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

Within each new mother lives an ideal that-like the perfect house and husband-is doomed to fall short. The ' good mother myth' -an ideal that parents create for themselves-says psychotherapist and parent coach Alyson Schä fer, is the sort of widely held misconception that ultimately sabotages peoples efforts at becoming the best parents they can be. In her eye-opening account of how moms, the media, and our current culture foster this condition, Breaking the Good Mom Myth shows readers, through personal stories, anecdotes, and timely lessons, how to become a more empowered and confident person and parent. Alyson Schä fer (Toronto, ON, Canada) is a psychotherapist, parent educator, and media expert in parenting. She has been a guest on a number of Canadian television programs and has been featured in articles in Readers Digest and Todays Parent.