 | The Three-Martini Playdate: A Practical Guide to Happy Parenting by Christie Mellor
Buy new: $9.32 / Used from: $0.01 Yes, youngin. I know you're just toddling, but it's not too early to mix and damn fine martini.
No, it's not an exhortation to alcoholism. Instead, it demands that parents act as their titles imply AND that parents don't give up themselves to be parents.
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 | Solve Your Child's Sleep Problems: New, Revised, and Expanded Edition by Richard Ferber
Buy new: $11.48 / Used from: $4.24 This was a dream book for us, both literally and figuratively. We started "Cry it Out" (CIO) as suggested by Dr. Ferber at naptime when my son was 4 months. It worked great for us, and once he figured it out for bedtime at 8 months, he takes no more than 3 minutes to all asleep.
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 | Babyproofing Your Marriage: How to Laugh More, Argue Less, and Communicate Better as Your Family Grows by Stacie Cockrell
Buy used from: $2.95 A great read for those of us struggling with parenting as a partnership.
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 | Momzillas: It's a jungle out there on Park Avenue, baby! by Jill Kargman
Buy new: $9.32 / Used from: $0.01 Fiction, but you'll come away from it thinking, "Well, at least I'm not THAT bad."
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 | Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth About the First Year of Mommyhood by Jenny McCarthy
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $0.99 Another book from the always in your face, always honest, and always funny Jenny McCarthy.
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 | The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer by Harvey Karp
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.48 An incredibly useful book for baby's first three months. All of it was totally common sense stuff I already knew, but I never would have thought to do them ALL.
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 | The Happiest Toddler on the Block: The New Way to Stop the Daily Battle of Wills and Raise a Secure and Well-Behaved One- to Four-Year-Old by Harvey Karp
Buy used from: $3.41 I stopped reading this halfway, and will watch the DVD. Comment pending
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