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Trust us, oh ye parents of preschoolers: find the time to read this book! Absurdly entertaining and horrifically accurate, Preschool Confidential captures the mind-boggling hysteria of life with your own batch of little rascals. Bringing up real-life topics such as "The True Story of the Babysitter" and "The Birthday Party," humorist Sandi Kahn Shelton (Sleeping Through the Night and Other Lies) reminds us all that no one has all the answers, it's always better to laugh, and your child isn't the only one planning on growing up to be a kitty.

Shelton's book is perfect to read when you're having a bad day. She understands why moms end up saying things like "If you don't stop jumping on the kitchen counter with Barbie's leg in your hand, you're going to put out your eye and then I won't take you to the circus." It's also perfect to read on your good days, when you're having a laugh about the mysterious cult of the noodle that children enter upon their third birthday. Shelton also manages to add a useful perspective about tricky subjects like "explaining about the bad guys without scaring everyone to death," and why mom is bellybutton lint while the teacher is a goddess.

Best of all, you'll remember life before minivans, before you had toilet paper stockpiled behind the couch--back when you took uninterrupted conversations for granted and went to the gym to feel good, not to lose those post-pregnancy pounds. Being a mom is important, but so is being a person, and Shelton's warmth and humor are sure to help you find your self and your sanity hiding underneath all those sticky layers of peanut butter. --Jill Lightner



From Library Journal

Most parents of preschoolers are often too exhausted to do much more than just get through the day. Child-rearing problems perpetually loom on the horizon, and parents hope they are doing everything "right." Along comes Shelton, a mother of three and a columnist for Working Mother magazine, with witty, hilarious observations on every aspect of what to expect from this formidable and challenging little population. Her laugh-out-loud comments and astute remarks will help lighten any mother's load and keep things in perspective. She is not afraid to admit that she has never really known how to get kids to go to bed, even if she does all of the things that you're supposed to. This is a refreshing look at child rearing, written in short sections that can be read in five to ten minutes a perfect fit for a mother's schedule. Worthwhile for any parenting shelf and for public libraries. Annette V. Janes, Hamilton P.L., MA
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 224 pages
  • Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st edition (May 14, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 031225458X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0312254582
  • Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,089,782 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just How Funny Your Kids Really Are, June 7, 2001
By Sandra Connolly (Guilford, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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My husband and I are reading this book out loud to each other each night after we tuck our kids in bed. We usually end up laughing so hard we almost fall off of the couch. It's good medicine, that book. Sandi takes situations that you may never have thought of as being funny and opens your eyes to just how hilarious it all really is. The fact that she's been through the preschool stage three times herself gives her vast experience to draw from and write about.

Mostly, I feel like I am reading a comic strip about our own family life because the things she describes are the very things we experience over and over again and never even thought to ask anybody about. It does wonders for my attitude.

I think anyone who is in the process of raising a preschooler NEEDS to read this book. It's like the glass of wine at the end of the day, and perspective for the days to come.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read, June 19, 2002
By C. Jackson (Tulsa, ok United States) - See all my reviews
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What a funny funny look at being the mother of a three year old. She has done a great job capturing the phases and stages that leark in dark corners just when you think the terrible twos are over! Although I think Shelton is a little down on Motherhood sometimes the book is non-the-less a great read. Easy to pick up and put down, with some out loud laughing involved. It would make a great gift for the three year old birthday boy or girl's mom!
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5.0 out of 5 stars You don't even need your own kids to love this book!, June 12, 2001
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This book entertained me non-stop through an 800-mile train-and-bus trip, and I don't even have children. I really couldn't put it down. It's as funny as Please Don't Eat the Daisies, and as engagingly written. Someone should make a TV series from it, or a movie. This one's a winner.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Comforting and funny to any mom
What a funny read...Very well written and witty. Highly recommended from a mom who RARELY reads parenting books because they seem so boring.... Read more
Published on March 19, 2004 by Francine Hannigan

5.0 out of 5 stars Review from the Goddess
No, I don't have kids but I am a day care teacher and I am a Goddess to many children. I am about half way through this book and am really liking it. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Stop Laughing!
What a delightful book! Funny takes on all of the parenting a preschooler traumas - makes you laugh, but makes you think, too. I wish I had a Mom like Sandi.... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, the wait is over!
Does this woman have in-sight into my family, I often wonder as I read her books? She tells it like it is and what it is is honest and funny. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars What you can REALLY expect in the preschool years!
This book is laugh out loud funny! Unlike other books about our preschool aged children that give us milestones for development and tell us what children can and should be doing,... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars The most fun (and wise) parenting book I've ever read!
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