Secret of Half-Arsed Parenting, The: Raising kids with half the guilt and twice the joy

Publication Date : 2/2/2021
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It's OK that your child's first word was 'Bluey' rather than 'Mum' - a practical and entertaining antidote to the extreme stress of modern parenting by a journalist with a PhD in education.

It's OK that your child's first word was 'Bluey' rather than 'Mum' - a practical and entertaining antidote to the extreme stress of modern parenting by a journalist with a PhD in education.

Searching for permission to drop your standards, ditch the guilt and relax?

The Secret of Half-arsed Parenting is a practical and entertaining antidote to the extreme stress of modern parenting. It pokes fun at the unrealistic goals and expectations thrust on parents today, and offers a way to raise kids with less pressure, less guilt, less stress and fewer cupcakes baked at midnight.

It's not about doing a bad job. It's about recognising that parents don't have to be perfect. What's wrong with toasted sandwiches for dinner? Kids sharing rooms and bathrooms? The fact your child's first word was Bluey rather than Mama?

Half-arsed parents let their kids succeed - and fail - on their own merits. They will protect them from bullies, head lice and mullet hairstyles, but not from every knock and bump of life that will make them better adults.

Drawing on alarming research into anxiety in children and parents in this era of helicopter parenting, journalist Susie O'Brien lays out the case for embracing a bit of half-arsed parenting in your house. By doing half as much, you might just make everyone twice as happy. Here's how.

(9781760525736)

SKU 9781760525736
Barcode # 9781760525736
Brand Murdoch Books
Artist / Author Susie O'Brien
Shipping Weight 0.3700kg
Shipping Width 0.020m
Shipping Height 0.230m
Shipping Length 0.150m
Unit Of Measure each
Publication Date 2/2/2021
format Paperback / softback
Number of pages 296
Author Susie O'Brien

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