42 Rules for Working Moms

42 Moms explain how they balance work and family life.

42 Rules for Working Mom: Practical, Funny Advice For Achieving Work-Life Balance

Edited by Laura Lowell

Commitment Book Review

42 Rules for Working Moms, edited by Laural Lowell, features essays written by 42 individuals whose experiences with being a working parent differ greatly. From the founder of Parenting magazine to a research assistant in a molecular genetics/microbial evolution lab; from a single mom of one child to a married mom of four, each woman digs deep into her experiences and distills from it a single rule which helped her maintain her sanity while working and raising children. Balancing work and parenthood is no easy task, and none of these women seeks to hide that fact. Instead, each one honestly reveals certain tricks which allows her to maintain that often elusive balance between her professional and personal life. There is no judgment in this book – no reprimands for working moms who may spend less time with their children than they like, and no experts telling moms they must behave a certain way. Instead, the guidance is all anecdotal. It is almost a support group in written form – each participant relays her own life story and what works for her. Readers can adopt or disregard the suggested advice as they see fit.

Edited by Laura Lowell, 42 Rules for Working Moms is a helpful guide to balancing two of the most important aspects of a mother's life: her children and her career.

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