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Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay: And Other Things I Had to Learn as a New Mom |  | Author: Stefanie Wilder-Taylor
Publisher: Gallery
Category: Book
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Rating:  140 reviews
Sales Rank: 4349
Media: Paperback
Edition: Original
Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 1416915060
Dewey Decimal Number: 306.8743
EAN: 9781416915065
ASIN: 1416915060
Publication Date: March 28, 2006
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Product Description
The moment the second line on the pee stick turns pink, women discover they've entered a world of parenting experts. Friends, family, colleagues, the UPS delivery guy -- suddenly everybody is a trove of advice, much of it contradictory and confusing. With dire warnings of what will happen if baby is fed on demand and even direr warnings of what will happen if he isn't, not to mention hordes of militant "lactivists," cosleeping advocates, and books on what to worry about next, modern parenthood can seem like a minefield. In busy Mom-friendly short essays, Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay delivers the empathetic straight dirt on parenting, tackling everything from Mommy & Me classes ("Your baby doesn't need to be making friends at three months old -- you do! But not with people you'll meet at Mommy & Me") to attachment parenting ("If you're holding your baby 24/7, that's not a baby, that's a tumor"). Stefanie Wilder-Taylor combines practical tips with sidesplitting humor and refreshing honesty, assuring women that they can be good mothers and responsibly make their own choices. A witty and welcome antidote to trendy parenting texts and scarifying case studies, Sippy Cups Are Not for Chardonnay provides genuine support, encouragement, and indispensable common-sense advice.
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 Refreshing and Real! June 24, 2006
California Mom
58 out of 67 found this review helpful
I truly enjoyed and relate to this book. Being a mother, although wonderful, is much more challenging than I ever imagined. Those who have left negative reviews need to respect that the author is sharing her experiences as a mother, from her perspective. Nowhere does she suggest that HER way of doing things is the "best" way, or the only way. In fact, I don't hear her advocating ANYTHING in this book other than being respectful and supportive of one another as mothers. She is making the all too important and often overlooked point that there are MANY different "good" ways of parenting, and we as mothers should respect one another's choices, discard competitive subtexts, and be supportive of one another. Refering to one another as "sissies" as a previous reviewer did and believing (or perceiving) that because you have had success with a particular parenting style or choice that you can make presumptions and judgments about another mother who is struggling or made a less "popular" choice in that area is both ignorant and overly simplistic, and is most likely indicative of one's own insecurities as a parent. I applaud Stefanie for her honesty and candor. I will be sharing this book with many friends.
sooo funny!! June 27, 2006
gumtrucker (Perkasie, PA United States)
19 out of 23 found this review helpful
If you are a super-mom skip this book. If you are like the rest of us and struggling day-to-day this is a must read. I laughed out loud many times. For those of us that had an "active social life" pre-baby and hope to have one in the next 20 years-you will totally relate to this book. I too,will also include this as my new baby shower gift must haves!!
A Baby Shower Hit! March 17, 2007
RFN (NYC)
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
I purchased this book as a baby shower gift for a new mom who was having her second child in 14 months. It was the hit of the party and everyone there, especially Grandma and older "been there, done that" moms, had a huge laugh over the suggestions contained within.
Stefanie Rocks! June 23, 2006
Surcie
18 out of 24 found this review helpful
I've read numerous books on motherhood and parenting. This one is hilarious and real. The reviewers who gave it only one star just don't have a sense of humor. Stefanie is sarcastic and perhaps some people don't "get" sarcasm. But she's also honest about her experience. I love how she encourages moms to lighten up and stop being so hard on themselves. I wish this book had been out when I was a first time mom, home alone with a newborn.
They most certainly are not! June 30, 2009
Heidi Dexter (Sunny Florida)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is just such a good, fun read. I laughed a lot and kept reading way into the night. It was so refresing to read something that didn't seem like the author was being censored or trying to be too politically correct. All in all, this one is a keeper. Also liked: Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth About the First Year of Mommyhood.
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