This book may have been around a while, but, it’s new to me.
Ask the Children: What America’s Children Really Think About Working Parents by Ellen Galinsky is a report that explores the feelings of children with working parents, and, is based on in-depth interviews with children and their parents.
I’ve not read this one, yet, […]
The ongoing “Mommy Wars” said to be between mothers who work outside the home, and, mothers who do not work outside the home has spawned several books as of late. Many of the books are non-fiction, and, we’re starting to see more fiction covering the topic.
I received a copy of one such fiction book, […]
Dinner With Dad by Cameron Stracher is his memoir of being a high powered lawyer who had jobs in New York, and, Kansas, and, lived in Connecticut.
His crazy schedule and commute led him to realize that he never saw his family, and, he committed to be home by six o’clock at least five days […]
And Nanny Makes Three by Jessika Auerbach looks at the intricate dynamics of the nanny-parent relationship.
A mother of four, herself, she interviewed several caregivers and parents who hired them for insight into this sometimes complicated world. The candid thoughts that ensued seem to be an honest look at what goes on, the good, the […]
Back on the Career Track: A Guide for Stay-at-Home Moms Who Want to Return to Work by Carol Fishman Cohen, and, Vivian Steir Rabin is a guide to “relaunching” a career after staying at home to raise children.
It’s full of practical advice for not only those looking to go back to work, but, some of […]
The Working Parents Help Book is one for my reading list.
It touts “solid information” with tips and suggestions, as well as reviews of relevant products, and, time management tools.
Now, if I just had a time management tool that would allow me to get some books read!
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Fat, Forty and Fired by Nigel Marsh is the story of one man’s journey through raising children, the loss of a high powered job, major surgery, and the realization that work, rather than his family, had dominated his life.
His year off following these events was a life changing experience as he realized that he […]
The latest book from my friend Melanie Lynne Hauser comes out March 6th! It’s all about a working mom, even though her job as a superhero may be a bit different from yours or mine, even super heroes have to raise their kids, and, have trouble wearing heels all day.
Super Mom Saves the […]
Now here’s a book to which many of us can relate:
Juggling unexpected motherhood, business attacks from all sides, a tyrannical stay-at-home mother who’ll stop at nothing to maintain her PTA powerbase, and a high-maintenance husband who just wants his share of attention, something’s got to give in Christy’s life—but what? Her marriage? Her career? Her […]
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