My latest review is not typical as I did not read a book, but reviewed a "keepsake journal". 940 Saturdays by Harley A. Rotbart, MD is a "Keepsake Journal" with a list of family activities included in the back of the book.
The premise of the book is that there are exactly 940 Saturdays between the time a child is born and the day that he or she will turn eighteen. Dr. Rotbart, a nationally renowned parenting authority created this resource to help parents document and capture their family's precious memories by writing them down in this book/journal.
The book has 940 Saturday entries that are blank except for the fill in the date portion. The fill in portions are not big, but enough room for the reader to fill in a few special memories from his/her Saturday adventures. The author of the book chose Saturday for the day to document, but you can choose an alternate day if that suits your family better. The goal of this book is that you make a memory weekly with your child/children, not necessarily that all your activities will fall on a Saturday.
At the back of the book are a few pages that list "developmental milestones" for children ages, birth to eighteen. Dr. Rotbart also attached a envelope to the very back of the book with a removable activity booklet inside. In the booklet, Dr. Rotbart gives parents ideas of activities they can do with their children from ages birth to eighteen. Some ideas are specific and others are general so you can choose what is best for your family.
940 Saturdays is a nice resource and would make a good gift for a new parent, or any parent that wanted to start documenting his/her family memories. I received this book complimentary from "Blogging for Books" and I in turn agreed to write this review.
