Stuff Every Mom Should Know

Published by Quirk Books
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About the Book

A pocket-sized guide to motherhood, packed with practical parenting tips, clever shortcuts, and fun activities for moms, from newborn care and toddler tantrums to raising tweens.

This little handbook is filled with all the secrets and strategies a smart mother needs to know. Discover clever parenting tips, simple activities, and everyday shortcuts across age ranges that make raising kids a bit easier and a lot more fun.

In Stuff Every Mom Should Know, Heather Gibbs Flett and Whitney Moss share approachable advice for navigating the everyday challenges of motherhood. Learn how to swaddle and soothe a baby, baby-proof your home, entertain toddlers, master family meals, and turn ordinary moments into family memories. A thoughtful baby shower gift, first Mother's Day present, or everyday companion for new moms and experienced mothers alike.

  • Find practical, approachable advice for raising children from the newborn days through toddlerhood, elementary school, and the tween years, with useful tips for new and experienced moms
  • Learn how to make simple baby food, use white noise, baby-proof your home, navigate potty training, and keep little ones entertained during everyday routines
  • Discover mom hacks for fast family dinners, healthy snacks, birthday parties, and handling common parenting surprises
  • Plan fun activities, support school success, approach tough conversations, and help tweens develop independence
  • A pocket-size gift filled with practical tips and relatable humor for expectant mothers, first-time moms, busy parents, and Mother's Day or baby shower gift shoppers

Keep this little handbook close for useful parenting tips, creative family activities, and a little humor.

Excerpt

Table of Contents:

BABY STUFF
Five Fun Things to Do with a Baby
How to Swaddle a Baby
How to Feed a Baby
Seven Simple Baby-Food Recipes
The Miracle of White Noise
How to Take a Baby on an Airplane
How to Sing a Baby to Sleep
How to Make a Boo-Boo Bunny
How to Stock Your Medicine Cabinet
Very Important Paperwork
How to Meet Other Moms
How to Baby-Proof Like an Expert
Parenting-Styles Cheat Sheet

LITTLE KID STUFF
How to Make a Long Wait Fun
How to Photograph Your Child
How to Build an Awesome Blanket Fort
The Truth about Potty Training
Why You Need a Mom’s Night Out
Five Fantastic Outings to Do with Your Toddler
Five Dates That Don’t Require a Babysitter
Ridding a Bedroom of Monsters
Six Toys Found in Any House
Healthy Snacks for Kids
Ostriches Are as Fast as a Car, and Other Fun Animal Facts
How to Get Your Child to Dress Himself
Fourteen Birthday-Party Survival Tips
Five Fun Projects to Do with Your Preschooler
How to Raise a Good Citizen

BIG KID STUFF
Five Special Places to Go with a Grade-Schooler
Comebacks for Unsolicited Parenting Advice
Dealing with Lice
Life as a Soccer Mom
Ten Tricks to Make Dinner Fast
How to Make Mickey Mouse Pancakes
How to Get Chewing Gum Out of Hair
Three Easy Card Games
Ten Last-Minute Halloween Costumes
How to Teach a Kid to Coo
Road-Trip Games

TWEEN STUFF & BEYOND
Five Things to Do with Your Tween
That You’ll Both Enjoy
How to Psyche Up for the Tough Talks
How to Stock Your House for School Success
How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online
How to Sneak a Hug without Your Teen Knowing
Three Foods Your Teen Should Be Able to Cook
How to Put a Positive Spin on Your Negative Feelings
How to Record a Video at an Event
Stuff You Should Know That We Can’t Tell You

About the Authors

Series with Books by the Authors

Heather Gibbs Flett

Whitney Moss

Product Details

  • Publisher: Quirk Books (March 27, 2018)
  • Length: 144 pages
  • ISBN13: 9781683690634

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“Quick and useful tips all in one compact book to make you laugh and prepared for motherhood!  From how to sing a lullaby to building a kick-ass fort, this book is charming and a must-have for mommies!”—The Go To Mom

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