There are days in every working parent's life when it feels like you're screaming into the wind. The days when you have to ask your childless boss if you can leave work early again for a kid issue. The days your kid tearfully asks why you have to get on an airplane for work when you just got home. Each of us has days where we struggle to communicate effectively at home and at work. But we can have fewer days like that and more productive conversations. We can listen and be heard. In this book , experts provide answers to the challenges you face as a working parent, from negotiating your schedule and workload with your boss to connecting with your teen without nagging or lecturing to talking to yourself with more compassion. Whether you're up with a newborn or touring universities with your teen, we've got what you need to make working parenthood work for you.