{"product_id":"the-good-mother-myth-unlearning-our-bad-ideas-about-how-to-be-a-good-mom-hardcover","title":"The Good Mother Myth: Unlearning Our Bad Ideas about How to Be a Good Mom - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Reddy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTimely and thought-provoking, Nancy Reddy unpacks and debunks the bad ideas that have for too long defined what it means to be a \"good\" mom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Nancy Reddy had her first child, she found herself suddenly confronted with the ideal of a perfect mother--a woman who was constantly available, endlessly patient, and immediately invested in her child to the exclusion of all else. Reddy had been raised by a single working mother, considered herself a feminist, and was well on her way to a PhD. Why did doing motherhood \"right\" feel so wrong? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor answers, Reddy turned to the mid-20th century social scientists and psychologists whose work still forms the basis of so much of what we believe about parenting. It seems ludicrous to imagine modern moms taking advice from midcentury researchers. Yet, their bad ideas about so-called \"good\" motherhood have seeped so pervasively into our cultural norms. In \u003ci\u003eThe Good Mother Myth\u003c\/i\u003e, Reddy debunks the flawed lab studies, sloppy research, and straightforward misogyny of researchers from Harry Harlow, who claimed to have discovered love by observing monkeys in his lab, to the famous Dr. Spock, whose bestselling parenting guide included just one (1!) illustration of a father interacting with his child. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis timely and thought-provoking book will make you laugh, cry, and want to scream (sometimes all at once). Blending history of science, cultural criticism, and memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Good Mother Myth\u003c\/i\u003e pulls back the curtain on the flawed social science behind our contemporary understanding of what makes a good mom.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNANCY REDDY's previous books include the poetry collections \u003ci\u003ePocket Universe\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Double Jinx\u003c\/i\u003e, a winner of the National Poetry Series. With Emily P?rez, she's co-editor of\u003ci\u003e The Long Devotion: Poets Writing Motherhood\u003c\/i\u003e. Her essays have appeared in \u003ci\u003eSlate, Poets \u0026amp; Writers, Romper, The Millions\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. The recipient of grants from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts and the Sustainable Arts Foundation and a Walter E. Dakin Fellowship from the Sewanee Writers' Conference, she teaches writing at Stockton University and writes the newsletter \u003ci\u003eWrite More, Be Less Careful. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 21, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44417919909990,"sku":"9781250336644","price":36.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/QYV3yPrlwj9781250336644.webp?v=1770047688","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-good-mother-myth-unlearning-our-bad-ideas-about-how-to-be-a-good-mom-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}