Babies Don't Make Small Talk (So Why Should I?)
The Introvert's Guide to Surviving Parenthood
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Julie Vick
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A baby can be a good excuse to skip a party, but...goodbye alone time, hello awkward new social obligations.
All parents want the same things: to balance work and home life, to raise happy kids, to never attend a baby drumming class, and to build a secret room in their home where they can hide (preferably not the bathroom). Yes, an introverted parent would more keenly want to be free of the slew of attention and expectations that accompany both pregnancy and parenthood, but even the most outgoing person is sure to reach their limit eventually.
Here, with laugh-out-loud humor and well-earned experience, Julie Vick offers coping mechanisms for everything from sharing the news that you are becoming a parent to the moment the baby is born (one way or another, it will happen), from managing doctor’s visits to handling playdates. She offers advice on finding childcare and ignoring the nursing versus formula conversation with strangers. Witty yet valuable, her tips and checklists focus on the time from pregnancy through preschool.
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Critic reviews
"Julie Vick offers up a ton of hilarious (and actually useful) advice, along with her (awkward) experiences, in a great book for any first-time parent!" (Jen Mann, New York Times best-selling author of People I Want to Punch in the Throat)
"Being a parent is challenging to say the least. Julie’s book had me laughing so hard my six-year-old told me to leave the room because it was disturbing their remote learning." (Biz Ellis, coauthor of You’re Doing a Great Job!)
"Julie Vick has given birth to a delightful book sure to be beloved by exhausted parents and anxious expectants." (Brooke Preston, coauthor of New Erotica for Feminists)
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- Anas
- 06-30-23
Nice book
Great insight about what to expect when patenting with useful tips to overcome challenges you’ll come across as an introvert
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- chris boutte
- 08-18-21
Book I wish I had when my son was born
This is such a fantastic book, and I wish I had it before my son was born or when he was younger. My son is now 12, but I still binged this book in about a day. Julie Vick managed to touch on just about everything an introverted or socially anxious parent will deal with, and her own over-thinking allows her to cover topics you wouldn’t even think of. Something I learned a long time ago dealing with my own social anxiety and introversion was to always plan ahead, and Vick gives you all of that in this book. She covers everything an introvert would need to know including pregnancy classes, the day of the birth, when your kid throws a tantrum, setting up play dates, and the list goes on and on.
One of my favorite things about this book is that the author cracks jokes throughout the book, and as parents, we can’t take all this stuff too seriously or we’ll go insane. Each chapter is also a quick read, so if you’re a new parent, you can carry this thing around in your diaper bag for quick tips for any situation.
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