Saturday, October 20, 2012

The best 1/2 inch of parenting advice money can buy

This book is only 1/2 inch thick.This means you can actually read it.


Size may not be the best way to find your parental books of choice, but unfortunately it is mine. Once you have kids there is no time to read. No time to read books about things you actually want to like sexual sadists or serial killers. And certainly no time to read about parenting. First of all you are busy doing it so there is no time to read about it. Second, by the time you figure out how to work your new baby reading parenting books makes you realize that you've done it all wrong and now it's too late so why even bother. That being said, when I found this book the size, not to mention the title, made me get it. And I'm so happy that I did. It's funny, honest and well written - something that is apparently not a must in this genre. But most importantly the advice is sound. It holds up to the select chapters I've read in  more  "established" parenting books as well as with the words of wisdom that my pediatrician and my "go-to" moms give me. I'm sticking by it.