You are both working. You have a new baby. One parent will have to stay at home. Which one? How do you adjust your finances from two incomes to one? How do you put your career on hold? This book focuses on practical issues and emphasises each family's unique values and provides helpful tips for creating a lifestyle for both parents and children. The author has interviewed dozens of stay-at-home parents who shed light on a variety of topics which the reader may not have considered weighing the rewards and challenges; choosing who stays at home; financial planning; caring for your kids; nurturing yourself; managing your time and space; family dynamics; returning to work. An invaluable book for first time parents and newlyweds, containing many ideas and topics not to be found in other parenting books.
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Very useful and informative!!!!,
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This review is from: Strategies for Stay-at-Home Parents: How to Weigh Your Options, Manage a Tighter Budget, and Create a Family-Friendly Home (Paperback)
This book provides a wealth of ideas to help stay-at-home parents with the challenges they face: from money saving tips to time management. Kris Berggren doesn't tell moms and dads what choice to make in the work/home debate, but she provides provocative questions to help families make that critical decision.
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This review is from: Strategies for Stay-at-Home Parents: How to Weigh Your Options, Manage a Tighter Budget, and Create a Family-Friendly Home (Paperback)
I didn't feel that the author "bashed" day cares. The author had a section about deciding to stay home in the first place. I found the sections about transitioning back to work very helpful.
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Smart, fun and well-written,
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Written with respect, wit, and honesty, this book stands out among the many parenting books now on the market. Berggren's experience and insight make the book worthwhile. Her writing style makes the book enjoyable to read. Offers perspective, alternatives, and food for thought.
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Mary Dee, United States, Census Bureau, Glorious Food, North American, One-Plus Income, Sarah Blaffer Hrdy New!
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- Self Esteem A Family Affair by Jean Illsley Clarke on page 126, and Back Matter
- Children: The Challenge : The Classic Work on Improving Parent-Child Relations--Intelligent, Humane & Eminently Practical (Plume) by Rudolf Dreikurs on page 105, and Back Matter
- Whole Child/ Whole Parent by Polly Berrien Berends on page 65, and Back Matter
- Everyday Blessings: The Inner Work of Mindful Parenting by Myla Kabat-zinn in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued by Ann Crittenden in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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