Calm the H*ck Down: How to Let Go and Lighten Up About Parenting

Melanie Dale's book "Calm the H*ck Down" offers humorous parenting advice to reduce stress and enjoy the journey of raising children. She believes we put too much pressure on ourselves and our kids to be perfect and suggests taking a step back to enjoy parenting. The book includes stories from her own life and research on how to lighten up about various aspects of parenting, such as poopy diapers, germs, family vacations, and adolescent angst. It also discusses the pressure to knock it all out of the Pinterest park, instilling faith in kids, and worrying about their future while still living in the present.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 288 pages
\n Publication date: 21 January 2021
\n Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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From the author and speaker Melanie Dale comes a laugh-out-loud hilarious parenting book that teaches you how to dial back the stress of raising children with the simple premise that we all just need to lighten up a little bit.

Most of us thought we'd be amazing parents—and then we had kids. Now, we spend what little free time we have comparing ourselves to other parents, comparing our kids to other kids, and panicking that everyone else is nailing it except us. Between constant social media postings and conflicting advice found in parenting books, we often have no choice but to freak out. But there is another way. We all just need to calm the h*ck down.

Melanie Dale—a special needs parent, adoptive parent, in vitro parent, and reluctant cheer mom—believes we are all putting too much pressure on ourselves and our kids to be perfect. Instead, she argues, we need to take a step back so we can actually enjoy this journey called parenting.

Calm the H*ck Down is filled with stories from Melanie's own life, as well as real-life research for learning how to lighten up about every aspect of parenting—from poopy diapers and germs to family vacations and adolescent angst. She also discusses the pressure to knock it all out of the Pinterest park, the challenge of instilling some kind of faith into your kids, and worrying about their future while still trying to live in the present.

Infused with quirky humor, profound insight, and accessible advice, Calm the H*ck Down gives you the permission to finally relax and enjoy this ridiculous thing we do called parenting.

\n Weight: 236g\n
Dimension: 140 x 212 x 22 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9781982114367\n \n