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The Modern Girl's Guide to Motherhood
The Modern Girl's Guide to Motherhood
The Modern Girl's Guide to Motherhood
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The Modern Girl's Guide to Motherhood

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From the author of the bestselling The Modern Girl's Guide to Life comes a must-have book for the young mom, including best-kept secrets, practical advice, and multiple solutions for problems from birth to age four

Just when you thought you could cook (hey, one meal counts), clean (if the queen was coming), and seduce a man (well, long enough to get married), life throws you a curveball that makes all of your previous ineptitudes in life pale in comparison. With the appearance of one little extra line on a pregnancy test, you're thrown into a world of covering up leaks on shirts and taking a pacifier away from a two-year-old who has the grip of a pit bull.

In this funny, smart, and honest book, Jane Buckingham cuts through the clutter to give you simple information and practical advice for navigating the different stages of motherhood. From how to get your child to sleep and how to wean, to how to get him off the pacifier and how to stop his tantrums, this book will help moms feel in the know and in control! Some of Buckingham's favorite tips:

  • If your baby has a hard time feeding because of a stuffy nose, turn on the shower to steam up the bathroom and feed her there.

  • Put your children's paints in an empty egg carton -- it's the perfect size, and there's no mess to clean up when you're done. Use an old raincoat with the arms cut off as a smock.

  • You should buy a new car seat, rather than borrowing a friend's old car seat, as there are constant safety upgrades. Also, be sure you are the person registered to that car seat (send in that registration card!) so that you'll be notified in case of a recall.

  • Keep the three-day rule in mind: Almost any bad habit can be broken in three days. Granted, they may be tough, torturous days, but you can do it!

The Modern Girl's Guide to Motherhood helps modern moms do it all with love, style, and flair!

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateOct 13, 2009
ISBN9780061748240
The Modern Girl's Guide to Motherhood
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Jane Buckingham

Jane Buckingham is the president of Trendera, an innovative marketing and media consulting firm with numerous Fortune 500 companies as clients. She is a contributing editor to Cosmopolitan, a regular guest on Good Morning America and The View, and was recently named by Elle as one of the 25 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, bestselling business author Marcus Buckingham, and their two children, Jack and Lilia.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Supposedly is what the title says it is, but I must say this book is not for me. I would say this is a guide for a spoiled girl who got kicked out of her parent's mansion. I thought the first few chapters were ok, I just skimmed through what I thought applied to me, and skipped those that didn't or those that seemed ridiculous. I do not know anyone who I could recommend this book to. I would gift this book as an insult..."You don't know how to do anything." Some parts to me, it's like "Common Sense for Dummies."
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    A fun book with some very interesting ways of doing things. I have to say that I will never live down the how to train your man section of this book. *I never even read that part but it is the only part my boyfriend read*
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Cute, Served the purpose of quick interesting tidbits on things women should/need to know. Wasn't too simple or common sense.
  • Rating: 1 out of 5 stars
    1/5
    Please do not waste your hard-earned money on this book like I did. It is a waste. The book is a compendium of common sense with a cute cover and a high price. Jane Buckingham's research consists of checking out a few websites (don't believe me? Read her bibliography in the back of the book). It's a mornoic book and and top of that, there were several sections that offended me. Especially when she talks about how "slobby" Ikea furniture is and how she never eats mayonnaise. Give me a break. I want advice from a "real" intelligent woman who has worked hard for what she's gotten. Not some skinny Duke grad trying to get rich off publishing information you can find faster by googling. I'm embarrassed I bought this one.

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