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BeTheDad Book

by Father of Five Ferg Turnbull

Quick tips to be a great Dad and Husband
and enjoy your life doing it!

• Available in Paperback, Kindle & Audiobook •

An easy to read book full of practical tips to help you in your Dad life. Have a listen to author Ferg explain why its great for Dads: 

BeTheDad was made for Dads (like the author) who would not normally read a book on parenting, relationships or self-help.

It doesn't need to be read cover to cover, you can pick and choose what topic you are wanting help with and go straight to that chapter.

The helpful tips applied from reading just one chapter will make buying the book worthwhile!

Interesting & easy to read

'BeTheDad' is packed full of quick and practical tips, interesting pictures, interactive charts and questions

Created to help Dads:​
  • Have tools to be a great Dad 

  • Have an in-love 'on the same team' relationship with your spouse

  • Figure out and create a healthy work/life balance where you have joy in this Dad-life

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Thank you for 'BeTheDad', saved me, my relationship and my kids from losing my way as a man and a dad.  

Brett, Australia

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Get your copy of 'BeTheDad':
Printed Book (NZ)
$29.99
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Order Internationally through Amazon:
 Audiobook

Newly released on Audible and other platforms!

BeTheDad Audio Book
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Shops where you can buy the book:

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Petronellas Bookstore - Lake Tekapo

Paper Plus Hornby - Hornby Mall - Christchurch

Next Chapter Bookstore, Wanaka

Scorpio Books - 120 Hereford St - Christchurch CBD

University Bookshop - University Drive, Ilam Christchurch 

The Clocks Bookshop - 12 Normans Road, Strowan Christchurch 

Nelson Car Museum

ITM Kaiapoi

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Meet the Author;

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Hi, I'm Ferg, a proud father of 5 kids aged 5 - 15. I have a full-time day job, and in addition to family life; I draw, coach sports, love shooting hoops and playing backyard touch and cricket.

How 'BeTheDad came about:

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My wife and I were leading a new parents group and as I was sharing useful tips from parenting our family, some of the parents said 'you should get this information to more parents!'. So I started writing a blog aimed at Dad's, adding pictures and bullet points to make it simple, interesting, and easy to apply. 

My mate Ray who was in the Aussie Army asked to share the blog with some of the guys in his unit and after about six months one of them wrote me saying 'BeTheDad' blog had saved his marriage!

When I excitedly told my family about this great feedback, my mother-in-law Betsy encouraged me to make the blog into a book and offered to edit it for me. Months later as she finished the edit, Betsy, a mother of six, turned to me from her computer screen in her living room with a very intense look in her eyes and said 'you need to get this out to men, they need to hear this'. Sadly it was one of the last things she said to me as she passed away unexpectedly in the days that followed. I took what Betsy said to heart and have made it my mission is to do just that, to get it out to help as many Dads as possible

 

I have made BeTheDad as interesting and brief as possible so that even if you only read one page, look at one picture and read the caption you would pick up a useful piece of advice or inspiration that would make a worthwhile difference.  

I created this book to help Dads find satisfaction and success in their dad Life as well as finding that elusive family/work/life balance.

My goal is to get this book to as many Dads as possible! 

Ferg                            

Free BeTheDad resources:

BeTheDad
'My Time Budget'

How much time do you have in your life for all you need and want to do?

Fill out our interactive online form (desktop only at this stage)

BeTheDad
'Device use questionnaire'

Print and fill out this sheet with your kids to form the basis for a healthy device use agreement.

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Practical Questions for you and your preteenteens to answer to establish an agreement How

Terms of Service: Buy a book, we ship it and you enjoy reading!

Refund policy: Books are NZ made and checked for being in great condition before shipping. Product faults not caused by shipping will be replaced on return.  

* For one book, non rural within New Zealand

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