Panic Early, Panic Often: more true stories from two moms in their quest to survive motherhood

by Pam Johnson-Bennett, Kae Allen

PUT YOUR HEAD BETWEEN YOUR KNEES AND TAKE A FEW DEEP BREATHS..... Join the Two Loons as they continue to careen down the path of motherhood. In Cookies for Dinner, co-authors, Pam and Kae shared their experiences of early motherhood. If you thought that getting through the diaper wars and successfully engineering "the potty train" was wild, wait until you read how the Two Loons handle what comes next! Only in Panic Early, Panic Often will you learn what no other "How to be the Perfect Mother" books are willing to share, such as: How to banish monsters with nothing but a handful of pocket link How to gain security at Chuck E. Cheese Unusual Uses for the average household ladder How to accept your place in the family hierarchy Why swimming lessons may not always be the best idea How to graciously accept help from your three year old when going potty Why you should never take your children to get your tires rotated How to handle it when your child tells everyone you have gone to jail How to keep your kids from telling the world you're an idiot Why "family" and "vacation" are two words that should never be used together"

150 pages, Paperback

Published May 8, 2016

About the author

Pam Johnson-Bennett is the host of the TV series "Psycho Kitty" which airs on the Discovery UK channel. She is the best-selling author of 7 books on cats and is considered a pioneer in the field of cat behavior consulting. Her ground-breaking book, Think Like a Cat, is considered the cat bible among owners, experts, and shelter personnel worldwide. She is a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant and a clinical member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants as well as being the Founder and former long-time Chair of the IAABC Cat Division. She has been the behavior expert for Friskies for over a decade and also served on the Advisory Boards of the American Humane Association and Tree House Humane Society. She is a frequent expert columnist for WebVet. She was formerly the behavior columnist for Cats Magazine, Cat Channel, Yahoo, ivillage, Catster and the Daily Cat.

In addition to career in cat behavior consulting, she has also co-authored a book about motherhood. About her non-cat book, she says: "My 8th book is a total departure from cat behavior and delves into the scary, messy, embarrassing and alien world of being a mother of two kids. "Cookies for Dinner" is where I and my co-author fess up about how your breasts basically become the fast-food take-out window at lunchtime and how, at some point, it's a rite of passage for mothers to end up at the supermarket check-out line while still in our pajamas. Oh, and then there's the time I was locked out of my house while wearing less-than flattering swimwear... but I digress."