Keys to Preparing and Caring for Your Second Child (Barron's Parenting Keys) (Paperback)

by Meg Zweiback (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
Parents face a double challenge when they bring a new baby into a household where they already have a small child. The new baby must be cared for and loved, but the older child should not be neglected in the process. Here is sound advice on coping with the situation from Barron's Parenting Keys series which speaks to today's parents with answers to today's problems.

Product Details

• Paperback: 149 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (August 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812046986
• ISBN-13: 978-0812046984
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #818,898 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent and complete for before and after, March 15, 2000

By A Customer

What is great about this book is that it covers pregnancy and the time after birth equally well. I wish that I had had some of the advice earlier, but the book would be worthwhile even for just the second half. It was especially helpful to have a guide to how to handle some of the really tough times we had with our 3 1/2 yr. old when the baby was about six months old. Highly recommended!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not really worth it, August 12, 2002

By	Pali "Jupity" (North Bay, CA) - See all my reviews

I found this book to have a lot of advice that is mostly common sense stuff and I didn't really learn anything from it. My first child will be 14 1/2 months old when the new baby is born and this book doesn't give any usefull information for that age difference. I also didn't care too much for the way it is put together. It is sort of like a collection of thoughts strung together and called a book. Unfortunately there isn't much out there on this subject but if you are having a second child and just want to read everything you can about it, especially if your first child will be over 3 when the new baby comes then go ahead and get this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars If you are well read, not too helpful a book., September 9, 2001

By A Customer

I bought this book anticipating some great hints, knowledge or insight into having our second child and preparing our first for that event. In my view, I felt the book was a waste of my time. I have read various articles, whether online or in magazine print about preparing for a second child, and this book was a disappointment--no great insights, and most of the material was based on common sense. Hopefully, one of the other books on the topic will be a better read.