Raising the Perfect Child Through Guilt and Manipulation - Softcover

Beckwith, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061759570 ISBN 13: 9780061759574

Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks, 2009

Synopsis

Popular actress and stand-up comedienne Elizabeth Beckwith gives us the parenting guide to end all parenting guides: Raising the Perfect Child through Guilt and Manipulation. A frequent guest on The Late, Late Show and one of seven comics featured in the Time magazine article, “Funny: The Next Generation,” Beckwith now puts forth a hilarious new parenting philosophy that would shock Dr. Spock and traumatize T. Berry Brazelton. Raising the Perfect Child through Guilt and Manipulation is a riotously irreverent take on contemporary child rearing.

About this title

Product Description:

"Raising the Perfect Child Through Guilt and Manipulation" is a wickedly funny spoof on a parenting guide that bridges the gap between funny childhood essays and edgy self-help manual. As the title suggests, this isn't your standard parenting book. As a young mother and representative of Gen X parents who roll their eyes at earnestness, Beckwith's voice is hilarious, current, fresh, and ridiculous.

From the Back Cover:

Raising the Perfect Child Through Guilt and Manipulation is not one of those traditional, all-too-earnest parenting guides that, for generations, have sucked all the fun out of child rearing. The foundation of Elizabeth Beckwith's Guilt and Manipulation family philosophy is simple: We do things a certain way, and everyone else is an a**hole.

Is that something you should put on a bumper sticker and slap on your minivan? Of course not—that would be trashy. But in the privacy of your own home, you can employ these essential components of Guilt and Manipulation to mold the little runts ruthlessly yet effectively into children you won't be embarrassed to admit are yours:

• Creating a Team: "Us" vs. "Them"
• How to Scare the Crap Out of Your Child (in a Positive Way)
• Don't Be Afraid to Raise a Nerd
• Mind Control: Why It's a Good Thing

About this edition

• Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061759570
• ISBN 13: 9780061759574
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256