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Title details for Momma Cusses by Gwenna Laithland - Available

Momma Cusses

A Field Guide to Responsive Parenting & Trying Not to Be the Reason Your Kid Needs Therapy

by Gwenna Laithland
Abbi Laithland
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With the same authentic and snarky style that her millions of TikTok fans love, "parenting unexpert" Gwenna Laithland narrates her way through hilarious real-life parenting scenarios.
This program is read by the author, with a foreword read by her daughter.
Join the millions of fans who love Momma Cusses, TikTok's #1 Parenting Unexpert!
There are lots of experts out there who will tell you they have the magic recipe to raising perfect humans. Gwenna Laithland is not one of them. She's one of us. Frustrated, overwhelmed, and exhausted. Her relatable representation of parenthood validates our experiences. In Momma Cusses, Gwenna uses her signature style of snark and sarcasm to explain her interpretation of responsive parenting vs. reactive parenting and outline the steps she takes to raise her kids. Whether you are a parent or someone who has had a parent, we all need to
learn how to handle our emotional spirals responsively.
Now we can all be in it together by tackling some of the hilarious yet all-too-real scenarios Gwenna outlines in her book, including:
YOU WILL LOSE YOUR SH*T:
Mom guilt vs. mom shame
ARE YOU YELLING OR ARE YOU JUST BEING LOUD?:
Get in control of your emotions
THE BIG FEELS LOOP-DE-LOO:
Get in control of their emotions
Accessible, digestible, and rooted in reality, Momma Cusses helps listeners with navigating family dynamics and cultivating emotional resilience for everyone.
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press Essentials.

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  • Release date

    March 5, 2024

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781250332127
      • File size: 227988 KB
      • Duration: 07:54:58

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      February 5, 2024
      Childproof podcaster Laithland aims in her energetic debut to reframe “gentle parenting” as “responsive parenting,” because “putting a diaper on a refuses-to-potty-train toddler while they show you what a crocodile looks like in a death roll” is decidedly not gentle. The pillars of responsive parenting, Laithland explains, are giving children “as much autonomy... as is safe” and teaching them “what they are feeling, that those feelings are okay, and healthy ways to handle those feelings.” Strategies to help children regulate their emotions during tantrums include standard breathing techniques (inhaling, holding one’s breath, and exhaling for four seconds each) as well as sillier suggestions (distracting kids by making “lip farts”). Laithland warns parents that at some point “you will lose your shit on your kids” and suggests that while such outbursts may cause “Mom Guilt” (“that little bit of your brain that remembers every godforsaken mistake you’ve ever made... as a parent”), the feeling should be embraced because it provides motivation to improve one’s parenting. The humor lands and the guidance on setting boundaries, helping children identify their needs, and letting them fail safely is a boon. This will be a balm for weary parents. Agent: Wendy Sherman and Callie Deitrick, Wendy Sherman Assoc.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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