Mom Central: The Ultimate Family Organizer [Spiral-bound]

Stacy DeBroff (Author), Marsha Feinberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 10, 1998

Arranged thematically, sections include school, family, medical, vacation, pets, and more. Each section is filled with checklists, ideas, and specialized phone lists. Includes handy pockets for loose papers.

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About the Author

MARSHA FEINBERG is a business school graduate who has spent the last seven years as a full-time mom and part-time management consultant to national youth service programs. She is the mom of two children, Rebecca and Charlie, and lives with her husband, David, in Boston. STACY DEBROFF is a lawyer and the founder and co-director of the Office of Public Interest Advising at Harvard Law School. She is the mom of two children, Kyle and Brooks, and lives with her husband, Ron Remy, in Boston. Stacy and Marsha recently created and are co-presidents of Ideas Squared, an innovative company that brings creative ideas to market.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 192 pages
• Publisher: Kodansha USA (May 10, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568362196
• ISBN-13: 978-1568362199
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 8.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,523,328 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful to have - IF you only have two children!, April 23, 1999

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This review is from: Mom Central: The Ultimate Family Organizer (Spiral-bound)

I loved the book, and have referenced it often, but it is a little more tailored towards the working mother than I had anticipated. There is a whole section on Child Care (interviewing potential nannies and such) that as a stay at home mom was completely not relevant to me. The biggest disappointment, however, was the fact that there's only space for TWO children! I am expecting my third soon, and am wondering how to incorporate their information into this otherwise outstanding book. They have lots of lists and places to put information I never even thought of before, and that aspect of this book is great. Just can't believe the authors didn't give any thought to the family that doesn't have 2.5 children (heck, even the .5 child gets short-changed!)

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars too much, yet not enough, March 30, 2002

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This review is from: Mom Central: The Ultimate Family Organizer (Spiral-bound)

I purchased this book a couple of years ago and like most reviewers found the eye-catching cover, the index tabs, bright colors, and the information great. Upon trying to use it, I found that I really only needed a couple of pages out of each section. The Emergency and Medical, Traveling, and Home, Car, & Pet sections are great and I got alot of use and tips from it. But from there on, I really only used a few pages from the other sections. As a teacher I can tell you that the questions in the Children and Family section are good ones and for those w/o children in school already, great info to have before they head into the classroom. But, as with the other sections, it's WAY too much information, and a lot of it is, in my opinion, fluff. I disagree with the whole,"Stay-at-home Mom" v/s "Working Mom" comments. No matter what you do it can be useful. I just think that the best thing to do if you are looking into buying this book is to go the the bookstore and check it out yourself. Maybe you'll have a use for the "entertaining" section(if you've entertained at all you don't need it), but I think that overall, for the unorganized person it's worth the money. But if you are an organized person, you can do this same thing with a 3-ringed binder and your own touches.

27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Flexible Enough, February 18, 2000

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This review is from: Mom Central: The Ultimate Family Organizer (Spiral-bound)

I returned this book because I didn't think I would use it enough. Many of the sections are good ideas, but the book is not flexible. For instance, the emergency section doesn't have enough slots for all our phone numbers (cell, beeper, etc.), and the car care section has only four or five spaces for all car servicing...you'd use it up in a year. There is room for only two children. And the book is too heavy to tote easily to doctors, etc. A 3-ring-binder format might have made it more expandable. It's a very cute looking book but I think it would just sit in my shelf. I am going to make my own ring binder with this information in it...not as cute but suits me better.