Dear Mommy and Daddy

By Marie Foss Hafen

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 188699000X
• ISBN13: 9781886990005
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Caremore Pub
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.3" x 0.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

I see my son

I received this wonderful book over a year ago when I was in the hospital having my son. A few months later his father left us. I received several parenting books, but didn't feel like reading. I was busy finding a job and feeling sad and scared. One day I decided to finally clean up the books stacked up beside my bed, and I was drawn to this book. For me to take the time to find this site and to write this, means I am motivated (I have never done this before). I don't know who will ever read this, but I want to some way say "thank you"! I love the way the book is written, it is written from my baby son to me. I "see" him now... I understand his feelings better... and I even understand my feelings better. I realize he has been going through hard things because I have been struggling. I have grown up over night! I am the MOM, and my job is to understand and care for my child! I got so much from the house cleaning and cooking section- My gosh - I never thought that much about the house and how it affects us... Thank you, thank you! I wish more young Moms could have this great book so they could SEE what these little kids need from their parents!

Good common sense!

Since I teach parenting classes, I have been looking (for years) for common sense parenting books. Thank goodness I ran across this one! My teaching efforts are simplified, the parents are not struggling to understand, the awareness and progress with the younger teen Moms is amazing! I recommend it to parents, grandmothers, teachers, day care workers and anyone who cares about children.

This Grandmother wishes she had this book 40 years ago!

Where was DEAR MOMMY DEAR DADDY when I was rearing my four children years ago?! No one talked about what they couldn't do back then. You had to act like you knew about parenting, and then cried yourself to sleep. I see a new problem today. Most young parents are open to talking about their children, but they don't want anyone giving them advice (as if their babies are property they own "No one is going to tell me how to raise my kids!" OR "It's no ones business how I raise my kid."). "YES IT IS!" It is everyone's business! It took me half my life to figure out parenting but no one wants to listen. This wonderful parenting book does it! It gives the many "basics" all little children need in order to feel safe and loved. I wish I could donate this book to every new Mom in America! All of my family and friends have copies, and I hope others will do the same for their loved ones.

Working Mom finds help

As a "tired" working Mom I many times feel guilty and sometimes overwhelmed with the needs of my two children. I want to be a good Mom but being tired presents real problems. When I read this book I immediately saw my children as little people with their own struggles too! I look at each day differently now. They don't seem like such a burden any more. They are actually the center of my day and I enjoy them more than ever. Because the book helped me really see them, I want to understand them better. All of this doesn't seem so overwhelming now. I understand the meaning of "love" more because I understand the needs and wishes of my kids better. I am finally recognizing the meaning of being a "parent" and becoming more unselfish as I take care of daily responsibilities. What a wake-up call!

This is a great books to make you understand children.

This book is a great parenting book. It has made me think a lot about my children's needs. It is easy to understand and really makes you think about your child's feelings. It really made me think of how my actions are affecting my children even though they cannot communicate. It makes me want to be a better parent. I wish I had this book when my oldest was a baby. Children are wonderful and we need to help keep them that way.