I can fix this : and other lies I told myself while parenting my struggling child / Kristina Kuzmič.
"The emotionally charged and eye-opening account of a mother who navigates the cacophony of best practices and urgent advice from parenting authorities in search of a way to support her teen as he maps his own path to mental health"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9780593653333 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: xx, 215 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Life, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
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Subject: | Child rearing. Mothers and sons. Parenting. Parents of problem children. Problem children. Teenagers > Mental health. |
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- Baker & Taylor
The author of Hold On, But Donât Hold Still shares her experiences as the mother of a troubled teenager and how she learned to reject unrealistic standards and expectations from parenting culture and social media. - Baker & Taylor
"From the author of Hold On, But Don't Hold Still, the emotionally charged and eye-opening account of a mother who navigates the cacophony of best practices and urgent advice from parenting authorities in search of a way to support her teen as he maps his own path to mental health"-- - Penguin Putnam
From the author of Hold On, But Donât Hold Still, the emotionally charged and eye-opening account of a mother who navigates the cacophony of best practices and urgent advice from parenting authorities in search of a way to support her teen as he maps his own path to mental health.
When Kristina Kuzmic started to see signs that her otherwise sunny, resilient teenage son was struggling, she was sure a few simple fixes could right the ship. But over the following months, the issues her family faced became more nuanced, complicated, and pervasive than she could've predictedâand what began as a clear to do list spiraled into an emotionally fraught and seemingly endless push and pull between signs of progress and overwhelming fear.Â
Despite her best efforts, Kuzmic had internalized a set of obligations, ideas, and unrealistic standards from parenting culture and social media that left her unprepared to guide her child when he needed her most. Featuring an urgent and affirming foreword by renowned and New York Times bestselling clinician Dr. Shefali TsabaryâKuzmic's new book debunks ten "parenting truthsâ that kept her in crisis, and delves into her insecurities and the mistakes she made to reveal invaluable lessons and transformative approaches that worked. Â
While her family stands on the other side now stronger than ever, Kuzmic's journey calls to parents who have felt the instinct to say âI can fix thisâ in situations where good intentions far exceed our abilities to enact change.