The Mother of All Parenting Books
The Ultimate Guide to Raising a Happy, Healthy Child from Preschool through the Preteens
Chapter One
The Truth About
Parenting
"I think parenting needs to come out of the closet as the messy,
wonderful, scary, daring occupation that it is."
-Natalie, 32, mother of two
"I used to think parents who told me that my whole life would
change when I had kids were either bad parents or crazy.
How could it be that hard? Then I had Olivia!"
-Mary, 37, mother of one
Back when my first three kids were all under five and still
small enough to fit in the bathtub at the same time, we
had this crazy bath-time ritual. I would put everyone in
the tub, pop my favorite CD into the portable stereo, and crank
the tunes up loudly enough that the floor would begin to vibrate.
(Hey, where is it written that mothers can't be party animals?)
Anyway, the CD ... read full excerpt from The Mother of All Parenting Books ebook
