Stefan Korn - Dads Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies

Dads Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies, Australian & New Zealand Edition

by Stefan Korn, Scott Lancaster and Eric Mooij

Wiley Publishing Australia Pty Ltd

Dads Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies , Australian and New Zealand Edition

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Author: Korn, Stefan.

Title: Dads Guide to Pregnancy For Dummies / Stefan Korn.

ISBN: 978 0 73037 735 1 (pbk.)

Notes: Includes index.

Subjects: Parenting. Pregnancy. Childbirth. Fatherhood. Father and child.

Dewey Number: 649.10242

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About the Authors

DIYFather.com has become one of the most recognised organisations promoting active fatherhood in Australia and New Zealand. DIYFather.com was brought into this world by Wellington-based dads Stefan Korn, Scott Lancaster and Eric Mooij, who recognised the need for social innovation in the fathering space. DIYFather is a social enterprise that aims to help men become the best fathers they can be. The directors of DIYFather have been recognised for their work by winning the 2009 New Zealander of the Year award in the education category.

Stefan Korn is a New Zealandbased internet entrepreneur. He is passionate about e-commerce and the Web, and in general loves getting involved in new businesses. His wife, Raquel, gave birth to their son, Noah, in May 2007 and the experience of becoming a father, as well as the challenges of looking after Noah, prompted him to join DIYFather. Stefan has a PhD in artificial intelligence and an MBA in international business. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Stefan held senior management roles for large international corporations in the IT, Telecommunication and Hospitality sector. In addition to DIYFather, Stefan runs an investment company for online startups, WebFund. Stefan is also actively engaged in community projects and enjoys tutoring for Wellington Community Education.

Scott Lancaster is the founder of DIYFather.com. He is married to Renee, who gave birth to their daughter, Pyper, in July 2007. After discovering what little parenting information was available for fathers, Scott approached the other two directors, who helped him build DIYFather. Scott looked after Pyper full-time for the first two years of her life and experienced being a stay-at-home dad (SAHD). Scott has an applied science degree majoring in agriculture and comes from a farming background.

Eric Mooij is married to Andrea, who welcomed baby Ava into the world in April 2008. Eric is also father to Nastassja (16), Christian (15) and Amber (14). Although he isnt living with his three older children, Eric has regular contact with them and supports them in every way possible. Eric is keen to make a stand for separated families. Coming from a broken family himself and having relived this experience with his first three children, he works hard to be a positive role model. Outside of DIYFather, Eric works in IT and project management.

Dedication

Wed like to thank our children and families for giving us the opportunity to write about being a father and wed like to dedicate this book to all dads.

Authors Acknowledgements

First and foremost, we would like to thank our children, Pyper, Nastassja, Christian, Amber, Ava and Noah, for giving us the opportunity to be fathers in the first place, and for putting up with us writing a book when we could have played with them! Special thanks, of course, to our partners, Renee, Andrea and Raquel, for their continuing support and encouragement, and special thanks to Raquel for proofreading the manuscript. Thanks also to our families and friends who helped out with baby-sitting duties at crucial times.

Huge thanks to the team at Plunket who provided a lot of the research material this book is based on and helped us ensure the content of the book is safe and sound. Special thanks to Erin Beatson and Claire Rumble who have been a fantastic source of wisdom and inspiration.

A very special thank you also to Kimberley Rothwell who has been the most wonderful support we could have wished for in getting this book together.

Wed like to thank our publisher, Wiley Publishing Australia, and especially Rebecca Crisp for taking on this project, and Catherine Spedding for doing such a great job at editing our manuscript!

And last but not least, we would like to give thanks to the worldwide community of dads who have contributed content and encouragement over the years. Too many of you are out there to list everyone individually, but if youve checked out our site, have participated in our classes or have been in touch with us thanks heaps from Stefan, Scott and Eric!

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