Overview
An illustrated guide of practical parenting advice informed by queer experiences for anyone parenting outside the mainstream, from the author and the 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 youāre on the right track. Progressive parents especially can feel adrift when caregiving in ways that were not modelled for them.
From S. Bear Bergmanāadvice columnist, educator, and queer dad with fifteen years of parenting under his beltācomes 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 donāt come with a side order of judgment. Using his own choicesāand errorsāby way of example, Bergman offers suggestions for various stages of the parenting journey, from asking āAre we ready to have a kid?ā to talking with children about diversity and difference, to questioning gender expectations placed on both kids and parents. With plenty of humor 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.
This book title, Special Topics in Being a Parent (A Queer and Tender Guide to Things I've Learned About Parenting, Mostly the Hard Way), ISBN: 9781551529394, by S. Bear Bergman, Saul Freedman-Lawson, published by Arsenal Pulp Press (August 13, 2024) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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