The Author
Prior to becoming the mother of a boy and twin girls, Melissa Stanton was a senior editor at People and LIFE magazines. Her articles have appeared in The New York Times, Glamour, Parenting, Organize and Brain,Child, among other publications, as well as on websites including StorkNet.com, CleverParents.com, Pregnancy.org, MomScape.com, BettyConfidential.com and AARP.org.
About The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide, Stanton says, "If there's one thing I hope a stay-at-home mom will learn from this book, it's that it's okay to sometimes not love being a stay-at-home mom. It doesn't mean you don't love your children. It doesn't mean you'd make a different choice if you had a do-over. It definitely doesn't mean you're a bad mother. Few people love their job every minute of the day. The same goes for the job of being a stay-at-home parent."
You can email Melissa at sah_survivalguide [at] yahoo.com
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More Support for Moms
Melissa is among the great "mom writers" featured in Courageous Parents, Confident Kids: Letting Go So You Both Can Grow, edited by Amy Tiemann, Ph.D., author of Mojo Mom.
The Publisher
The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide was published in 2008 by Seal Press, an imprint of Perseus Books. Founded in 1976 to provide a forum for women writers and women's issues, Seal publishes groundbreaking books that represent the diverse voices and interests of women, their lives, literature, and concerns. Seal's list includes books on women's health, parenting, relationships, adventure, travel, popular culture, gender, and current affairs. For more information about Seal Press/Perseus Books or The Stay-at-Home Survival Guide, please visit www.sealpress.com.
Pictured: Melissa and her trio in 2003
