Reviews for Ask the Children The Breakthrough Study That Reveals How to Succeed at Work and Parenting

The average rating for Ask the Children The Breakthrough Study That Reveals How to Succeed at Work and Parenting based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2021-04-01 00:00:00 Phillip Tolbert This book contains lots of statistics about (1) what children think about their parents' work and (2) what parents think that their children think about their work. My main takeaways are that it's mostly ok with kids whether mothers work or stay home. As the author says, some women will always work because they want to or have to, and some women will always stay home because they can. The bigger issue is HOW mothers and fathers navigate work and family... Are you tired and stressed out from work? Do you prioritize your work before your family? I also found the "hang around" time and focus time concepts to be helpful. Quality time assumes that the experience will usually be positive, but that's too much of a burden for most people.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-05-29 00:00:00 Thomas S Burke As a new mom going back to work, this was the perfect read. Galinsky makes a strong case that the primary U.S. narrative of work vs. staying at home is unhelpful and completely inaccurate from the child's point-of-view. Instead, she focuses attention on things that do matter - how you spend time with your kid, how you manage your stress and what sort of support network to build.