Stay-at-Home Survival Guide

Field-Tested Strategies for Staying Smart, Sane, and Connected When You're Raising Kids at Home

By Melissa Stanton | Publisher: Basic Books

About the book

Melissa Stanton's The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide is an all-encompassing, truth-telling how-to book that addresses the many practical and psychological issues facing stay-at-home moms today.

How do you create time for yourself? Is there really time to do it all (feed the kids, keep them busy, clean the house, balance the checkbook, and take a shower)? How do you deal with the absence of the \"professional you\"? 

An invaluable resource for mothers, The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide includes interviews with stay-at-home moms, discussions with experts (family therapists, educators, medical specialists, career counselors), checklists to help you make the most of your time and keep you balanced, and Melissa Stanton's own experiences leaving a career as an editor for People magazine to become a stay-at-home mom herself.

Editions of Stay-at-Home Survival Guide

Paperback
ISBN 9781580052474
EBook
ISBN 9780786745739

Read an Excerpt

Melissa Stanton's The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide is an all-encompassing, truth-telling how-to book that addresses the many practical and psychological issues facing stay-at-home moms today.

How do you create time for yourself? Is there really time to do it all (feed the kids, keep them busy, clean the house, balance the checkbook, and take a shower)? How do you deal with the absence of the \"professional you\"? 

An invaluable resource for mothers, The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide includes interviews with stay-at-home moms, discussions with experts (family therapists, educators, medical specialists, career counselors), checklists to help you make the most of your time and keep you balanced, and Melissa Stanton's own experiences leaving a career as an editor for People magazine to become a stay-at-home mom herself.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Stay-at-Home Survival Guide about?

Melissa Stanton's The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide is an all-encompassing, truth-telling how-to book that addresses the many practical and psychological issues facing stay-at-home moms today.

How do you create time for yourself? Is there really time to do it all (feed the kids, keep them busy, clean the house, balance the checkbook, and take a shower)? How do you deal with the absence of the \"professional you\"? 

An invaluable resource for mothers, The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide includes interviews with stay-at-home moms, discussions with experts (family therapists, educators, medical specialists, career counselors), checklists to help you make the most of your time and keep you balanced, and Melissa Stanton's own experiences leaving a career as an editor for People magazine to become a stay-at-home mom herself.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Stay-at-Home Survival Guide?

Health, Relationships and Personal development > Family and health > Parenting, parenthood: advice, topics and issues

Where can I read a sample of Stay-at-Home Survival Guide?

You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781580052474

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Stay-at-Home Survival Guide?

Melissa Stanton

Who is the Publisher of the book Stay-at-Home Survival Guide?

Basic Books

What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?

Stay-at-Home Survival Guide is available as paperback(ISBN 9781580052474) and ebook(ISBN 9780786745739)

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