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Parental Guidance
How Not to Raise Your Kids
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From the creator of the bestselling Jeffrey and Janice greetings card range, this hilarious book is packed with tongue-in-cheek tips for being the perfect parent. All parents face the same predicament; they love their children, but if it weren't for wine they probably would have lost...
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See moreAll parents face the same predicament; they love their children, but if it weren't for wine they probably would have lost their sanity a long time ago. In this book, irreverent couples draw on their years of experience and infinite wisdom to help you become an elite parent, just like them.
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Description
From the creator of the bestselling Jeffrey and Janice greetings card range, this hilarious book is packed with tongue-in-cheek tips for being the perfect parent.
All parents face the same predicament; they love their children, but if it weren't for wine they probably would have lost their sanity a long time ago. In this book, irreverent mothers and fathers draw on their years of experience and infinite wisdom to help you become an elite parent, just like them.
The Jeffrey and Janice greetings card range has been a bestseller since 2017, bringing laughter and joy to every recipient. Sage, silly and sweary in equal measure, this cheeky twosome have kept us entertained with their musings on life's tribulations, including family, relationships, sex, ageing, friendship and (most importantly) drinking and partying.
Parental Guidance bestows the following pearls of wisdom:
- "Being a parent is mainly just googling how to do sh*t"
- "The most expensive part of having kids is all the wine you have to drink"
- "Parent sleep... it's like regular sleep, but without the sleep part"
And much more! So, dive into this hysterical little book and become a top-tier parent in no time.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781837995653
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 14 August 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Summersdale Publishers
Illustration: 96 full-colour photos
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 116.0mm
Height: 154.0mm
Weight: 180g
Pages: 96
About the Author
Thea Musselwhite is a creator of greetings cards, based in Somerset. She is best known for her bestselling range of cards, "Jeffrey & Janice". She has been a collector of miniatures and dolls her whole life and drew her inspiration for the cards from all the little characters she had around her.
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