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Book

Momma cusses : a field guide to responsive parenting & trying not to be the reason your kid needs therapy

Call Number

  • 649.1 L189 (CEN, OSH)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : St. Martin's Essentials, 2024.

Physical Description

xvi, 268 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Summary

"A humorous field guide to responsive parenting and trying not to be the reason your kid needs therapy, by MAJOR TikTok star Gwenna Laithland"--

Notes

Includes index.

Contents

  • Introductions and what-nots
  • Explanations and why-nots
  • Why I hate gentle parenting
  • The easy part
  • The rise of emotionally aware parenting
  • Repetitive repetition
  • Instagram is a fucking liar and Pinterest can sit on a pin and spin
  • It all begins with you
  • You will still lose your shit
  • Momma needs a time-out
  • The big feels loop-de-loo
  • Boundaries are meant for breaking
  • No
  • No: part II
  • Well, if it isn't the consequences of my own actions
  • Developmentally appropriate is just code for "this too shall pass"
  • Disobedience, manipulation, and other grown-up words
  • Are you yelling or are you just loud?
  • It's okay if you hate playing Candyland
  • Chances are pretty great your kid just needs to poop
  • Taking care of yourself is taking care of your kids
  • Learning to person from scratch
  • Peanut butter and jelly
  • Responsive parenting for non-parents
  • Co-regulation appendix.

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