Mastering the Mommy Track: Juggling Career and Kids In Uncertain Times
Many working mothers today face great tension between their families and careers. They are more likely than men to feel pressed for time and conflicted about being away from young children while working. They are also more likely to seek out help or guidance. Mastering the Mommy Track tells the stories of everyday working mothers, the challenges they have faced, and lessons learned. It also offers solutions from experts on how mothers can overcome current issues in order to lead happy, healthy lives at home and work.
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Mastering the Mommy Track: Juggling Career and Kids In Uncertain Times
Many working mothers today face great tension between their families and careers. They are more likely than men to feel pressed for time and conflicted about being away from young children while working. They are also more likely to seek out help or guidance. Mastering the Mommy Track tells the stories of everyday working mothers, the challenges they have faced, and lessons learned. It also offers solutions from experts on how mothers can overcome current issues in order to lead happy, healthy lives at home and work.
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Mastering the Mommy Track: Juggling Career and Kids In Uncertain Times

Mastering the Mommy Track: Juggling Career and Kids In Uncertain Times

by Erin Flynn Jay
Mastering the Mommy Track: Juggling Career and Kids In Uncertain Times

Mastering the Mommy Track: Juggling Career and Kids In Uncertain Times

by Erin Flynn Jay

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Overview

Many working mothers today face great tension between their families and careers. They are more likely than men to feel pressed for time and conflicted about being away from young children while working. They are also more likely to seek out help or guidance. Mastering the Mommy Track tells the stories of everyday working mothers, the challenges they have faced, and lessons learned. It also offers solutions from experts on how mothers can overcome current issues in order to lead happy, healthy lives at home and work.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781780991245
Publisher: Collective Ink
Publication date: 10/26/2012
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 206
File size: 299 KB

About the Author

Erin Flynn Jay has been a writer, publicist and communications consultant for small to mid-sized companies in all industries since August 2001. Erin has expertise in getting unknown experts their first media placements. From 2002 to 2005, Erin worked as an in-house consultant for a literary PR agency in New York City, where she booked city tours, radio tours and speaking engagements for authors in addition to placing them in newspapers and magazines. Before becoming self employed, Erin worked at D.E.I. Management Group, Inc., an international sales training company as a writer and editor for over four years. Her primary role there was to customize hundreds of training programs each year for Fortune 500 clients in every field. As a Managing Editor of Stephan Schiffman's Executive Sales Briefing, she recruited writers and edited this monthly publication. In 2010, Erin wrote extensively about timely professional coaching topics for www.coachingcommons.org. Erin's articles have appeared in diverse publications including careerbuilder.com, MSN Careers, Brandweek, Costco Connection, Opportunity World, Sales and Marketing Excellence, The New York Enterprise Report and Wealth Manager.Erin received a B.A. in Communication from the University of Scranton in PA.

Table of Contents

Preface 1

Introduction 4

Part 1 Home Issues 7

1 Mental Health: I Am Overwhelmed - How Can I Cope? 8

2 Communication: How Can I Stop Fighting with My Spouse? 23

3 Finances: Are We on the Right Path? 41

4 Romance: Is It Still Possible? 56

Part 2 Health Issues 71

5 Sleep Deprivation: How Can I Cope with It? 72

6 Nutrition: How Do I Ensure My Family Eats Healthily? 87

Part 3 Parenting Issues 101

7 Parenting: How Do I Overcome Challenging Issues? 102

8 Childcare: What's the Best Solution? 118

9 Support: Who's My Care Network? 134

Part 4 Work-Life Issues 149

10 Time Management: How Can I Balance It All? 150

11 Self-Care: How Do I Find 'Alone' Time? 166

12 Work: Where Do I Take My Career? 180

Conclusion 193

What People are Saying About This

Sara Sutton Fell

This book does a wonderful job of talking about all the major sources of stress on a working mother and providing solutions that each individual mom can use in her own way to find a balance that works for her and her family. (Sara Sutton Fell, CEO and founder of FlexJobs.com)

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