Because dads don’t always think like moms™

Armin Brott

About Armin Brott

A great dad himself, Armin speaks not only as a specialist in parenting, but as a parent himself.

Hailed by Time Magazine as "the superdad's superdad," Armin Brott has been building better fathers for more than a decade. As the author of six bestselling books on fatherhood, he's helped millions of men around the world become the fathers they want to be—and that their children need them to be.

He has written for The New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, American Baby, Parenting, Child, Men's Health, The Washington Post, and dozens of other major publications and websites.

Armin has been a guest on hundreds of radio and television shows, including Today, CBS Overnight, Fox News, and Politically Incorrect, and his work on fatherhood has been featured in such places as Glamour, Time, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Newsday, and many others.

Armin is the host of "Positive Parenting," a weekly radio program which airs in the San Francisco Bay Area and a number of other markets. He also does the "DaddyCast" podcast. As a trusted spokesperson, Armin speaks on fatherhood around the country and teaches classes for expectant and new dads. Armin lives with his wife and three children in Oakland, California.

Here are my most recent posts

My Child is a Non-Stop Chatterbox

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Q: I've got three kids. The middle one, who's five, starts chattering the second she wakes up and doesn't close her mouth until she's asleep. On one hand, I love to hear her talk and have conversations about "Why this?" and "Why that?" But she's exhausting me and I feel like my other children aren't getting the attention they need because the 5-year-old is constantly … [Read more...] about My Child is a Non-Stop Chatterbox

Is Your Child Stealing or Lying?

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Q: In recent weeks, my six-year-old has suddenly become completely untrustworthy, lying, cheating, and stealing whenever she gets a chance. Yesterday we came home from the grocery store and I found that she had stolen some candy! I'm getting worried, not to mention the fact that I'm feeling like a bad parent. What can I do to nip this in the bud? A: The first thing to do is … [Read more...] about Is Your Child Stealing or Lying?

Making Your Child Eat Healthy

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Q: My wife and I love to cook, and we go out of our way to make meals we think our kids will like - or at least eat! But time after time we find ourselves dumping untouched food into leftover containers, or worse, into the trash. Our children seem to eat nothing but macaroni and cheese, and we're worried that they're not getting what they need in their diets. What can we do? … [Read more...] about Making Your Child Eat Healthy

How to Get Your Kids to Do the Chores

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Q: My kids never help around the house unless I berate them into doing so. I know this is my fault as much as theirs, and it’s not a particularly effective parenting technique, but I want to turn it around. How can I get my kids to carry their weight without me having to hound them into doing their chores? A: Parents have been complaining that their kids don't pull their … [Read more...] about How to Get Your Kids to Do the Chores

Childproofing Your House

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Q: Our baby isn’t crawling yet, but he will be pretty soon. Basically he goes for anything within his reach. I’m assuming he'll be the same way when he starts crawling. What should we do to childproof our house? A: Once your baby realizes that he's able to move around by himself, his mission in life will be to locate--and race you to--the most dangerous, life-threatening … [Read more...] about Childproofing Your House