SANDI KAHN SHELTON

Un libro que conduce al lector por un salvaje viaje a través de la paternidad, desde la primera noche en casa con un recién nacido hasta las alegrías del aprendizaje del orinal. Sincero, alentador y terriblemente divertido. Este libro es lo que cualquier padre o madre necesitan para ayudarles a ver la cara divertida de cambiar los pañales, las noches en vela...

"Laugh-out-loud comments and astute remarks will help lighten any mothers load and keep things in perspectiveThis is a refreshing look at child rearing, written in short sections that can be read in five to ten minutes a perfect fit for a mothers schedule." Library Journal So you thought the difficult stage was over: the midnight feedings, the colic, the breast pumps, the endless diaper changings. Just when you thought youd reached the blissful stretch of parenthood...here come the toddler/preschool years! Only Sandi Kahn Shelton could deliver such a dead-on, hilarious, true-ringing look at the walking, talking, crazy years. In Preschool Confidential, she explores such universal topics as: --Dealing with the mutiny in the checkout line (aka: begging or bribing?). --Presenting scientific proof that toddlers ask 437 questions per day. --Unveiling the four "answers" that any parent can recycle to respond to any toddlers question. --Understanding day-care romances. to ask (at the most inopportune moments). --Dissecting the anatomy of a birthday party (or how to control a group of four-year-olds without ropes or sedatives). --Cooking purple mashed potatoes, and emergency tactics to stave off a hunger strike. --And much more! Preschool Confidential will have you howling at the apt, accurate, and painfully honest look at the preschool years!! "The true successor to Erma Bombecks throne." WorkingMother magazine"For frazzled working moms, columnist Sandi Kahn Sheltons funny essays on parenting are a fail-safe way to lighten up." Wall Street Journal"Im thankful that this very funny and observant lady is not a cartoonist!" Bil Keane, creator of "The Family Circus"

"Sandi Kahn Sheltons very funny, very compassionate, very knowledgeable book is like a day at the beach-or more precisely, a day at the beach when you have an au pair. She makes the difficult appear delightful and the challenging seem charming." Gina Barreca, Ph.D., Professor of English at the University of Connecticut and author of Perfect Husbands Sandi Kahn Shelton takes readers on a wild ride through the journey of parenting -- from the first disillusioning night home from the hospital with a brand-new baby, to the joys of toilet training, and the hair-raising terrible twos. Candid, uplifting, and side-splittingly funny, this book is just what every new mom and dad needs to help them see the lighter side of changing diapers, meddling in-laws, babys first curse word, and, of course, sleepless nights. "Shelton touches on almost every parenting topic imaginable, with brief essays grouped by subjects such as sleeping, crying, nursing, dressing, feeding, talking, worrying, calming, separating and, of course, potty training. Sheltons book is a welcome addition to the parenting bookshelf." Publishers Weekly"The true successor to Erma Bombecks throne." WorkingMother magazine"Sandi Kahn Sheltons very funny, very compassionate, very knowledgeable book is like a day at the beach-or more precisely, a day at the beach when you have an au pair. She makes the difficult appear delightful and the challenging seem charming." Gina Barreca, Ph.D., Professor of English at the University of Connecticut and author of Perfect Husbands"For frazzled working moms, columnist Sandi Kahn Sheltons funny essays on parenting are a fail-safe way to lighten up." Wall Street Journal"Im thankful that this very funny and observant lady is not a cartoonist!" Bil Keane, creator of "The Family Circus"