic and historical trends, sociological and psychological studies, and labor statistics), revealing profiles of stay-at-home dads and their families, and poignant anecdotes from Smith's own life. The personal passages are the book's most affecting ones, as Smith reveals himself not as some know-it-all superdad but as a learn-as-you-go parent who had to sort out his own complex feelings. --Regan McMahon, San Francisco Chronicle <br><br> His investigations are very well researched, and he's pursued them with a rigorous intellectual integrity that makes his arguments engagingly persuasive. The result is an impressive book that even the childless should read, for at essence, The Daddy Shift is not just about stay-at-home dads, but about the changing roles of men and women in society. -- Mothering <br><br> A gentle but persistent appeal to get beyond all those preconceived notions and make the choices that work best for ourselves and our families. -- Body + Soul <br><br> Forty years ago, a man who wanted to share child care equally with his wife would have been called 'deviant, ' and a wife who wanted him to would have been condemned as an 'unnatural' mother. The Daddy Shift shows how far we have come and how much we have to gain by completing this revolution in marriage and parenthood. --Stephanie Coontz, author of Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage <br><br><br> From the Trade Paperback edition.

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"Jeremy Adam Smith's writing has appeared in ""Moth-ering, ""the ""Nation, San Francisco Chronicle, Utne Reader, Wired, ""and elsewhere. A magazine editor, blogger, and former stay-at-home dad, Smith lives in San Francisco with his wife and son. ""From the Trade Paperback edition."""

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