Babies Don't Make Small Talk (So Why Should I?)

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The Introvert's Guide to Surviving Parenthood

By Julie Vick

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Babies Don't Make Small Talk (So Why Should I?) by Julie Vick offers a humorous and practical guide for parents navigating the challenges from pregnancy through the preschool years. With laugh-out-loud humour and real-life experience, Vick shares coping strategies for everything from announcing a pregnancy to managing doctor visits and playdates. The book delivers witty tips, checklists, and charts to help parents balance work and home life while avoiding unwelcome social expectations around parenthood.
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Book Hero Magic created this recommendation. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! IS THIS YOUR NEXT READ?

This book is ideal for new and expectant parents seeking honest, funny, and practical guidance on early parenthood, especially those who may be introverted or overwhelmed by social expectations.

A baby can be a good excuse to skip a party, but… goodbye alone time, hello awkward new social obligations.

Description

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 humour 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, checklists, and the occasional chart focus on the time from pregnancy through preschool in Babies Don't Make Small Talk (So Why Should I?).

Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Critics praise the book for its blend of humour and valuable advice. Devorah Blachor calls it laugh-out-loud funny with much-needed strategies for dealing with intrusive questions and events like baby showers. Andrew Knott highlights the unexpected subtle humour and fantastic comedic lists, alongside its wealth of actionable parenting advice.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781682686553

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 August 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Countryman Press Inc.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 147.0mm

Height: 218.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 208

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Health & Wellness Humour Julie Vick Non-Fiction Parenting & Family Self-Help & Personal Development

About the Author

Julie Vick, a lifelong introvert, is a parent of two young children. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker, McSweeney’s, Parents, and elsewhere. An English instructor at the University of Colorado Denver, Vick lives near Boulder, Colorado.