HANDS FREE MAMA A Guide to Putting Down the Phone, Burning the To-Do List, and Letting Go of Perfection to Grasp What Really Matters!

Jaimee Draper's appealing, innocent voice--she sounds very young in this recording--is a good fit for this material, which is aimed at overachieving young mothers who spend more time with their technical devices than their children. Without sounding like she's in recovery, she narrates with awestruck humility and does a fine job of conveying the author's candor, as well as giving credibility to her ideas. The book describes 12 strategies moms can adopt, one new one per month, to curb the compulsion to spend every moment checking email, texting, or getting things done. For those who want to reconnect with themselves and their family, this book offers practical structure that is made infinitely more inviting by the narrator's optimistic tone and natural-sounding enthusiasm for the book's intentions. T.W. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine [Published: FEBRUARY 2014]