In Praise of Stay-At-Home Moms - by Schlessinger (Paperback)

About the Book

Book Synopsis

New York Times Bestseller

The internationally syndicated radio host celebrates a group of critically important yet usually overlooked women--stay-at-home moms--and offers them words of inspiration and wisdom.

"I'm scared out of my mind."

Dr. Laura hears this frequently from women who know that staying home to raise their children is the right thing for their family. Building on the principles developed during her long career as a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Dr. Laura provides a wealth of advice and support as well as compassion and inspiration to help them attain this goal. She pays special attention to the outrageous fact that stay-at-home moms are actually controversial! Dr. Laura offers a profound and unique understanding of how important it is for many mothers to raise their own children, and how stay-at-home moms benefit society.

From the Back Cover

They number in the millions and they are incredibly important to families and to our society, yet they are underappreciated, little respected, and even controversial. Who are they? They are the stay-at-home moms.

These are women who know in their hearts that staying home to raise their children is the right choice for the whole family. Whether they do it from the outset of their marriages or make the difficult transition from career-driven women to homemakers, it is a choice that is incredibly rich and rewarding, not to mention challenging. Building on principles developed during her long career as a licensed marriage and family therapist, Dr. Laura provides a wealth of advice and encouragement to women as they navigate the wonders and struggles of being stay-at-home moms.

In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms can help you to:

• Hold your head high and deal with naysayers
• Recognize the benefits for your children and your marriage
• Understand the changes you notice in yourself
• Realize that your current sacrifices will make for lasting bonds and a stronger family, in addition to a more cohesive community

Review Quotes

"Dr. Laura combines concrete, no-nonsense advice with her trademark wit to reinforce the bedrock strategies for a loving marriage." - Newsmax on The Proper Care and Feeding of Marriage

"[Dr. Laura] offers conservative commonsense advice. . . . For Dr. Laura, a good life is a combination of 'what you do, what you mean to others, how you handle life's normal challenges, and how much you appreciate your blessings and opportunities.'" - Library Journal on Bad Childhood Good Life