Twice Blessed: Everything You Need To Know About Having A Second Child-- Preparing Yourself, Your Marriage, And Your Firstborn For A New Family Of Four [Paperback]

Twice Blessed: Everything You Need To Know About Having A Second Child-- Preparing Yourself, Your Marriage, And Your Firstborn For A New Family Of Four [Paperback]

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press; 1st edition (March 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 031225430X
• ISBN-13: 978-0312254308
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  

By : Joan Leonard
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Twice Blessed: Everything You Need To Know About Having A Second Child-- Preparing Yourself, Your Marriage, And Your Firstborn For A New Family Of Four [Paperback]

 

Customer Critiques

Reading other evaluations of this book, I had regarded as not purchasing this book. But I decided to go ahead and take a likelihood since various critiques did say that she was brutally honest.
I am glad I did.
From the to begin with few pages I realized that this was a good book. It was quick to read, the author had a fantastic voice and I loved the strategies throughout the book.
The book delivers unvarnished guidance on what will occur, what could take place and what might possibly occur when a second child is introduced into the mix. Some issues I knew intuitively. Some points I never ever considered.
For example, Ms. Leonard suggests making any alterations to the 1st child's routine lengthy before the second child comes into the picture to minimize the stess on the initially kid. As it a time up upheaval for the whole family members, as much stability as you can give will help the 1st kid adjust.
She tells us that jealousy is a usual reaction for the initial born. To assist relieve some of the jealousy, make confident that you allocate some time every single day to give the child uninterupted, unorganized time with the first born.
I will say that I normally read three books on any topic to give me many points of view and identified this book to be fantastic, but not the finest I read on having a second child. That distinction is given to Judy Dunn's From 1 Kid to Two. In comparison, this book supplied sound advice typically by way of private interviews that honestly drove residence the author's points. But in comparison, Ms. Leonard's book included less specifics than Ms. Dunn's book. Therefore if I was only going to read a single book on the subject, I would suggest From One particular Kid to Two. It is a denser book that takes a great deal more effort to read, but gives you much significantly more to assume about.

We are expecting our second kid in three months. When I found this book on our coffee table(the place where my wife leaves "hint" reading for me) I expected a rehash of old Spock. Rather I found an enjoyable, readable book which addresses lots of of my concerns. Leonard spices the very important questions and answers with a lively and typically humorous narrative. My wife and I get pleasure from reading excerpts from this book to every other. A superb read and resource!

 

Twice Blessed: Everything You Need To Know About Having A Second Child-- Preparing Yourself, Your Marriage, And Your Firstborn For A New Family Of Four [Paperback]

 

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