Twice Blessed: Everything You Need to Know about Having a Second Child--Preparing Yourself, Your Marriage, and Your Firstborn for a N

by Joan Leonard

Book Overview

Joan Leonard's Twice Blessed offers everything you need to know about having a second child--preparing yourself, your marriage, and your firstborn for a new family of four.

Just when you thought you were finally adjusting to being a parent--your stretch marks have faded and you've packed away your nursing bras and maternity clothes--you decide to have a second child. And although by now you may feel like a parenting expert, the second...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031225430X
• ISBN13: 9780312254308
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Realistic and objective

I read this book with a very open mind as to what it would be like to have a family of four. I did not feel that the book was biased at all or pessimistic. It was reality one hundred percent. I found through experience that if a person already has a subjective view of a topic they will criticize anything that contradicts their feelings. One way or another it helped open my eyes to something I have little experience in. I was very pleased with this book because it did not hold back and did not candy coat to please people with their own personal decisions. It was straight forward to the point. To me it was important that the book I was reading, did not promote or condemn the topic that I was researching, because this is not a decision to make lightly. In this book I in no way percieved any of these things that are biased. In fact at the end I was left with the question of WHAT IS BEST FOR ME AND MY FAMILY? I had to answer the question myself because this book is not supposed to do that and it did not. It armed me with the knowledge of what it is like with a family of four and the changes that will happen and what to expect, ultimately leaving it in my hands at the end to make my own decision. I found it to be the best book on the subject.

Getting Ready to be twice blessed

We are expecting our second child in three months. When I found this book on our coffee table(the place where my wife leaves "hint" reading for me) I expected a rehash of old Spock. Instead I found an enjoyable, readable book which addresses many of my concerns. Leonard spices the important questions and answers with a lively and often humorous narrative. My wife and I enjoy reading excerpts from this book to each other. A wonderful read and resource!

Preparing for the Second Child

Traditionally it's thought that the second baby presents the most trouble to the first one. Joan Leonard adjusts that picture. Now we can see how it affects each member of a family when a family expands. Leonard's writing on the subject of family has always been as humorous as it is perceptive. She gives the lowdown while remaining upbeat. And while many parenting books can't avoid talking down to the reader, Joan Leonard always talks to the adult in you.

Twice Blessed

Twice Blessed is a great read! I couldn't put down this informative, FUNNY, comforting and chock-full-of-life stories book. Joan Leonard writes from the heart and offers her first-hand experiences with joy and tears. The questions I had about my second pregnancy, preparing my first child for a new brother or sister, life with two children were all answered here. You'll be much wiser (and feel a lot less alone!), as you read about the true happiness of a new life with baby number two. A must read!