Book Review
Baby-Proofing Your Marriage
Author: Stacie Cockrell, Cathy O'Neill, Julia Stone
Pages: 304 pages
Year: January 23, 2007
Publisher: Collins Living; 1 edition
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The plain and simple truth is that having a baby can directly affect a marriage. Many couples do not realise that the transition from two to three is so drastic, which is what Baby-Proofing Your Marriage
Although the shift from a happy couple to crazy parents is never a small one, the tips and tricks outlined by Cockrell, O?Neill, and Stone throughout Baby-Proofing Your Marriage can make it seem a little more palatable. While bringing a new baby home is a wonderful and joyous time, it can also wreak havoc on the peace and bliss of a childless home. The authors, all three who have brought a baby into a marriage, offer a breath of fresh air into what is usually some stale advice.
The overall tone of Baby-Proofing Your Marriage is light-hearted, funny, and creative. Never once does this helpful book ever seem as though it?s preaching to the readers. It is an original, highly innovative examination of how to make bringing home baby a little easier on Mum and Dad. The book is filled with dozens of real-life quotes from married parents expressing their experiences bringing home baby and how it affected their marriages. Such serious problems presented in such a witty and hilarious manner can make the stresses of it all seem so much easier to attack.
Having a baby, although it?s an exciting and wonderful time, can put all sorts of strain on even the most successful of marriages. During that first year, especially, Dad can be victim to all sorts of temper tantrums and Mum can turn into a real piece of work! While many parents feel that they cannot deal with the stresses of parenthood together, others stick it out, perhaps after they have had a good read through Baby-Proofing Your Marriage.
Cockrell, O?Neill, and Stone have succeeded in delivering a compassionate, tongue-in-cheek, opinionated depiction of the different effects having a baby can have on a marriage. The stories throughout Baby-Proofing Your Marriage have been collected from both men and women, and the authors themselves, to accurately explain what can happen and how parents can deal with it all. The book effectively describes how couples should handle sex, division of labour, nappy changing, and so much more.
Baby-Proofing Your Marriage
The plain and simple truth is that having a baby can directly affect a marriage. Many couples do not realise that the transition from two to three is so drastic, which is what Baby-Proofing Your Marriage (published by Collins) is all about.
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