Kollenberg, Kit, Melinkoff, Ellen, and June Solnit Sale. The Working Parents Handbook.

New York: Fireside, 1996. This handbook on parenting was first supposed to be a compilation of several newsletters from the UCLA Working Parents Newsletter. Suffice to say, that did not happen with this book. The Working Parents Handbook is intended for parents as a guide for all facets of parenting. It helps parents-to-be or people, who are already parents, manage their work life with their family life. This is difficult for most people. The fine people at UCLA understand this and this is why they made this handbook. This book covers all the basics, from beginning to end, including managing pregnancy on the job, getting benefits for the upcoming baby, dealing with a boss and a baby, getting time for oneself, making sure that children are cared for while one is at work, and a whole lot more. The Working Parents Handbook is highly involved in child rearing. Anything a parent could possibly need help with is covered. This book was made with years worth of newsletters, but was not considered enough, so there are experiences included, along with more involved information, on parenting. Most importantly, it does talk about family oriented programs, which make work life easier for working parents. Levine, James A., and Todd L. Pittinsky. Working Fathers: New Strategies for Balancing Work and Family. USA: Addison, 1997. This book focuses on working fathers as the title mentions, yet also includes helpful information for working mothers. These two authors, Levine and Pittinsky feel that mothers get all of the attention and how-to guidebooks, to help them combine both their work and parent self. This book originated from a seminar class done by Levine. The seminar was for working fathers and a way for them to let some of their stress go. As time has passed, the need for these seminars doubled and finally quadrupled. Levine and Pittinsky came to see that more was needed and more

reach was needed for these working fathers.

Working Fathers, includes advice on how

fathers can be closer to their children, and how that involves knowing every person included in their childs life. This book also includes family oriented programs, which benefit both parents in the workplace. Levine makes certain that working fathers understand how to make their work environment family-friendly and understanding. Along with that are programs like paternity leave and day care. James and Pittinsky have done all they can to make their own guidebook for the working father, including working mothers.