Babyproofing Your Marriage: How to Laugh More and Argue Less As Your Family Grows

Babyproofing Your Marriage: How to Laugh More and Argue Less As Your Family Grows

Babyproofing Your Marriage: How to Laugh More and Argue Less As Your Family Grows

Babyproofing Your Marriage: How to Laugh More and Argue Less As Your Family Grows

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Overview

The Babyproofers are three women who wouldn't trade their roles as mothers for anything, and they love their husbands deeply. But after living through it and hearing the stories of hundreds of other couples, they know that with young children in the house, you need to block the stairs with baby gates, put plastic covers over the outlets, AND take the necessary steps to safeguard your marriage.

Babyproofing Your Marriage is the warts-and-all truth about how having children can affect your relationship. The transition to parenthood can be a tough adjustment for any couple, but the good news is: you are not alone. Better yet, there are hundreds of simple but effective ways you can stay connected as husband and wife and still be good parents. The authors' evenhanded approach to both sides of the marital equation allows spouses to understand each other in a whole new way. With loads of humor, compassion, and practical advice, the Babyproofers will guide first-time parents and veterans alike around the rocky shores of the early parenting years.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780061173554
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication date: 02/05/2008
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 304
Sales rank: 630,276
Product dimensions: 5.31(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.68(d)

About the Author

Stacie Harris Cockrell graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and went on to receive her MBA from the University of Texas. After graduate school, she was a finance and marketing professional at Dell Inc. and subsequently co-founded a high tech company in Austin, Texas. She currently resides in Austin with her husband, Ross, and their three children.


Cathy O'Neill is from Dublin, Ireland. She moved to the United States, after a five-year transatlantic relationship, to marry her husband, Mike. Cathy is an attorney who now works as a management consultant. She lives in Austin, Texas and has two children.


Julia Stone is a Texas native and a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. She also holds an MBA from the University of Texas. Julia is a former product manager in the educational services field turned full-time mom. She currently lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, Gordon, and their two sons.

Table of Contents

How Did We Get Here? Parenthood Changes Everything     1
Baby ... Boom! Welcome to the Foxhole     13
What's the Score? The Post-Baby Battle of the Sexes     57
The "Sex Life" of New Parents: Coitus Non-Existus     111
In-Laws and Outlaws: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly     157
Ramping Up and Giving In: More Kids, More Chaos     194
Balancing Priorities: Where Do We Go From Here?     241
Epilogue: So, Did We Learn Anything?     271
Acknowledgments     275
Glossary of Terms     277
Endnotes     287
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