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Confessions of a Slacker Mom by Muffy Mead-Ferro
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Confessions of a Slacker Mom

by Muffy Mead-Ferro

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Da Capo Lifelong (2004), Paperback, 152 pages

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Tags:non-fiction, memoir, women's issues, read 2009
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Slacker mom? I thought it was going to be a guilt confession of some mom selfishly ignoring her child, but instead what I got was a friendly, frank, down-to-earth discussion of how relaxing a bit more as a parent could be better for your kids. Parenting doesn't have to be a competition. Do kids really need all the lessons and coached sports, the prestigious preschools and packed schedules? Mead-Ferro points out they might do better learning how to think for themselves and come up with their own games once in a while. To learn from their own mistakes occasionally. Some germs and hard knocks are okay, it helps kids be more resilient and self-reliant as they grow up. This book reaffirmed a lot of my own ideas on parenting, ones I need a reminder on from time to time. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It's funny, thoughtful and brief enough to read in a few hours.

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  jeane | Oct 13, 2009 |
If you are looking for the perfect book to give a new mom or dad, look no further. In a world of proliferating advice books, parenting programs, "must-haves" for parents, this book gives us all permission to step back into reality. By turns funny and reflecting, Ms. Mead-Ferro reflects on some of the "givens" of raising a child and reminds her readers that this hasn't always been the standard - and even suggests that some of these "new and improved" methods aren't even tried and proven at this point. Easy to read, and certainly designed to brush off some of the guilt moms seem to acquire in their journey. ( )
  tjsjohanna | Jul 14, 2009 |
While I understand the author's message, I did not find this to be a very well-written or interesting book. ( )
  sejent | Dec 5, 2008 |
Mead-Ferro claims to be a slacker mom, but I've always said it's a laize-faire approach to parenting. Let your kids make mistakes. Let yourself make mistakes. Your kids don't need everything, in fact, having everything is bad for them.

This short book is best described at a short memoir of one mom's ideas of how parenting through hyperbole (kid must have the best, be the best, do the best) isn't her style and how she got to this opinion. Sometimes, she gets on the brink of bemoaning city life for the love of her ranch upbringing, but she never goes that far. I think a key to this book is to keep in mind that most of us had great memories of childhood and turned out OK and none of us had our own computer and most of us got spankings. Your job as a parent is to put a roof over their head, make sure they don't do anything TOO bad, and let them make their own mistakes. How else do they learn? ( )
  kaelirenee | Apr 9, 2008 |
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Parents who are fed up with the pressure to turn their children into star athletes, concert violinists, and merit scholars-all at once!-finally have an alternative: the world of Slacker Moms, where kids learn to do things for themselves and parents can cut themselves some slack; where it's perfectly all right to do less, have less, and spend less. Slacker moms say "No" to parenting philosophies that undermine parents'-and children's-ability to think for themselves. They say "Yes" to saving their money and time by opting out of the parenting competition. And they say "Hell, Yes!" to having a life of their own, knowing it makes them better parents.In this witty and insightful book, author Muffy Mead-Ferro reflects on her experience of growing up on a ranch in Wyoming, where parenting-by necessity-was more hands-off, people "made do" with what they had, and common sense and generational wisdom prevailed. We should all take her sane lead!

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