IN PRAISE OF STAY-AT-HOME MOMS

The stay-at-home-mom choir will love this affirming encouragement from the irrepressible Dr. Laura. Reading quickly and with the clarity of a radio veteran, she sounds supremely confident in her opinions, and impatient as ever with anyone who see things differently. As she does in most of her writing, she's trying to change one of the Western world's goofier family practices—sending infants to daycare so parents can work to buy things they don't need. It's a mixed blessing to hear Dr. Laura's take on this familiar argument, which she illustrates with concise personal stories contributed by her fans. Though her intensity and sarcasm will irritate some, she knows how to shape a point of view so that it has clarity and impact. T.W. © AudioFile 2009, Portland, Maine [Published: JUNE 2009]