Parent Goals
The Millennial’s Guide to New Parent Preparedness
by Lindsay C.M. Garrett
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Pub Date 16 Nov 2021 | Archive Date 6 Nov 2021
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Description
Child welfare and adoption specialist Lindsay Garrett, LCSW, teaches Millennials considering having kids how to emotionally prepare for parenthood, determine their parenting style and values, and establish sustainable support.
In your prime child-rearing years and mulling the question Am I ready to have a baby? Millennials contemplating kids can now turn to Parent Goals, a guide to emotional preparedness for parenthood. Child welfare and adoption specialist Lindsay Garrett leverages her professional expertise and experience as a new parent to lead readers through the mental prep work needed before embarking on this important life choice.
Parent Goals is the book to turn to before you make the decision to become a parent. Unlike other books on the topic that focus on pregnancy and kids’ life stages, Parent Goals outlines the most important—and least explained—aspects of having children, including emotional readiness, attachment theory, and determining your values as a parent.
In addition to offering advice and guidance, Parent Goals is the first book to address the emergence of the co-parenting style popular with Millennials, which involves a more equitable division of labor than we have seen in previous generations. Garrett’s down-to-earth and sometimes cheeky writing style makes Parent Goals an accessible and engaging read for the Millennial generation.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781637560082 |
| PRICE | US$15.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 248 |
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Featured Reviews
Erin S, Librarian
I wish this book came out before we got pregnant! Garrett provides lots of great talking points and insightful questions to start the conversation with your partner. Each chapter is broken down by topic (finances, emotions, etc.) My partner and I are very excited to have a baby, and I learned many interesting things about him by asking these questions that I wouldn't have asked otherwise. I appreciate Garrett's transparency about how this book started and who was a part of her study. I have already recommended this book to a friend who wants to talk with her partner about kids.
Madeline L, Reviewer
I’m similar to the author in needing to research and learn as much as possible about life steps such as marriage and parenting! I liked that she included perspectives from dads and same sex parents, being more inclusive in her language around parenting. The book also focuses on different ways of becoming a parent (surrogacy, adoption, sperm donation) being more inclusive than most parenting books I’ve seen/read.
The content of the book is a good balance of light, funny while also remaining serious. Each chapter ends with a great summary and discussion questions to consider.
Overall a great parenting book that highlights big “need to knows,” different processes of becoming a parent, and focuses on feeling ready emotionally!
Triggers: infant loss (brief), miscarriage (brief), anxiety, postpartum mood and anxiety disorders
