Armin A. Brott (born August 24, 1958) is an American author, columnist, and radio host.
Brott was born in Chicago, Illinois, and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1976 to 1978. He received an undergraduate degree from San Francisco State University in 1980, and an MBA from the Thunderbird School of International Management in 1982.
Referred to by Time magazine as the "superdad's superdad", Brott has received recognition for his writings on parenting and fatherhood. He writes two nationally syndicated newspaper columns (both for Tribune Content Agency): Ask Mr. Dad, and Parents@Play. He also hosts "Positive Parenting," which airs on the top station in San Francisco as well as on the American Forces Network, where it reaches 2 million American service members and their families.
Brott's writing has appeared in dozens of magazines, newspapers, and websites, including Time, Newsweek, The Washington Post, The New York Times Magazine, Men's Health, Redbook, Glamour, Sports Illustrated, Parenting, Huffington Post, DrPhil.com, Yahoo.com, DrLaura.com, and more.
Brott has also been interviewed by more than 500 print publications, television and radio shows, including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, The Chicago Tribune, Time, Life, The Times of London, The Today Show, CBS Early Show, Fox News, CNN, Politically Correct, The O'Reilly Factor, and more.
He has three children and lives in Oakland, California.
Books on Fatherhood and Parenting
Books on Other Topics
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