A Dad's Point of View by Bruce Sallan
Review by James Rohl
About the author:
About the book (adapted from Amazon.com):
With A Dad's Point-of-View, you'll get the man's perspective on issues such as: being the best parent, man, and husband you can be; dealing with a second marriage, blending family traditions, and raising strong families; surviving the teenage years; and being a single and SAHD (Stay-at-home-dad). The author offers advice, insight, and a reality check on family-related subjects as well as the bigger issues of life, morals, and faith.
My take on the book:
A Dad's Point Of View is collection of columns by Bruce Sallan written over a number of years and compiled into a book. Bruce is a National columnists who has written from the Dad's Point of View for a number of years now. He has been a Stay At Home Dad long before the trend caught national notice and has been a strong voice for fathers on the radio, in print, and on twitter where you can follow him and his weekly DadChat twitter parties. He has two teenage boys and lives with his family in Southern California.
The book is broken up into sections like Marriage, Holidays, Faith and Religion, Family Life, and Big Ideas and each of the pieces in those sections tie in with the chapter title. That makes this book great to pick up and read at any point without worrying about continuity or context.
I enjoyed reading the pieces on parenting and marriage more than those on Religion and Big Ideas but I think that says more about me then it does about the writing. As a columnist Sallan is paid to have a strong opinion and to clearly communicate that opinion in a way that people can resonate or respond to. There a number of times when I do not share that columnist point of view but I do enjoy reading his thoughts and helping me articulate my own.
James, what a nice review. TYVM. As you know, #DadChat has become a great place for parents to hang, learn, and network. We are growing more each week. I invite your readers to join #DadChat any Thursday, from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., PST. And, of course, I would be happy if people bought the book and passed it around.