Why Did Nobody Tell Me?: Home Truths Every Parent Needs to Know (Mumsnet)

Do 'milestones' feel like millstones? Does the thought of
waiting at the school gate make you more nervous than
your
five-year-old? Do you find yourself sometimes tempted to just let your
children
fight to the death? And does flicking through childcare books leave you
feeling
mostly bewildered and blamed? Then The
Mumsnet Rules are what you have been waiting
for...
Drawn from the message boards of mumsnet.com and
based on
the assumption that if thousands of parents have found a piece of advice
to be
helpful then you can be pretty sure it's worth knowing, this book shapes
that
collective wisdom into dozens of dos and don'ts that will lead you
through the
minefield that is twenty-first-century
parenting.
From tantrums to teenagers, parasites to
parties,
competitive parenting to choosing the right school, and
including:

Don't heed the
gurus

Do cut your
children's hair off

Do bribe and
corrupt them through exams

Don't let them
dress like a Ho

Do be hypocritical
about swearing

and
Never buy them a guinea pig ...

...The
Mumsnet
Rules will arm you with the insight that usually only comes
with
hindsight (as well as teaching you how to make a very classy Easter
bonnet out
of a KFC bucket).