The Swetky Agency -Real Parenting: The First Year

Submission Synopsis

Real Parenting: A Panic-Free
Guide to the First Year

by Julie Gwin

Length:
35,000

Genre:
Parenting

Series:
Real Parenting: A Panic-Free Guide to Pregnancy
Real Parenting: A Panic-Free Guide to the Terrible Twos, Threes, and Fours
Real Parenting: A Panic-Free Guide to the Elementary Years
Real Parenting: A Panic-Free Guide to the Teen Years

Sentence:
New baby on the way? This panic-free guide will help you survive the first year of parenthood, from changing a diaper to actually getting some sleep!

Blurb:
“But I don’t know how to change a diaper!” If you are about to become a new parent and you don’t know how to change a diaper, burp a baby, or hook up a carseat, then this book is for you. This funny, panic-free guide to surviving the first year of parenting covers breastfeeding, getting your baby to sleep, diapering, introducing solid foods, and learning to love your baby, as well as lots of other information new parents need. So if you want to know when you’ll get a good night’s sleep again, what a well-baby checkup is for, or whether your baby’s poop is supposed to be orange, this book is for you!

Synopsis:
If you are about to become a new parent and you don’t know how to change a diaper, swaddle a baby, or install a car seat, then this book is for you. This funny, informative guide to the first year of parenting includes lots of stories about real life with a baby and fun tips to help parents survive life with a newborn.

"Real Parenting" has simple, clear instructions on how to breastfeed and tips to make breastfeeding easy and painless. It also includes information on introducing solid foods and what amazing things happen to your baby’s poop when he or she starts eating bananas! The text provides step-by-step instructions on how to put on a diaper, and it details ways to help your baby learn to sleep better.

This book includes a thorough overview of all the common illnesses most babies get, in panic-free terms. It also has a checklist for symptoms that require a middle-of-the-night trip to the emergency room and symptoms that mean you can wait until the next day to go to the pediatrician’s office. It provides illustrated instructions on how to swaddle a newborn, explains the many types of baby carriers available to help new parents get around with a new baby, and discusses how to choose a child care provider.

"Real Parenting" assures readers that they are not the worst parents in the world if their baby rolls off the couch or swallows a bug, and it let’s them know that loving a baby is not easy or instantaneous. It helps parents understand that babies can be difficult and exhausting, and it is forthright and honest in its discussions of how learning to love your baby takes time. Real Parenting is written by a real parent, and it will help all new parents survive the first year of life with a new baby.

Bio:
Credits: Julie Gwin has written many book blurbs, catalog copy, and journal abstracts. She has been published in Writes of Passage, a literary journal. The author is an editor and proofreader. She has a bachelor’s degree in linguistics from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a master’s in business administration from California Lutheran University. She lives in Pearl City, Hawaii, with her husband, Chris, and daughter, Katherine.

Endorsements:
A University of Hawaii professor; the CEO/Editor-in-Chief of Tanglewood Press; a pediatrician; a La Leche League leader; a Nine In Nine Out leader; several parents

Additional:
I can publicize this book through as many book signings as possible; through my website, which has a regular readership; and through La Leche League, Nine In Nine Out, and local parent group meetings that I attend. I can also pass out flyers at local hospital pediatric offices, military bases, and baby stores.