The Stay-at-Home Parent's Survival Guide (Paperback)

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Product Description

Each year thousands of parents, yearning for more time with their children, put away their briefcases and laptops in favor of baby gear and Legos. Yet being home with the kids all day isn't easy! Some of us need a little extra help with the transition. The Stay-at-Home Parent Survival Guide not only helps Moms and Dads survive the occasional stressful day--something every parent experiences now and then--but also inspires them with new ideas for indoor and outdoor activities, great places to take the kids, starting a playgroup, building a support system, and keeping connected in the adult community. Even if you're a parenting pro, The Stay-at-Home Parent Survival Guide is a useful resource that offers unique ways to handle the day-to-day tasks of stay-at-home parenting, such as helpful tips for finishing the housework with the kids underfoot, meal and naptime strategies that work, skills for building a stronger marriage, managing your time effectively, beating the stay-at-home blues, and balancing household finances on a single income. In addition to the expertise of author Christina Baglivi Tinglof and other stay-at-home parents, The Survival Guide includes valuable insights from a variety of experts, including:

• Kathy Kristof, syndicated columnist, on how to set and reach financial goals
• Arlene Rossen Cardozo, author of Sequencing, on the evolution of the stay-at-home mom
• Dr. Sylvia Rimm, "Today" show parenting expert, on positive discipline
• Dr. Brian Ray, president of the National Home Education Research Institute, on homeschooling
• Elaine St. James, author of Simplify Your Life with Kids, on just that
• Ellen Parlapiano and Patricia Cobe, authors of Mompreneurs, on starting your own business from home

Christina Baglivi Tinglof is a stay-at-home mom of three young sons and the author of Double Duty: The Parents' Guide to Raising Twins. She and her family live in Los Angeles.

From the Author

If there's one thing I know it's surviving at home with kids. Don't get me wrong--I love my three boys and enjoy them greatly, but they're a handful, and some days I find myself daydreaming of sitting at a desk in my corporate office far from the cries, "Mommy, he's looking at me again!" In the past 4 years as a stay-at-home mom I've learned a thing or two about making it a resounding success. I'm great at managing my time (so there's some left over for just me). I can organize a house, get the kids dressed, AND get in a phone call--all at the same time. Now that's multi-tasking. If you're thinking of quitting your job to stay home with your young brood, this book will help you put it all in perspective. I'd love to hear your comments.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (February 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0809226766
• ISBN-13: 978-0809226764
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #498,779 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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18 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars survival guide makes staying at home a reality!, May 21, 2000

By A Customer

This is an accessible, practical and easy to follow guide to help parents with the important but somewhat daunting thought of staying home full-time with the children. Tinglof's style is full of humor and ease, helping the reader feel comfortable about the subject and ready to make the attempt! The book is thorough without being cumbersome. I especially liked the tips provided by other parents which are dispersed throughout the book. There is a real feeling of contact with other struggling parents! Christina Baglivi Tinglof has provided a wonderful examination of parenting and how staying at home can work for so many of us.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life-Saving Tips From the Parenting Front, April 5, 2000

By A Customer

Open this marvelous book to any page and find solid advice, sensitivity, humor, and warmth. The author has been where you are and knows what you need: a life raft, a laugh, a practical, down-to-earth solution--fast! This is the kind of book that every parent, grandparent, child care worker, and occasional babysitter must have.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing new, September 23, 2005

By	mother of 3 boys (Ohio) - See all my reviews

I was so excited after hearing great reviews about this book. I searched the local library to check out this book. There is nothing new in this book for Mothers/Fathers that have been stay-at-home parents. I think this book would be good for NEWLY stay-at-home parents. This book said it was to offer "unique" ways to handle the day-to-day tasks. There was nothing unique about anything in this book. "Helpful tips" do not buy this book, check it out from your library.