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How to Deal with Your ____ So Your Kids Don't Have to

An Encyclopedia for Ditching Your Emotional Baggage
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A practical roadmap for anyone determined to parent differently than they were raised. Because our kids can feel what we don't heal. An Indispensable Tool for Becoming the Emotionally Mature Parent You Aspire to Be Are you determined to parent differently than you were raised? Ready... Read More
Format: Hardback
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The one book you wish your parents had, and your children will be glad you read.Β In this potent resource for parents and parents-to-be, licensed therapist and educator Eli Harwood targets the feelings, mindsets, and habits that often sabotage our parenting. This book will help you heal yourself in order to become the best parent you can be.

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A practical roadmap for anyone determined to parent differently than they were raised.

Because our kids can feel what we don't heal.

An Indispensable Tool for Becoming the Emotionally Mature Parent You Aspire to Be

Are you determined to parent differently than you were raised? Ready to break cycles, heal old wounds, and give your children the emotionally close relationship you always wanted? This is your roadmap.

Why This Book?

  • Written by USA Today bestselling author & family therapist Eli Harwood
  • Practical, no-nonsense guidance for parents and parents-to-be
  • Alphabetically organized for quick, targeted helpβ€”flip to the growth area you need, when you need it

Inside, You'll Discover How to Heal From:

  • Complicated emotional states like anger, anxiety, body image struggles, and jealousy
  • Insecure habits such as people-pleasing, toxic comparison, blaming, and denial
  • The lingering effects of insecurity or trauma from your own childhood

What You'll Gain:

  • Tools to heal yourselfβ€”so your children don't have to carry your pain
  • Strategies to build a secure, emotionally close bond with your kids
  • Confidence to become the emotionally mature and reliable parent you wish you'd had

This compassionate reference guide will help you navigate the messy emotional moments of parenthood so that you can give your kids the invaluable gift of an emotionally secure parent. Start your healing journey todayβ€”for them, and for you.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781632175960

Publisher: Blue Star Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 14 April 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Sasquatch Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 203.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 224

About the Author

ELI HARWOOD, MA, LPC is a licensed therapist, bestselling author, and highly sought-after educator who has almost two decades of experience helping people develop secure connections with their children. She is on a mission to help make the world a better place, one relationship at a time. She is the author of Securely Attached as well as Raising Securely Attached Kids. Eli has three children, one husband, two cats, and an extraordinary number of plants. Learn more about her work at AttachmentNerd.com.

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