Media Review

Book: Momfidence: An Oreo cookie never killed anybody and other secrets to happier parenting

Paula Spencer can't be bothered with comparing, competing or conforming with the parenting fad of the moment. She eschews the mom-petition and one-up-mom-ship, and instead goes for a more relaxed, instinct- and self-reliance-based parenting.

Her book Momfidence: An Oreo Cookie Never Killed Anybody and Other Secrets to Happier Parenting "cheers on commonsense parenting and sighs at the rest." Her book is a reality check in which she urges moms to disregard the parenting overkill, ignore most of the parenting advice columns and tips, go with our guts and remember our own childhood and realize that we did not turn out so bad (for the most part, at least).

Her book is written with humour, and as a mother of 4 kids all born within a span of 10 years (for this alone she should be listened to) and author of over 350 magazine articles on parenting, she knows what she's talking about. This book is her chance to ignore the needs of her magazine editors and the demands of current parenting trends on her writing and spill the beans on what she knows to be true. The best parenting comes from the heart and from the commonsense head of mamas and papas everywhere.

To get a taste of her book, check out her website.

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