Sue Atkins is the new - and improved - Mary Poppins for today's parents. She offers practical, fresh ways to help our kids become what we all hope and dream: happy, confident, responsible, resilient and ready for the fast-paced, plugged-in modern world.

Her advice is spot-on, insightful and has always worked - no matter whether you feel it is on a major or minor issue. Simply put, Sue's advice makes sense.

Sue's common-sense approach to parenting will benefit anyone with kids. She offers practical advice and insights that help busy parents set their priorities, create realistic expectations, and develop a positive family environment in their homes.

Hinsliff's ideas for how working parents should proceed are provactive and good...It had me wanting to go for a coffee with her. As she points out, Wi-Fi and the BlackBerry are as revolutionary to working women as the pill...a wholly supportive blueprint for any harassed parent thinking about working from home or currently doing so...this is a book for our age

The eternal dilemma of how to balance life as a working parent is examined here with clarity, empathy and inspirational practical advice… A must-read for any new parent or those contemplating the biggest lifestyle change they will ever make

Even parents who can’t find the time to have a shower – especially them, in fact – should make time to read this book

Well-written, funny and doesn't take itself too seriously

[Druckerman's] attempts to emulate the French are recounted with wit and humility in this must read manual for new parents