Impossible Parenting, Olivia Scobie
Impossible Parenting, Olivia Scobie
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Impossible Parenting
Creating a New Culture of Mental Health for Parents

Author: Olivia Scobie

Narrator: Christine Kiphart

Unabridged: 8 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/01/2020


Synopsis

Why is it that research suggests people who don’t have kids are happier than people who do? Olivia Scobie provides practical solutions for parents who find themselves pushing beyond their capacity to meet impossible standards, and she challenges parents to shift their thinking from child-centered to family-centered. By naming today’s unrealistic parenting expectations as impossible from the get-go, Impossible Parenting creates the space to acknowledge harmful expectations for new parents and begins a conversation that focuses on healing and doing the best one can with the resources available.

About Olivia Scobie

Olivia Scobie is a social-work counsellor and educator who specializes in perinatal mood, birth trauma, and parental mental health. She lives in Toronto.

About Christine Kiphart

Christine Kiphart is a classically trained singer with a lifetime of experience in storytelling and performance. As a teacher of literature and writing, she enjoys bringing the world of story to children and adolescents and loves exploring the art of narration. She resides with her poet-clown husband and her two terriers in Los Angeles.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lauren on January 13, 2021

Absolute must-read for parents of kids under 5. An honest look at how the way we parent today is destroying us.......more

Goodreads review by Karin on April 27, 2021

There are so many parenting styles to choose from nowadays. But the one that's maybe the most important one is the 'good-enough' parent. Parents, like non-parents are human beings that do loving things, make mistakes, try to be the best they can be and then discover that they can't take the pressure......more

Goodreads review by Heather on April 11, 2021

This is the best book on parenting I’ve read - and I’ve read so many. So many. This is a book I’ll be buying for all my new parent friends, and one I’ve already returned to frequently. Thank you for writing this book.......more

Goodreads review by Lynnaea on July 01, 2021

This is the best take I've ever read on parental mental health. There is not a single thing I would change and I wish I could make all new parents read this in the fourth trimester. What makes it great: 1) evidence-based but provides suggestions for areas where the research evidence isn't definitive.......more

Goodreads review by Kyla on February 03, 2025

There are some pretty good bits and pieces in this book. However, I would definitely NOT read this book if you are trying to decide if you want kids or while you are pregnant with your first child. She talks a lot about the hardships of parenting (which can be really validating), but she hardly talk......more