How to Be The Grown-Up : Why Good Parenting Starts with You

憑藉作為臨床心理學家的多年經驗，Martha博士深刻理解每位父母都會面對的問題：
我該如何讓我的孩子聽我的話？
我該如何在孩子發脾氣時立即制止？
當孩子感到難過時，我該怎麼辦？
為什麼我的孩子是挑食鬼，我該怎麼辦？
當我失去耐性時，我該如何處理？

Martha博士以幽默、無窮的精力、與溫暖的態度，機智的處理了所有這些問題，從如何談論誠實與謊言、死亡、共同養育、同意、性別、依附關係、界限設定和脾氣爆發，到父母在日常生活中面對的微小卻關鍵的挑戰。她解釋了，正是我們兒時學到的行為模式和腳本，才塑造了我們成為現在的父母。

這本表面簡單、但充滿同理心的指南，對每位父母或任何對如何成為健康、快樂、自信的父母及孩子感興趣的成年人來說，都是一本必備的工具書。

「瑪莎是我育兒的首選專家。這本書充滿了真實生活中的例子、實際經歷、有用的策略和無盡的安慰。」— （Charlotte Stirling-Reed），《如何給寶寶輔食》暢銷書作者

「這本書將幫助你真正理解孩子的行為，並重新思考你自己的行為……它會讓你的育兒方式變得更好。」— 妮可拉·拉德拉姆-瑞恩（Nichola Ludlam-Raine），註冊營養師，@mummynutrition

「育兒並沒有一本說明書，但如果有的話，那一定是這本。」— （Myleene Klass）

Drawing on her years of experience as a clinical psychologist, Dr Martha understands the questions all parents face:

How can I make my child listen to me?
How can I stop a tantrum in its tracks?
What can I do when my child feels sad?
Why is my child a picky eater and what can I do about it?
What should I do when I lose my temper?

With humour, boundless energy, wit and warmth, Dr Martha tackles it all; from how to talk about honesty and lies, death, co-parenting, consent, gender, attachment, boundaries, and tantrums, as well as the small but critical daily challenges parents face. She explains why beneath each dilemma, it's the behaviours and scripts we learned as children that shape the parents we become.

This deceptively simple and always empathetic guide is a must-have toolkit for parents or any grown-up interested in what makes a healthy, happy, confident parent and child.

‘Martha is my go-to expert for parenting. This book is full of real-life examples, lived experiences, useful strategies and so much reassurance.’ Charlotte Stirling-Reed, bestselling author of How to Wean Your Baby

Will help you truly understand your child’s behaviours, and rethink your own too… This book will change how you parent for the better. -Nichola Ludlam-Raine, Registered Dietitian, @mummynutrition

‘Parenting doesn’t come with a manual, but if it did, it would be this one.’ Myleene Klass