I read an early review copy of this book for Third Path Institute and was excited to get the hardcover in my hands today! This book has everything every parent needs to make the transition from work-focused (phase 1) to family-focused (phase 2) to working-parent (phase 3). The authors offer not just tips and tricks, but legitimate, detailed PLANS that you can think through, customize, and put to work for your family and your workplace. (Besides parents, every HR professional should have this book, too.) There are links to free online spreadsheets where you can track all the things (so many things!) necessary to make a smooth transition from work to parenthood and back again. Here are the things I love about this book:
1) One of the authors is a coach who specializes in parent leave transitions. I love her tone. She trusts that we each have our own best answers to making the transition to becoming a working parent. She provides the framework and the questions to discover your own unique path.
2) The book is grounded in values work. Big picture questions lead you to articulate and clarify what you, your family, and your workplace value. More detailed questions get down to the nitty-gritty. The book offers lots of varied strategies, examples, and perspectives depending on your goals and family/work situation.
3) I loved the section about setting flexible, values-grounded boundaries instead of chasing after some mythic idea of balance that no one can achieve. This approach is so much more authentic and realistic than the hoo-ha about balance you read in the magazines.
4) Finally, I really appreciate how the book is written for EVERY parent--dads or moms, single or married, straight or gay--and in that way, it is revolutionary. So many parenting guides are outdated and out of touch with reality, written for some cookie-cutter soccer mom dreamt up by some marketing department, with no regard for the fact that families and parents come in all different forms. Every parent will see themselves, and find what they need, in this book. I loved it.
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I read an early review copy of this book for Third Path Institute and was excited to get the hardcover in my hands today! This book has everything every parent needs to make the transition from work-focused (phase 1) to family-focused (phase 2) to working-parent (phase 3). The authors offer not just tips and tricks, but legitimate, detailed PLANS that you can think through, customize, and put to work for your family and your workplace. (Besides parents, every HR professional should have this book, too.) There are links to free online spreadsheets where you can track all the things (so many things!) necessary to make a smooth transition from work to parenthood and back again. Here are the things I love about this book:1) One of the authors is a coach who specializes in parent leave transitions. I love her tone. She trusts that we each have our own best answers to making the transition to becoming a working parent. She provides the framework and the questions to discover your own unique path.2) The book is grounded in values work. Big picture questions lead you to articulate and clarify what you, your family, and your workplace value. More detailed questions get down to the nitty-gritty. The book offers lots of varied strategies, examples, and perspectives depending on your goals and family/work situation.3) I loved the section about setting flexible, values-grounded boundaries instead of chasing after some mythic idea of balance that no one can achieve. This approach is so much more authentic and realistic than the hoo-ha about balance you read in the magazines.4) Finally, I really appreciate how the book is written for EVERY parent--dads or moms, single or married, straight or gay--and in that way, it is revolutionary. So many parenting guides are outdated and out of touch with reality, written for some cookie-cutter soccer mom dreamt up by some marketing department, with no regard for the fact that families and parents come in all different forms. Every parent will see themselves, and find what they need, in this book. I loved it.
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Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021
1) One of the authors is a coach who specializes in parent leave transitions. I love her tone. She trusts that we each have our own best answers to making the transition to becoming a working parent. She provides the framework and the questions to discover your own unique path.
2) The book is grounded in values work. Big picture questions lead you to articulate and clarify what you, your family, and your workplace value. More detailed questions get down to the nitty-gritty. The book offers lots of varied strategies, examples, and perspectives depending on your goals and family/work situation.
3) I loved the section about setting flexible, values-grounded boundaries instead of chasing after some mythic idea of balance that no one can achieve. This approach is so much more authentic and realistic than the hoo-ha about balance you read in the magazines.
4) Finally, I really appreciate how the book is written for EVERY parent--dads or moms, single or married, straight or gay--and in that way, it is revolutionary. So many parenting guides are outdated and out of touch with reality, written for some cookie-cutter soccer mom dreamt up by some marketing department, with no regard for the fact that families and parents come in all different forms. Every parent will see themselves, and find what they need, in this book. I loved it.
Realistic, relevant, and revolutionary book
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021
I read an early review copy of this book for Third Path Institute and was excited to get the hardcover in my hands today! This book has everything every parent needs to make the transition from work-focused (phase 1) to family-focused (phase 2) to working-parent (phase 3). The authors offer not just tips and tricks, but legitimate, detailed PLANS that you can think through, customize, and put to work for your family and your workplace. (Besides parents, every HR professional should have this book, too.) There are links to free online spreadsheets where you can track all the things (so many things!) necessary to make a smooth transition from work to parenthood and back again. Here are the things I love about this book:Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021
1) One of the authors is a coach who specializes in parent leave transitions. I love her tone. She trusts that we each have our own best answers to making the transition to becoming a working parent. She provides the framework and the questions to discover your own unique path.
2) The book is grounded in values work. Big picture questions lead you to articulate and clarify what you, your family, and your workplace value. More detailed questions get down to the nitty-gritty. The book offers lots of varied strategies, examples, and perspectives depending on your goals and family/work situation.
3) I loved the section about setting flexible, values-grounded boundaries instead of chasing after some mythic idea of balance that no one can achieve. This approach is so much more authentic and realistic than the hoo-ha about balance you read in the magazines.
4) Finally, I really appreciate how the book is written for EVERY parent--dads or moms, single or married, straight or gay--and in that way, it is revolutionary. So many parenting guides are outdated and out of touch with reality, written for some cookie-cutter soccer mom dreamt up by some marketing department, with no regard for the fact that families and parents come in all different forms. Every parent will see themselves, and find what they need, in this book. I loved it.
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