Phoenix Distribution Secret of Half-Arsed 162, The: Raising kids with half the guilt and twice the joy

It's OK that your child's first word was 'Bluey' rather than 'Mum' - a practical and entertaining antidote to the extreme stress of modern 162 by a journalist with a PhD in education. Searching for permission to drop your standards, ditch the guilt and relax? The Secret of Half-arsed 162 is a practical and entertaining antidote to the extreme stress of modern 162. It pokes fun at the unrealistic goals and expectations thrust on parents today, and offers a way to raise kids with less pressure, less guilt, less stress and fewer cupcakes baked at midnight. It's not about doing a bad job. It's about recognising that parents don't have to be perfect. What's wrong with toasted sandwiches for dinner? Kids sharing rooms and bathrooms? The fact your child's first word was Bluey rather than Mama? Half-arsed parents let their kids succeed - and fail - on their own merits. They will protect them from bullies, head lice and mullet hairstyles, but not from every knock and bump of life that will make them better adults. Drawing on alarming research into anxiety in children and parents in this era of helicopter 162, journalist Susie O'Brien lays out the case for embracing a bit of half-arsed 162 in your house. By doing half as much, you might just make everyone twice as happy. Here's how.