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20 – 21 Mar 2021, Big Book Weekend
Is It Time To Bin The Books On Parenting?
Is It Time To Bin The Books On Parenting?
12:00 Sat 20 Mar 2021 ˿ Arts

Dr Spock, Gina Ford, Philippa Perry… every new parent is bombarded with wisdom on the dos and don’ts of parenthood – with each expert contradicting the next. In a world glutted with books, blogs and Instagram posts about how to be a perfect parent, how do we learn from others’ experience and expertise without becoming overwhelmed, insecure and disconnected from our own instincts?

Three authors of parenting books confront the question: have we reached peak parenting advice?

• Candice Brathwaite (I Am Not Your Baby Mother)
• Gill Sims (Why Mummy Drinks; Why Mummy is Sloshed)
• Matt Coyne (Dummy: The Comedy and Chaos of Real-Life Parenting; Man versus Toddler)
• Chair: Ace

Dr Spock, Gina Ford, Philippa Perry… every new parent is bombarded with wisdom on the dos and don’ts of parenthood – with each expert contradicting the next. In a world glutted with books, blogs and Instagram posts about how to be a perfect parent, how do we learn from others’ experience and expertise without becoming overwhelmed, insecure and disconnected from our own instincts?

Three authors of parenting books confront the question: have we reached peak parenting advice?

• Candice Brathwaite (I Am Not Your Baby Mother)
• Gill Sims (Why Mummy Drinks; Why Mummy is Sloshed)
• Matt Coyne (Dummy: The Comedy and Chaos of Real-Life Parenting; Man versus Toddler)
• Chair: Ace