Synopses & Reviews
Review
“…well written and well organized, includes an appropriate amount of humour, and is enjoyable to read.”
-- Journal of Association for Research on Mothering
Review
Charlotte Parent: "...covers life’s most stressful parenting issues with a welcome sense of balance and humor. Moms will find loads of practical advice and strategies."
Review
“As a practical, ‘how-to’ guide, this book is very successful. It is well written and well organized, includes an appropriate amount of humor, and is enjoyable to read. One strength of the book is the inclusion of practical examples of ‘Mommy Guilt,’ alternative ways to think about them, and strategies to deal with them. I particularly like the authors’ use of a developmental approach throughout the book. This developmental approach not only assists parents in dealing with their current issues, but also provides them with a glimpse into the future when their coping strategies will need to change.”
Journal of Association for Research on Mothering
Volumes 9.1 and 10.2
Synopsis
This book encourages parents to let go of unobtainable (and ill-advised) goals in favor of parenting philosophies that concentrate on the whole family.
Parents today try too hard to be superhuman, often sacrificing their own well-being -- and relationships with friends, family, even their spouses -- to meet the ever-increasing demands of their children's lives. Of course, such efforts inevitably fall short, and parents blame themselves.
Mommy Guilt presents the results of an original, never-before-published nationwide survey of over 1,300 parents -- 96% of whom reported they felt guilty about some aspect of parenting. The most common include:
- yelling,
- family time,
- work choices,
- school,
- and sports.
This eye-opening book offers straightforward principles for handling these and many other common issues -- as well as for dealing with everyday challenges that frequently add up to feelings of guilt. Through practical, tried-and-true tips, anecdotes, quizzes, and worksheets, Mommy Guilt illustrates how moms can fend off the guilt and focus on what really matters.
Synopsis
"Parents today try too hard to be superhuman, often sacrificing their own well-being -- and relationships with friends, family, even their spouses -- to meet the ever-increasing demands of their children's lives. Of course, such efforts inevitably fall short, and parents blame themselves.
Mommy Guilt encourages parents to let go of unobtainable (and ill-advised) goals in favor of parenting philosophies that concentrate on the whole family. This eye-opening book presents the results of an original, never-before-published nationwide survey of over 1,300 parents -- 96% of whom reported they felt guilty about some aspect of parenting. The most common include yelling, family time, work choices, school, and sports. Mommy Guilt offers straightforward principles for handling these and many other common issues -- as well as for dealing with everyday challenges that frequently add up to feelings of guilt.
Through practical, tried-and-true tips, anecdotes, quizzes, and worksheets, Mommy Guilt illustrates how moms can fend off the guilt and focus on what really matters."
About the Author
"Julie Bort (Fort Collins, CO) is an internationally published journalist with substantial expertise and experience in survey research.
Aviva Pflock (Loveland, CO) is a certified parent education and child-development specialist, as well as a grant writer and administrator.
Devra Renner (Centreville, VA) is a clinical social worker with over a decade of experience working with children and their families in school, community, home, summer camp, and hospital settings."
Table of Contents
"Foreword
Part 1 Introducing Mommy Guilt
Chapter 1. The Pitter-Patter of Guilt
Chapter 2. When You Hear the Mommy Guilt--Tune It In or Turn It Off
Chapter 3. The Seven Principles of the Mommy Guilt-Free Philosophy
Chapter 4. Giving Birth to Guilt
Chapter 5. The Start of First-Rate Parenting Choices (and the End of Second-Rate Childhood Habits)
Part 2 The Stuff of Guilt
Chapter 6. Yippee! Guilt-Free Yelling
Chapter 7. Throttle Down That Tone of Voice, Part Two
Chapter 8. A Parent's Guide to (Almost) Stress-Free Housekeeping
Chapter 9. The Guilty Gourmet
Chapter 10. Family Time and the Fair-Fight Zone
Chapter 11. Husbands as Fathers
Chapter 12. School-Yard Guilt
Chapter 13. Working on Guilt
Chapter 14. Do You Have a Case of Mommy Guilt--or Is It Stage Fright?
Chapter 15. An Extraordinary Guilt
Chapter 16. Other Issues That Cause Guilt
Part 3 Building on Your Mommy Guilt-Free Foundation
Chapter 17. Time: How to Make It, How to Take It, and How to Spend It, Guilt-Free
Chapter 18. Guilt-Free Pleasure--Time with Your Spouse
Part 4 Appendices
Appendix A. Take the Mommy Guilt Survey!
Appendix B. Helpful Hints: Food Staples to Keep in Your House
Appendix C. Emergency Guilt-Relief Guide
Appendix D. Additional Reading"