She was still fumbling with childcare, and the child's unpredictability often left her frazzled. Sometimes she was so distressed by his crying that she felt dizzy. Knowing her son's fondness for his dad, Glades Horne, she instinctively saw him as her savior whenever he appeared.
There was no helping it; Glades Horne just had the makings of a Dad. Little Ivan simply liked him, probably because of the prenatal education he had received. Throughout the past ten months, Glades had always talked to him, teased him, and caressed him, fostering in him a deep affection for his father while he was still in the womb.
Experiments have proven that fathers who participate in prenatal education and frequently talk to their babies can soothe them when they cry after birth, even when their mothers can't. In their fathers' arms, calmed by their deep, mellow voices and strong, gentle caresses, babies often quickly settle down.
