Strategies for Stay-at-Home Parents: How to Weigh Your Options, Manage a Tighter Budget, and Create a Family-Friendly Home

Rating:
Summary: Not so bad
Review: I didn't feel that the author "bashed" day cares. The author had a section about deciding to stay home in the first place. I found the sections about transitioning back to work very helpful.

Rating:
Summary: Not so bad
Review: I didn't feel that the author "bashed" day cares. The author had a section about deciding to stay home in the first place. I found the sections about transitioning back to work very helpful.

Rating:
Summary: Over-the-top Daycare Bashing
Review: If the book store wasn't so far away, I would have driven back to return this book. As a working parent thinking of staying home, the title caught my attention. However, within pages it became really obvious the author uses this book as a platform to repeatedly bash daycares and manages to work this theme in throughout the book. To be fair, when the author focuses on stay-at-home strategies the book seems ok, although she veers off the subject so frequently to express her opinions about what constitutes a good mother that it's difficult to get through. The negativity expressed towards working women in this book is astonishing and makes me question why staying home seems to create so much hostility towards those that don't.

Rating:
Summary: Very useful and informative!!!!
Review: This book provides a wealth of ideas to help stay-at-home parents with the challenges they face: from money saving tips to time management. Kris Berggren doesn't tell moms and dads what choice to make in the work/home debate, but she provides provocative questions to help families make that critical decision.

Rating:
Summary: Smart, fun and well-written
Review: Written with respect, wit, and honesty, this book stands out among the many parenting books now on the market. Berggren's experience and insight make the book worthwhile. Her writing style makes the book enjoyable to read. Offers perspective, alternatives, and food for thought.