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As a parent, have you ever encountered a time when you felt like you needed a step-by-step instruction manual? Or, maybe some solid advice from someone who has been in your shoes? It seems like the task of parenting is one where we learn as we go or “on the job.”
I have four kids and I know that I personally have felt that way so many times. Right now, I’m trying to figure out how to motivate and instill some self-assurance in my teenage daughter.
She is so bright and pretty and smart – but, she doesn’t always see herself that way. Her lack of confidence is actually holding her back from going out into the world and experiencing new things. This is just one of the many times when I’ve felt challenged as a mom and like I needed a parenting handbook to guide me along.
Christina Brockett is a working mother, writer, and mom-blogger. She is the author of The Missing Pages of the Parent Handbook.
In The Missing Pages of the Parent Handbook, the author presents a collection of stories from a diverse group of American moms and dads. These stories are from ordinary parents and offer insight into what they have been through and learned from their own experiences. From a mom of a teenage son, we learn how to overcome years of enabling. From parents who have lost a child in the military, we learn how to go on. And, from a husband who discovers his wife has placed their daughter’s jeans in the freezer, we learn to laugh at the crazy moments of parenting. In these tales and more, the parents come out wiser in the end and are able to share their take on the difficult but rewarding job of being a parent.
Check out the book for yourself…you might just learn some valuable lessons to add to your own parenting handbook!
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So what parenting resource has been a big help to you?
My family is my best resource
my mother is my go to
I loved the book series by Ames and Ilg: Your One Year Old, Your Two Year Old, etc.
My parents and friends who have children have been the biggest help.
I have a lot of mom friends with children aging from infants to teenagers.
I have a friend who has kids who are three and five years older than my oldest. She has been a great source of advice and tips about how to deal with every stage of parenting.
Blogs on the internet have been the most helpful
My friends who have children around the same age as mine have been a great resource for me!
The public health nurse and neighbours!
The internet and blogs have helped alot!
Honestly, The internet has been quite helpful.
So has my mother.
My best resource has been blogs such as this one! (I don’t have much family to turn to…)
My parents, and mom friends with kids just a few years older than mine have been my greatest parenting resource. It takes a village…
Definitely has been one of those weeks! Don’t know up from down or right from wrong and I at the end of some days I’m at my wits end!
Best resource? My other mom (and dad!) friends who are in the trenches with me. 🙂
My family.. Some was what to do.. some what not to do.. 😉
Would love to win and read this book!
My mom was a great resource (and sounding board).
My family has always been my best resource.
My natural instincts plus a lot of help from bloggers!
I am in the process of getting licensed to be a foster mom. I can’t wait. This would be an amazing book for me to read and to share with my other mom-friends! Thank you 🙂
My sister has been a great resource to me!
As a mom who often wonders if what I am doing is right, I would love to have a copy! I just hope this is open worldwide 🙂
My parents are a great resource.