Weird Parenting Wins

December 1, 2018
Through her award-winning podcast, The Longest Shortest Time, and blog of the same name, Frank has captured listeners' and readers' funny and freaky parenting stories born out of desperate moments. She shares them here along with her own parenting tales and in informal, humorous prose. Seeking a book for parents who need a chuckle and a break from solving problems via medical experts? Order this immediately. It reads like a great comedy show, with Frank as emcee, tying together submissions wacky or successful enough to be included. Whether readers copy the idea of using an electric toothbrush to soothe a nonsleeper or start singing the freeze your butt off blues, they're bound to get a useful idea or two. While many questions and solutions are lighthearted, there are some challenging topics, as well, especially in the chapter, The Art of Making This Scary-Ass World Less Scary, which contains advice that most kids and many adults will find useful.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2018, American Library Association.)