The Must Have Mom Manual
Some time ago I wrote about a book called The Mommy Chronicles. Now, mom authors Sara Ellington and Stephanie Triplett have just published their second book called The Must-Have Mom Manual.
I kinda sorta thought I was over the mom handbooks. I read the What to expect books and didn’t think I needed to read another book on how to be a mom. I mean, I managed to keep her safe and eating for the first 2 years – the rest should be easy right?
Um, what the hell do I know?
This book covers topics you’ll encounter in child rearing from birth to age six and it’s so well done that I can see myself referring to it over and over again. The first thing I noticed is, this book throws out all of that Mommy Wars crap. This manual is for every mom whether you breastfeed or formula feed. Whether you stay home or go to work. Whatever kind of mom you are – you will relate to the stories and the authors. Being a mom is not about competition and neither is this book, it’s about what worked for the authors in hopes that it might help you too.
The great thing about it is these two authors don’t always agree and the conflicting opinions fly. I loved the interjections of disagreement when Sara doesn’t think Stephanie’s advice would have worked for her, or vice versa. It really brings a completeness to the conversation (and that’s what it feels like when you read it.)
Some of the topics covered -
- Picky Eating
- 10 things not to feel guilty about
- Role Models
- Going to Disney World
- Teaching Values
The tone is perfect and I love the humor. There’s even a section on marriage after kids that’s cheekily subtitled “Husband Training”…oh did you hear that? That’s my hubby groaning over there, praying I don’t make him read it!
The bottom line is, if you know someone who is about to become a new mom – or if you know someone who has a hard time finding just the right advice like me (I love my little H but NOTHING she does is easy.) Then grab this book.
Here’s the Amazon link – it’s under $12 you can’t go wrong!
The Must-Have Mom Manual: Two Mothers, Two Perspectives, One Book That Tells You Everything You Need to Know
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Sounds like a nice departure from the typical parenting book. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
That is cool! It sounds like a great book to have. Thanks for sharing!
Sounds like a great book! I’m always looking for advice that isn’t all on one end of the spectrum. It sounds interesting that they present differences in opinions between the two authors.
That sounds like an awesome book! I think I might get it for a couple I know who are ‘new’ to all of it
Sounds very interesting – And what I think sounds cool is that the two authors are not agreeing on everyhthing so it would be nice to see differing opinions in a book like this.
That sounds like a really good book! I need to put that on my list of books to pick up.
That sounds really cool! I was over mom manuals too, but this sounds interesting! Especially the Disney part. LOL!
That sounds like an awesome read! I wish I would have found something like that when my DD was in that age bracket. Tell them to write one with how to deal with a pre-teen LOL. I need some help!!
This sounds like the perfect Christmas present for my DD26 now that she’s a mom! I might even sneak a peak at the “Husband Training” section myself!
Sounds like a good book! I’m interesed in the Disney World section since one day we will hopefully make the trip with our son!
I don’t read much… wish I did. But this book sounds great!
Really looks down to earth.. I would really be interested in the teaching values part
This sounds like a great book.