( 12 reviews )
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Posted: Jan 28 2009
After a layoff, and a prolonged moment of reduced self-worth, I went to parentsdigest.com and downloaded this book summary. After working for years, the decision to stay home and raise my children has been quite an adjustment, but I'm settling comfortably into my bunny slippers now!
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Posted: Jul 28 2008
I bought this book to obtain advice on transitioning from career to staying at home. The first two chapters of this book are a diatribe about how awful day care is for your child. As a woman contemplating leaving the work force, I expected more direction from this book about my feelings. My children are actually well cared for in their day care situation. For me, it is not about the lack of quality of care; it is whether or not I personally want to quit my job. This book is not for someone who has already returned to the work place. It has a few minor points, but honestly, I bought two other books that are not so cut throat about the child care situation. Skip this one and get a different one.
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Posted: Jun 20 2008
All I wanted to do after I had my first child was to stay at home with her. As my family situation afforded it I was finally able to do so when she was 10 months old. I read this book in my second week at home with her - while my husband was overseas at his new job - and I was holding down the whole fort at home. And I found it so helpful, and I was inspired by the outlook and helpful insights into ways to deal with issues which will be on our horizon soon. I imagine that I will go back to work when my children are older, but it makes me feel so good to be home right now, even if the transition presents itself as an adjustment for me and my previous corporate/career - minded way of life. It hasn't been easy, but I feel it is worth it, and this book made that clear and doable for me. Since I have been home my daughter who has always been small, has started eating like a champ, and she is getting over her separation anxiety. Several other reviews discuss bias, but I would encourage any mother who is considering this major decision - to go ahead and read the book, and then do some research on what these readers consider bias before making an educated decision. The author is a psychotherapist and counselor with a master's degree in Marriage and Family Counseling, and she was a career woman when she established the first day care center for NASA. She is a mother of four, she has no "bias" unless it is one that is in the best interest of her own children. I myself believe that there is nothing wrong with a woman contributing to the financial health of their families, and I would encourage them to do so. But I also believe that we can do so in very creative ways - after all, we're women!! We can do anything.
