Armin A. Brott is an American author

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 on parenting

Parenting

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 and fatherhood, newspaper columnist

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 of "Ask Mr. Dad", and radio host of "Positive Parenting".

Brott was born in Chicago, Illinois.

He served in the United States Marine Corps

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 from 1976-78.

He received an undergraduate degree (1980) from San Francisco State University

San Francisco State University

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 and an MBA (1982) from the Thunderbird School of International Management

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He is married to Liz and has three children: Tirzah, Talya and Zoe. They currently live in Oakland, California

Oakland, California

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Publications

• The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips, and Advice for Dads-To-Be (1995)
• Dad's Guide to the First Year (1997)
• 10-Second Internet Manager (2000, with Mark Breier)
• The End of Advertising As We Know It (2002, with Sergio Zyman).
• Father for Life (2003)
• Fathering Your School-Age Child (2007)