Special Topics in Being a Parent

S. Bear Bergman

Special Topics in Being a Parent
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Arsenal Pulp Press
Country
CA
Published
1 October 2024
Pages
272
ISBN
9781551529394

Special Topics in Being a Parent

S. Bear Bergman

An illustrated guide of practical parenting advice informed by queer experiences for anyone parenting outside the mainstream, from the author and illustrator of Special Topics in Being a Human.

Being a parent is enormously joyful, but it is also an enormous amount of work. Parenting requires you to make dozens of decisions a day, every one of which in some way shapes the person your child will grow into. It can be difficult to know in these moments whether you're on the right track. Progressive parents especially can feel adrift when caregiving in ways that were not modelled for them.

From S. Bear Bergman advice columnist, educator, and queer dad with fifteen years of parenting under his belt comes Special Topics in Being a Parent, a witty and insightful collection of child-rearing tips for those in search of realistic ideas about screens and lunches that don't come with a side order of judgment. Using his own choices and his errors by way of example, Bergman offers suggestions for many different stages of the parenting journey, from asking 'Are we ready to have a kid?' to talking with children about diversity and difference, to questioning gender expectations placed on both kids and parents. With plenty of humour and compassion, and featuring charming illustrations by Saul Freedman-Lawson, this guide helps parents to live their parenting values while enabling their kids to grow their capacities, understand the world, and above all, feel connected and loved.

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