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Self senior staff writer Erin Bried knew how to do things like sew a button and start a fire; in fact, she had written books on just such largely-lost domestic skills. But as a first-time mother, she possessed only vague notions about calming her newborn or changing diapers in the nick of time. It didn't take long for her to realize that the advice that she found in magazines and online was conflicting, confusing, and often just didn't work. Erin decided to go to the source: Older mothers who had successfully used time-tested methods to raise extraordinary children. To gather this collection of 100 tips, step-by-step instructions, and morale-boasting stories, she tapped the experience of moms like Esther Safran Foer, the mother of novelist Jonathan Safran Foer, and Elaine Maddow, the mother of MSNBC host Rachel Maddow. A fine gift for new mothers or mothers-to-be.
— Alisa Schnaars
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Just what every new mother needs—100 charming and useful step-by-step how-to's, advice, and stories, culled from mothers and grandmothers throughout the ages.
As a first-time mother, Erin Bried found she had countless things to worry about. She realized she didn't want to follow the latest trends—she wanted real, time-tested advice about how to calm her baby when she cries, get her to burp after she eats, and change her diapers as quickly as ...