Because New Motherhood Doesn't Have to Mean Six Months of Solitary
I am a bonehead: I was supposed to review "The Rookie Mom's Handbook"
last night and I completely forgot. I have no excuse, really: in
between dinner and the ritual watching of TV and putting the baby down
to sleep the deadline whooshed silently by with so much as a weird
stirring inside me.
But a day late, albeit not a dollar short, I am here to tell you about this fun little volume which purports to have 250 activities to do with your newborn. This is a companion volume to the Rookie Moms
website and blog-- or rather a spin-off/compilation: the website has even more ideas (for free!) for new moms to do with their new babies, which is how the book idea got started.
I could not think of a better book to give to a new mother, who is still confused and maybe a little depressed and forlorn and at times might feel saddled with the responsibility of carrying around a little defenseless and completely dependent little body, instead of realizing she's been given a whole new perspective on life. The book is filled with easy suggestions you can at least give a try or consider when you feel more comfortable with baby-- something as simple as grabbing a cup of coffee at an al fresco café or going to see the pretty flowers at your local botanic garden or conservatory of flowers; things that may not occur to a mom who may feel that baby is too fragile or that she will not be accepted by other people. I honestly believe new moms need to hear these pieces of advice --neatly packaged in small morsels for the short-term-memory-deprived set-- because these are the things that no parent how-to book will tell you about. These are the little things that can beat the baby blues.
If you have a baby shower for a first time mommy coming up, you now know what to get her. And if you need ideas yourself, now you know where to go on the web! Pay a visit to the Rookie Moms!
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Thanks, MotherTalk for including me in the blog tour for this book.
But a day late, albeit not a dollar short, I am here to tell you about this fun little volume which purports to have 250 activities to do with your newborn. This is a companion volume to the Rookie Moms
website and blog-- or rather a spin-off/compilation: the website has even more ideas (for free!) for new moms to do with their new babies, which is how the book idea got started.
I could not think of a better book to give to a new mother, who is still confused and maybe a little depressed and forlorn and at times might feel saddled with the responsibility of carrying around a little defenseless and completely dependent little body, instead of realizing she's been given a whole new perspective on life. The book is filled with easy suggestions you can at least give a try or consider when you feel more comfortable with baby-- something as simple as grabbing a cup of coffee at an al fresco café or going to see the pretty flowers at your local botanic garden or conservatory of flowers; things that may not occur to a mom who may feel that baby is too fragile or that she will not be accepted by other people. I honestly believe new moms need to hear these pieces of advice --neatly packaged in small morsels for the short-term-memory-deprived set-- because these are the things that no parent how-to book will tell you about. These are the little things that can beat the baby blues.
If you have a baby shower for a first time mommy coming up, you now know what to get her. And if you need ideas yourself, now you know where to go on the web! Pay a visit to the Rookie Moms!
_________
Thanks, MotherTalk for including me in the blog tour for this book.
Aww shucks, that's really nice. Thank you.
Posted by: RookieMom Heather | June 02, 2008 at 12:55 PM