A good enough parent
a book on child-rearing
by Bruno Bettelheim, Bruno Bettleheim · first published 1987
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This book suggests how parents can develop their own insights into childrearing, how to comprehend the behavior of children, and how to cope with situations in ways most beneficial to the child's well-being.
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I didn't realize I might have the wrong link to the book everywhere I wrote until now (this comment thread). "A Good Enough Parent: A Book on Child-Rearing" by Bruno Bettelheim. It is not a popular book. The approaches and ideas were great though, and that was indeed the beauty of the book. Here is the correct link - https://www.amazon.com/Good-Enough-Parent-Book-Child-Rearing...
on “Ask HN: Best books read in 2022” ↗"A Good Enough Parent: A Book on Child-Rearing" by Bruno Bettelheim. Here is the correct link - https://www.amazon.com/Good-Enough-Parent-Book-Child-Rearing...
on “Ask HN: Best books read in 2022” ↗"A Good Enough Parent: A Book on Child-Rearing" by Bruno Bettelheim. Here is the correct link - https://www.amazon.com/Good-Enough-Parent-Book-Child-Rearing...
on “Ask HN: Best books read in 2022” ↗…Bringing up Bébé, and since then learnt How to Talk so Kids will Listen and Listen so Kids will Talk; we were even Prepared while Reviving Ophelia. This year, we realized, we want to just settle on being A Good Enough Parent. 1. https://www.amazon.com/Bringing-Up-Bébé-Discovers-Parenting/... 2. https://www.amazon.com/How-Talk-Kids-Will-Listen/dp/14516638... 3. https://www.amazon.com/Prepared-What-Kids-Need-Fulfilled/dp/...…
on “Ask HN: Best books read in 2022” ↗…care) neglectful parents. The narcissistic ones simply love to fill their children's heads about how self-sacrifical and hard parents they are, yada yada yada. I strongly encourage anyone to read up on "good enough parenting" and narcissistic family dynamics, especially if you think you had an "overprotective" parent that couldn't respect boundaries. Edit: here's some links to encourage research: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_enough_parent…
on “I was forced to be a child star. It was never my dream or my idea” ↗