How Not to Completely Suck as a New Parent

by Scott Feschuk

232 English McClelland & Stewart Are you tired of the earnest advice in conventional parenting books Do you want to know what's really in your future as a new parent Scott Feschuk and Paul Mather both know. all too well. and are happy to tell you with their trademark irreverence what it's really like to be a new parent. For instance. they tell you that by nine months your baby will inevitably have missed several milestones. sending you into a complete panic. And sooner or later you ' ll realize you're doing everything wrong The solution is just read a different childcare advice book Also. if your child has not knocked over something expensive and nice by the age of three. this could be a sign that you don '. t have enough things that are expensive and nice. Did you know that a child's affection for a song is directly proportional to how s...

232 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty funny on the whole, with the exception of a few chapters (usually the ones presented as quizzes or step-by-step guides) that land with a whumping thud. With these omitted I'd be OK with giving it a 4/5.