Breaking the Good Mom Myth: Every Mom's Modern Guide to Getting Past Perfection, Regaining Sanity, and Raising Great Kids

by Alyson Schafer

Book Overview

As a psychotherapist, parent educator and parent coach, Alyson Schafer has worked with a great many mothers who, in the quest to be a good mother have ended up on the door step of despair. Alyson is a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470837438
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.1" x 0.8" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

I love this book.

I love this book. As a mother of two (2 yrs and 4 yrs daughters) I re-read it every once in a while to try to maintain perspective. I think Alyson has such a healthy idea of what being a good parent is. I love her take on guilt (she has certainly spit in my soup) and having checkups for your marriage before things go sour. I'm always looking for more specific parenting "how-to's" and detailed indexes - this isn't really that book but I think she offers some parenting classes that are excatly that - but it's a great read beginning to end. So inspiring and grounding. Thanks for writing this.

A Must Read for All Mothers

After going through 16 months of hell trying to be the perfect Dr. Sears AP Mom a friend lent me this book and boy did it turn my life around! It has very practical advice for new moms and seasoned moms alike. I too found the section on siblings and family meetings VERY helpful!

Lot's of common sense ...

This book has a lot to offer any mom who feels guilt about not being the uber mom so many of us think we need to be. There's a wealth of good old fashion, just makes sense, practical advice for parents. I particularly enjoyed her discussions on sibling rivalry and family meetings. Definitely a useful read for moms and dads alike.