A Sane Woman's Guide To Raising A Family

A Sane Woman's Guide To Raising A Family

A SANE WOMAN'S GUIDE TO RAISING A LARGE FAMILY is written from the practical, experienced perspective of a mother of ten and has thoughtful, helpful answers to important questions, such as: Can a mother meet the needs of multiple children without drowning in sheer neediness? How can a moderate income stretch to include more children? How can you make space in your home work for you? What are some ideas for handling mountains of laundry? How can you preserve time for yourself and your marriage? How can you manage multiple children and their activities? Have you ever seen a mom with kids hanging all over her heaped-up grocery cart and marveled at how she juggles it all? Have you ever wondered if you could do it? A Sane Woman’s Guide to Raising a Large Family is written from the practical, experienced perspective of a mother of ten. It has thoughtful, helpful answers to important questions, such as: • Can a parent meet the needs of multiple children without drowning in sheer neediness? • How can a moderate income stretch to include more children? • How can you make space in your home work for you? • What are some ideas for handling mountains of laundry? • How can you preserve time for yourself and your marriage? • How can you manage multiple children and their activities? Whether your idea of a big family is three kids or ten, this fresh, commonsense approach to parenting will help you find peace of mind and joy in a big bustling household, and, most importantly, learn how a child can feel deeply cherished as an individual. Mary Ostyn is founder of Owlhaven (http://owlhaven.net), a hugely popular place to share parenting tips and funny mothering moments. She has been published in Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother’s Soul and in several magazines, including Christian Parenting Today, Adoption Today, and Adoptive Families. As mom to ten children―six of whom are adopted―she is a writer for Workitmom.com (http://workitmom.com). She lives with her family in Nampa, Idaho. Mary Ostyn is founder of Owlhaven (http://owlhaven.wordpress.com), a hugely popular place to share parenting tips and funny mothering moments. She has been published in Chicken Soup for the Expectant Mother's Soul, and in several magazines, including Christian Parenting Today, Adoption Today, and Adoptive Families. When most people think of life in a big family, they picture haggard moms in desperate need of a referee’s whistle. They imagine dads mortgaging their souls to Safeway. They envision enough laundry to fill the Grand Canyon. I’ll admit it: there are moments where my eardrums throb and I wish for noise-canceling headphones. A hefty slice of my husband’s paycheck does get chewed and swallowed. And the laundry? In a month I’m guessing mine would fill a good-sized swimming pool.