How to Deal with Your ____ So Your Kids Don't Have to
An Encyclopedia for Ditching Your Emotional Baggage
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Blue Star Press
Publishing:14th Apr '26
£25.00
This title is due to be published on 14th April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
A practical roadmap for anyone determined to parent differently than they were raised.
Because our kids can feel what we don't heal.
The one book you wish your parents had, and your children will be glad you read.
Healing from your own upbringing is hard enough—but how do you do that work while being the parent you wish you had?
In this potent resource for parents and parents-to-be, licensed therapist and educator Eli Harwood targets the feelings, mindsets, and habits that often sabotage our parenting. Organised alphabetically by growth areas—many of which are symptoms of an insecure or traumatic past—this book provides punchy guidance to heal from things like:
dealing with anger and anxiety
our relationship with body image
our tendency for people-pleasing and comparing ourselves (and our kids)
...so our kids don't have to.
This book will help you heal yourself in order to become the best parent you can be.
”This beautiful book will give you the inspiration and tools you want to become the connected parent your children need.”
—Dr. Shefali Tsabary, author of The Conscious Parent
“This book is a lifeline. Honest, practical, and deeply compassionate, Eli Harwood shows us how to heal ourselves so we can raise the next generation with more love and less baggage.”
—Kristin Gallant, co-founder of Big Little Feelings
“Raising Securely Attached Kids is one of my favorite parenting books to recommend, and Eli does it again. Parenting isn’t just about your child—it’s also about you, and clearing the emotional baggage that gets in the way of connection. This book gives you the insight and tools to get out of your own way and build the secure relationships every child deserves.”
—Dr. Mona, pediatrician and creator of PedsDocTalk
”Reading this book felt like sitting at the kitchen table with a wise friend. As a therapist and a dad, I trust this book. I found myself underlining lines, pausing to breathe, then trying a small change with my kids the same day. The whole tone invites you to keep showing up without shame. In every chapter you’ll find a next step, a kind reframe, a way to try again. If you’re trying to break cycles and build a sturdier bond with your kids, this is the book I’ll be handing you. Warm, practical, hopeful.”
—Matthias Barker, LMHC and founder of Estrangement.com (1.3M followers)
ISBN: 9781632175960
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: unknown
224 pages