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    In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms
    In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms
    In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms
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    In Praise of Stay-at-Home Moms

    Written by Dr. Laura Schlessinger

    Narrated by Dr. Laura Schlessinger

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    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.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperAudio
    Release dateApr 7, 2009
    ISBN9780061805646
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    Dr. Laura Schlessinger

    One of the most popular hosts in radio history—with millions of listeners weekly—Dr. Laura Schlessinger has been offering no-nonsense advice infused with a strong sense of personal responsibility for more than 40 years. Her internationally syndicated radio program is now on SiriusXM Triumph Channel 111, and is streamed on the Internet and podcast. She's a best-selling author of eighteen books, which range from the provocative (New York Times chart topper The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands) to the poignant (children's book Why Do You Love Me?).  She's on Instagram and Facebook (with over 1.7 million followers), and her Call of the Day podcast has exceeded one hundred million downloads. She has raised millions for veterans and their families with her boutique, DrLauraDesigns.com, which benefits the Children of Fallen Patriots Foundation. Dr. Laura holds a Ph.D. in physiology from Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, and received her post-doctoral certification in Marriage, Family, and Child Counseling from the University of Southern California. She was in private practice for 12 years. She has been inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame, received an award from the Office of the Secretary of Defense for her Exceptional Public Service, and was the first woman ever to win the National Association of Broadcasters' prestigious Marconi Award for Network/Syndicated Personality.

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    • 3/5
      I thought I would like this book more, considering I chose to be a stay-at-home mom 18 years ago for all these same reasons. However, as I read, I found myself becoming increasingly annoyed at the notion that only the mothers can fill this role. Despite the fact that I made the choice to stay home to raise my children, I have always considered myself to be a proponent for feminism. I feel that a woman can do absolutely any job a man can do, and, likewise, that men can be proficient, nurturing parents and homemakers. I would have liked to have heard at least a few stories in here from some successful stay-at-home dads who are holding down the fort and caring for the kids while the mom provides for the family outside of the home. I have always felt that what was really important for children is that they have one of their parents stay home with them while they are young, but it doesn't necessarily have to be he mother. While I have never understood the notion of a couple making the decision to have children only to leave them in the care of strangers after they are born, I feel it is antiquated thinking to assume that the parent who has to stay home to raise them is the mother. If a couple is truly working as a team, then as long as one of them works outside the home, the other one should work inside the home. Perhaps they could even agree to switch places after a few years, so that they could each share in the benefits of the different "jobs".
    • 5/5
      As a stay-at-home mom myself, partly by choice and partly by default, I didn't realize how much I needed the lift this book provided until I finished it. While SAHMs are gaining in support, thanks to the wonders of the internet, the effects of the feminist movement are hard to undo, and I still find myself feeling bad for not "running the hamster wheel."
      This book is really about praising and uplifting SAHMs in every way, from giving advice on how to transition from working outside the home to becoming a SAHM, how to deal with naysayers, the impact of being a SAHM on the marriage, the children, and the woman herself, and the struggles that a SAHM goes through. Nearly every page features quotes from SAHMs who have contacted Dr. Laura with their opinions, experiences, questions, and wisdom, and these women all have unique living situations to fit any mother's lifestyle, even the ones who have been through a divorce because the husband does not support the idea of the woman becoming a SAHM. Dr. Laura dispels many notions and myths that run rampant about the type of woman that decides to be a SAHM, and what would make her choose such a lifestyle. Many of the women she quotes have college degrees or left great careers to become a SAHM. Others go on to degrees and careers once the children have grown and "fled the nest." Some of the best parts of the book were the stories that SAHMs related about the wonderful perks and unforgettable moments of being a SAHM, such as being able to cook healthy meals from scratch for their family and not missing all of those important milestones with their children.
      This book helped me to change my perspective on my role in my family's life, as the heart of the home, to focus on the good things of what I have committed to, and to appreciate my husband and children, not as sandbags on my own personal improvement, but as buoys to lift me up and save me from my own destructive self-involvement.