Parenting For Humans Av Emma Svanberg

<p>There''s always that moment as a parent when you feel like no matter how hard you''re trying, you just can''t quite get it ''right''. But the fact is, parenting <i>is</i> hard and once we know this and why, we can forgive ourselves for finding it a struggle, and start to look for the things that make parenting a joy.<br><br><i>Parenting for Humans</i> is a book first and foremost <i>for</i> parents. It explores what we bring to the parenting journey - our hopes, values, views, circumstances, relationships, upbringing - and how we can gain confidence in ourselves not just as parents, but as whole human beings.<br><br>As well as learning to parent ourselves, it will show us how to parent the child we actually have, not a textbook version, but our complicated, messy child with their own powerful needs. And by tuning into their language, learning how to hold them, not mould them, we can really start enjoying them for the funny and unique human beings that they are.<br><br>With the right