Behold the Worst Parenting Tips in History (You're Doing Great!) | Jennifer Traig, ACT NATURAL: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting
#207 We could be so much worse at this parenting thing! Modern parents are making themselves crazy trying to do everything right, and it's time we give ourselves a break. I've enlisted the help of JENNIFER TRAIG, author of ACT NATURAL: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenting (January 8, 2019), to give us some historical perspective on this raising kids gig. In our "How Not To" parent conversation, we discuss Traig's hilarious research findings detailing the worst choices parents have made throughout history, her own family's genius "Bad Choices Day", and the perks of sibling rivalry. Listen up! xx Ellie Knaus
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in the Media
Happy Bad Choices Day! -Slate
It Used to Be Okay for Parents to Play Favorites - The Atlantic
The Making of the Picky Eater - WSJ
Books By Jennifer Traig - Amazon
Raising Kids Isn’t Easy. Parenting Advice Often Makes It Harder. - The New York Times
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“Humans generally maintain lifelong sibling relationships; we’re one of the few species that does. Which gives us a long, long time to hold a grudge.”
ABOUT JENNIFER TRAIG
Jennifer Traig is a writer based in Michigan and the author of Act Natural: A Cultural History of Misadventures in Parenthood, Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood, and Well Enough Alone: A Cultural History of My Hypochondria.
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