How to Have a Kid and a Life : A Survival Guide - Ericka Sóuter

How to Have a Kid and a Life

A Survival Guide

By: Ericka Sóuter

Paperback | 13 December 2021

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Continue to have and grow your life, Mom—for your sake and your kids’.

When did being a good mom come to mean giving up everything that used to make you … you? That’s the question millions of 21st-century mothers grapple with every single day as they parent in our madly kid-centric culture.

Contrary to the incessant messaging from everywhere, committing to yourself and your own needs is what makes for a good mother and happy kids. With How to Have a Kid and a Life, popular journalist and Good Morning America parenting expert Ericka Sóuter shares her tips for being a happy, whole person while still being a great, and sometimes just good enough (which is plenty fine), parent.

Sóuter blends her own stories of surviving the seismic challenges of parenthood with testimonials from stay-at-home and working moms; interviews with therapists and researchers; and findings from the latest studies on happiness, self-care, and parenthood.

What she delivers is a wonderfully irreverent survival guide to motherhood, featuring:
  • Advice on keeping your career on track while parenting
  • Tips for handling clueless and unhelpful partners
  • Taking back ownership of your body
  • Creating a reliable village of support (even with moms you didn’t think you’d like)
  • Staying connected with child-free friends
  • What to do if you feel like you’re missing the "mom gene"
About the Author

Ericka Sóuter is a parenting expert on Good Morning America. She writes for mom.com, CafeMom, and other sites that reach millions of parents monthly.

She has written for Self, Cosmopolitan, Essence, and HuffPost and has been on staff at Us Weekly and People. She lives in Manhattan with her husband and two sons.

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