Father Over 40. This item is unavailable.Father Over 40

Today, when many women are postponing childbearing, often until the last moment, and with the high divorce rates increasing the number of men remarrying, more men than ever are having children when they are in their middle age or beyond. Almost all the older fathers interviewed for this book have enjoyed the experience of later fatherhood - some of them more than they did the first time around. But what of the drawbacks? Do older men have the energy to cope with small children? Aren't late families, especially as children grow up, a drain on finances at an age when redundancy or early retirement are common hazards? How does it feel to become a middle-aged father, and what do the children of older fathers think of them? The author, who is himself 58 and has three children at primary school, answers these questions and many more, mainly through the voices of fathers and their offspring. The book also contains advice on fertility and sexual problems, adoption, health, pensions and finance.