Babies Don't Make Small Talk (So Why Should I?) by Julie Vick

|a xvii, 190 pages : |b illustrations |c 22 cm |a New York, NY : |b The Countryman Press, a division of W.W. |a Babies don't make small talk (so why should I?) : |b the introvert's guide to surviving parenthood / |c Julie Vick. |a LBSOR/DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d OCLCO |d BDX |d OCLCF |d UKMGB |d IEB |d GO6 |d E3V Witty yet valuable, her tips, checklists, and the occasional chart focus on the time from pregnancy through preschool'-,Provided by publisher. She offers advice on finding childcare and ignoring the nursing versus formula conversation with strangers. Here, with laugh-out-loud humor and well-earned experience, Julie Vick offers coping mechanisms for everything from sharing the news that you are becoming a parent to the moment the baby is born (one way or another, it will happen), from managing doctor visits to handling playdates.

Yes, an introverted parent would more keenly want to be free of the slew of attention and expectations that accompany both pregnancy and parenthood, but even the most outgoing person is sure to reach their limit eventually. All parents want the same things: to balance work and home life, to raise happy kids, to never attend a baby drumming class, and to build a secret room in their home where they can hide (preferably not the bathroom). goodbye alone time, hello awkward new social obligations. 'A baby can be a good excuse to skip a party, but.

Witty yet valuable, her tips, checklists, and the occasional chart focus on the time from pregnancy through preschool'.

Babies Don't Make Small Talk (So Why Should I?) by Julie Vick