What They're Saying"A great message and a great read. I want to give a copy to every mom and mom-to-be I know. Reminds me of Anne Lamott's Operating Instructions." --Susan Hayes, Woman's Day features editor
"Momfidence is perfect mom food-good for you and a real treat. It's smart, inspiring, and funny, and makes you proud to be a mother." --Janet Chan, editorial director, The Parenting Group
"Momfidence is mom-derful!" --Harvey Karp, MD, author of The Happiest Baby on the Block
"Because I never--despite the obvious loss of tread and brain cells that redounds from having seven children--considered motherhood a plight, a burden, a destroyer of intimacy, and a stake through the heart of creativity, I find Paula Spencer's book bold, true, and a hoot." --Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Cage of Stars, and mom of seven
"Finally! A mom who parents from her gut, not her guilt. Paula Spencer dares to trust her instincts and her common sense, while humorously inspiring readers to do the same. Advice as sensible as it is entertaining." --John Rosemond, syndicated parenting columnist and author
"Being informed is one thing. Being overwhelmed is another. Written with warmth, humor, and real-world wisdom, Momfidence reminds parents to keep the advice that works, leave what doesn't, and cue into those all-important instincts that help families thrive, and enjoy the ride." --Debbie Glasser, PhD, director of family support services for the Mailman Center for Child Development at Nova Southeastern University
"Paula Spencer leads by example and does so hysterically...A great gift for every mom who needs some perspective. I love this book." --Mimi Doe, author of Busy But Balanced and founder of SpiritualParenting.com
"Required reading for any mom whose sense of humor has gone AWOL." --Ann Douglas, author of The Mother of All Parenting Books and The Mother of All Solutions series
"A breath of fresh, calming air. Not just affirmations to make us feel good, Spencer's done her homework...Her experience has made her a true childrearing expert with a keen new insight: We're making the job harder than it has to be." --Linda J. Murray, editor-in-chief, BabyCenter.com
From Publishers Weekly: "When a lawyer in California tries to ban the sale of Oreos to minors, Paula Spencer comes to the rescue, showing how good old common sense trumps the "parenting experts" any day. The author and mother of four, who writes the "Momfidence" column in Woman's Day magazine, dispenses what she's learned on the job in an upbeat, funny and practical way: "There is no right or wrong way to do most of the business of parenting. There is, however, almost always a more expedient one." Debunking parenting overkill, Spencer provides helpful reality checks ("Every firstborn is a guinea pig") and reassuring tales of her own moments of doubt, poking fun along the way at health trends, safety angst and the overwhelming number of childhood experts ready to make your parenting decisions for you: "No matter how many tax dollars are being spent ... on researchers dissecting the minds, bodies and stomachs of our kids, raising a child will always be an art form, not a science." Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
 
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