WHY DID NOBODY TELL ME... ... that the gurus don't always know best ... that you don't have to 'get your figure back' six weeks after birth ... that you don't need to worry about the other parents at the school gates ... that it's okay to let them eat dirt ... that you don't have to have a naughty step And most importantly ... that you should never buy a guinea pig? Drawn from the message boards of mumsnet.com and based on the assumption that if thousands of parents have found a piece of advice to be helpful then you can be pretty sure it's worth knowing, this book shapes that collective wisdom into dozens of dos and don'ts that will lead you through the minefield that is twenty-first-century parenting.

Provocative, funny, indispensable, inimitable, and a triumph of commonsense over hysteria, this is the book parents everywhere have been crying out for.

About the Author
Created in 2000 by two new mothers, Justine Roberts and Carrie Longton, Mumsnet is widely regarded as the UK's leading online parenting community. It has 2.5 million monthly visitors and over one million unique monthly users, and its members are loyal, active and passionate about the site. Fans of Mumsnet include India Knight, Sarah Brown, Dr Tanya Byron and Prime Minister David Cameron.

Reviews
'Mumsnet is the most invaluable resource - a giant repository of wisdom, information, support and jokes' * India Knight *
If Gina Ford makes you want to hurl plates at the wall while downing neat vodka, this book might just be what you're looking for * Evening Standard *
'A huge compendium of tips and anecdote' * Observer *
'An etiquette guide for families in the 21st century world' * Financial Times *
This book is full of non-judgemental golden nuggets to empower us to be better women at the same time as making you smile... a lot * Davina McCall *



Book Information
ISBN 9781408822265
Author Justine Roberts
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 330g