How Do You Raise Good Kids in a Terrifying World? Author Melinda Wenner Moyer Has Ideas
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If you're a parent raising kids in today's world — and feeling increasingly panicked about the prospect of preparing your offspring for… well, everything that the 21st century is going to throw at them, you're not alone.
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That's one bit of good news. The other is that there is now a practical guide to help you figure it all out: Hello, Cruel World! Science-Based Strategies for Raising Terrific Kids in Terrifying Times, by award-winning journalist and 'Now What?' Substack author Melinda Wenner Moyer. The book is divided into three sections — Cope, Connect, and Cultivate — and covers 10 tricky parenting topics, from the evergreen (like fostering self-compassion and setting kids up for healthy friendships) to the thoroughly modern, like encouraging media literacy and managing tech and social media. In each, Wenner Moyer interviews experts and delves into research to provide practical — and hopeful — advice, and all from the POV of a parent who's going through it right alongside us.
Wenner Moyer herself is the parent of a 14-year-old and a 10-year-old, and the book is as valuable for parents of tweens and teens as it is for those who are at an earlier stage of their parenting journey. At SheKnows, we'll be covering Wenner Moyer's takeaways for older kids, starting with our free, in-person event, SK Conversations: Hello, Cruel World!, taking place on Thursday, May 29th. If you're in the New York City area, RSVP to join us! And stay tuned for a video recap of the event and additional insights.
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