Gregory K. Popcak

Then Comes Baby: the Catholic Guide to Surviving and Thriving in the First Three Years of Parenthood Gregory K. Popcak

Greg and Lisa Popcak--popular Catholic authors, radio hosts, and marriage and family experts--present this unique guide to caring for one's baby, self, marriage, and spiritual life in the first three years of parenthood.

In this foundational book for Catholic couples becoming first-time parents, Greg and Lisa Popcak lend readers the benefit of their twenty-five years' experience in parenting and marriage and family counseling to help them navigate the earliest years of parenthood. They recommend rituals, routines, and tips on how to manage feeding, fatigue, and finances and how also to prioritize marital bonding and faith life, suggesting that setting the pattern early will pay dividends later. The Popcaks coach parents as they adjust to their new identities and help them face the inevitable challenges of parenthood with ideas for bonding with babies and getting sufficient sleep and nutrition--all while seeing these everyday experiences through the lens of Catholic teaching on the purpose of family life.