Walking the Tightrope: 101 Ways to Manage Motherhood and Your Sanity

Book excerpt: This is the Doctor Spock of your generation. I wish I would have had this book when raising six kids! Authors Mom You buy a new microwave and you get an extensive instruction manual, yet deliver your first born and all they send you home with is a large hospital bill and some sample diapers. Youre stuck with this micro-being for the next 18+ years, yet have little more to operate from than the seat of your pants. Dr. Monica shares her tried and true lessons for how to: Build your own energy reserves for this most difficult yet rewarding of lifes jobs Build your own energy reserves for this most difficult yet rewarding of lifes jobs Practice simple, effective discipline moves that workNOW! Put creative tips into action that will get your kids to eat healthy, do their chores, listen and actually talk to you, and learn their limits, all while balancing a career, friends, a household and your own sanity Easily and effectively place limits on your time and obligations to others, while putting your time and energy into those things you most value