Working Mother's Survival Guide : How to Run Around Less and Enjoy Life More

by Riss, Suzanne; Palagano, Teresa; Borba, Dr. Michele

• ISBN13: 9781616281472
• ISBN10: 1616281472
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-10-04
• Publisher: Weldon Owen

Summary

Working Mother#x19;s Survival Guide answers your most basic and trickiest questions: Are you addicted to your BlackBerry? How do you get your toddler, or your co-workers, to listen? How do you get on or off a mommy track? Access quickly the information every working mom needs to knowfrom how to keep tabs on your teen#x19;s online time to how to ask for a flexible scheduleand get back to your busy day, better prepared and more confident. With humor and practicality, Working Mother#x19;s Survival Guide collects the wisdom and experience of working moms who have been there, too, giving you a head start when you need it most. Table of Contents (not final): Chapter 1: D-Day: Pregnancy and New Motherhood Chapter 2: Deployment: Back to Work Chapter 3: On the Job Survival Chapter 4: Relationships: Forging Strategic Alliances Chapter 5: Psychology of Survival Chapter 6: School Years Chapter 7: Teens and Tweens Chapter 8: New Media Intel Chapter 9: Navigating Your Career Chapter 10: New Marching Orders

Author Biography

SUZANNE RISS (New York, NY)– The former editor-in-chief of Working Mother magazine, Suzanne (left) is an award-winning journalist with 15 years of experience developing content for women. An expert brand builder across print, broadcast, and digital media platforms, she writes regularly about parenting, health, lifestyle, and financial issues. Suzanne has held senior positions at many national magazines and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. In her 5 years as the editor-in-chief at Working Mother, she fielded hundreds of questions each week from working moms seeking guidance as they navigated their complex lives.

TERESA PALAGANO (New York, NY)- A writer and editor for the past 15 years, including 8 years at Working Mother, most recently as executive editor, Teresa writes regularly about parenting, health, and lifestyle issues. An award-winning journalist, she has held senior positions at many national magazines, covering everything from the wine industry and magazine publishing to spa treatments and shoes. Teresa is most happy when helping working moms confront the mind-boggling realities of parenting today.

MICHELE BORBA, EdD (Palm Springs, CA) The mother of three sons, Dr. Michele Borba is a parenting expert and educational psychologist who is a regular contributor to the Today show. An award-winning author of 23 books, she most recently wrote The Big Book of Parenting Solutions: 101 Anwers to Your Everyday Challenges and Wildest Worries.

WORKING MOTHER As the voice of over 2.2 million working moms, Working Mother acts as a community for women who work and raise a family. The magazine offers a unique blend of personal, professional, and family-related editorial content and advocates for the issues that matter most to working moms. The Working Mother 100 Best Companies initiative has become a benchmark for corporate America, and the groundbreaking Best Companies for Multicultural Women initiative has drawn national attention to issues of gender, race, and diversity in the workplace.