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The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read
- relationships
- emotional health
- childhood patterns
- family
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Why I'd hand it to you
Philippa Perry, a British psychotherapist, writes about how our own childhoods shape the way we parent, and how to build stronger bonds with children by understanding their feelings and repairing after mistakes. It is warm and wise, and it doesn't make parents feel guilty. It applies whether your kids are babies or grown. Here is what it isn't: a step-by-step manual. There are few concrete strategies, and readers who want answers to specific problems may find it too reflective. If you want to understand yourself as a parent, it is a thoughtful place to start.
— Matt Jordan
Quick summary
- Book
- The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read by Philippa Perry
- Who it's for
- Parents of children at any age who want to understand themselves better, rather than a manual for specific problems.
- Key topics
- How our own childhood shapes our parenting
- Children's feelings
- Repairing after mistakes
- Family relationships
- Shelves
- Parenting, Psychology
Details
- Author
- Philippa Perry
- ASIN
- 1984879553
- On these shelves
- Parenting Psychology
- Short link
mattsbooks.org/r/bwph
