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9780312329914

The Perfect Parents Handbook

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  • ISBN13:

    9780312329914

  • ISBN10:

    0312329911

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-10-01
  • Publisher: Griffin

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Summary

With a classification system that has every parenting style down to a T, The Prefect Parents Handbook will delight modern bourgeois breeders with its dead-on characterizations of the parents who surround them. Learn the child-rearing and purchasing habits of nine types of parents. Laced with titillating facts about our child-centric culture (nursery decorators! mandatory school volunteering! baby-proofed hotel rooms!), this book decodes the complex and terrifying (preschool consultants! SAT summer camps! sonogram art!) world of raising kids. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Jennifer Conlin is a writer whose work has appeared in a variety of financial and parenting publications, including The New York Times. She was on the original staff of Manhattan, Inc. magazine and is in the midst of raising three children.

Table of Contents

The Perfect Parents Pep Talk ix
CHAPTER 1 Choosing Your Perfect Parent Group 1(24)
Classic Parents
3(3)
Hip Parents
6(2)
Power Parents
8(3)
Sporty Parents
11(2)
Neo-Traditional Parents
13(2)
Bohemian Parents
15(2)
Euro Parents
17(2)
Martyr Parents
19(3)
Paranoid Parents
22(3)
CHAPTER 2 Perfect Pre-Pregnancy Parenting 25(14)
The Co-Parent Test
26(3)
Education Manipulation Number One: Getting Your Unborn Child into a Top Preschool
29(2)
The Reproductive Race
31(1)
Competitive Conception
31(3)
How to Be a Fertility God or Goddess
34(5)
CHAPTER 3 The Perfect Pregnancy 39(32)
Finding the Perfect Obstetrician
40(1)
Perfect Maternity Styles
41(10)
How to Pass Childbirth Class
51(2)
Nursery Decorating Tips
53(2)
The "My Little Star" Perfect Parents Nursery
55(4)
The Baby Shower
59(10)
Baby Names
69(2)
CHAPTER 4 Perfect New Parents 71(12)
The Expectant Father
71(2)
The Hospital Stay
73(4)
Coming Home
77(1)
Baby Announcements
78(5)
CHAPTER 5 The Perfect First Year 83(22)
What Color Is Your Diaper Bag?
83(6)
Children's Clothing
89(4)
Help!
93(3)
The "Living" Room
96(4)
The Play Group
100(5)
CHAPTER 6 Toddling to Perfection 105(22)
Education Manipulation Number Two: Preschool Prep
106(3)
The Playground
109(2)
Education Manipulation Number Three: Getting into a Top Preschool
111(1)
Test Your Test Knowledge
112(2)
When You Move "For the Kids"
114(3)
Education Manipulation Number Four: The Independent School Parent Interview
117(3)
The Toddler Birthday Party
120(7)
CHAPTER 7 Perfect Holidays 127(24)
Halloween at Its Most Extreme
127(4)
Thanksgiving: The Messiest Meal
131(4)
Hanukkah-The Longest Holiday
135(1)
Family Christmas Decorations
135(1)
The Holiday "Brag-Lib" Letter
136(2)
The Family Holiday Card Photo
138(6)
The Gift Guide
144(1)
The Dreaded Disney Vacation
144(7)
CHAPTER 8 Perfect K-8 Parenting 151(34)
Family Pets
152(1)
The Family Car
153(6)
The Sporting Guide
159(4)
The Overschedule
163(5)
What Color Is Your Lunch Box?
168(5)
Homework Hints
173(1)
Back to School Parents' Night
174(2)
The Family Resort Vacation
176(3)
Summer Camp
179(6)
CHAPTER 9 Perfect Teenage Years? 185(22)
The Best PTA Jobs
186(3)
Guess the Mom
189(2)
The School Auction
191(2)
Test Your Test Knowledge
193(1)
The PSAT (Parental Stress About Testing)
194(1)
The Adventure Family Vacation
195(2)
Pushing Your Child over the Edge
197(2)
The "Family" Room
199(2)
The College Tour
201(2)
The Waiting Game
203(1)
You're In!
204(3)
CHAPTER 10 Perfectly Fine 207(4)
Graduation Day!
207(4)
Acknowledgments 211

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