"Becoming a father gave me a whole new career," says Armin Brott. "When I became a father the first time, there were almost no resources out there for dads. I set about to change that. The first thing I did was write the books I wish I would have had. And for more than a decade now, I've been doing everything I can to give dads the tools, encouragement, and support to be the fathers they want to be, and that their children need them to be. I can't imagine a more fulfilling career."

Armin Brott, known worldwide as Mr. Dad (www.mrdad.com), is a nationally recognized parenting expert and the best-selling author of six books on fatherhood, which have helped millions of men and women around the world build close, lasting relationships with their children. His books include The Expectant Father, The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year, Fathering Your Toddler: A Dad's Guide to the Second and Third Years, and Father for Life: A Journey of Joy, Challenge, and Change. He has just released a new DVD, Toolbox for New Dads: Because Babies Don't Come With Instructions. Brott also writes a nationally syndicated newspaper column, "Ask Mr. Dad," hosts his own radio show, Positive Parenting, and is a highly sought-after speaker, teacher, and television and radio show guest. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Newsweek, Time, the Washington Post, Men's Health, WebMD, BabyCenter.com, Glamour, Parenting, Child, American Baby, and dozens of other Web sites and publications. 

Brott, his three daughters, his wife, and two female cats live in Oakland, California, where he often wonders what it would be like to have someone else with a Y chromosome around the house.